Spring 2026 Issue

Spring Travel Ideas

Puerto Vallarta beach pier
Michael DeFreitas

Where the Mountains Meet the Sea

Puerto Vallarta’s colorful past shaped its modern-day persona. But its pristine beaches, rugged interior and bountiful ocean remain almost unchanged. A pink glow in the eastern sky signaled the start of another picture-postcard day in the seaside town of Puerto Vallarta. The bow of our catamaran slid slowly through the

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Cori Solomon

Amador County: A Gold Rush Legacy in Wine Country 

Nestled in the heart of Amador County, Sutter Creek captures the legacy of the gold rush, with its charming main street and restored 19th-century Victorian buildings recalling a time when miners flooded the Sierra foothills. Just a few miles away, the town of Plymouth serves as the modern crossroads of

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Rose Palmer

From the Dead Sea to the Red Sea

Jordan may be best known for its desert landscapes at Petra and Wadi Rum, but it is also home to beautiful resorts where you can relax on a beach, float on top of the water or dive under it. Luxury on the Dead Sea Of Jordan’s many natural treasures, the

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TravelWorld Staff

Set Your Clock to Island Time

After a colder than usual winter for most of the U.S., spring is finally here and it’s time to leave our dens of hibernation and head outdoors. For a new type of playground, consider the Lake ErieIslands of Ohio.

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Melissa Adams

PHO REAL: How I Survived Breaking My Arm in Vietnam

Whoosh! Like most accidents, it happened in a nanosecond. Call it vanity if you like. Or just bad luck. Regardless of what inspired me to stand on a chair in a Hội An hotel room, here’s what led up to that fateful evening. In early January, about a month before

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Carla Marie Rupp and Jason Rupp

Krabi, Thailand, An Out-of-the-Way Nature Experience

Krabi, in Southern Thailand, is where many Thai experiences feel more local and personal than those at the more famous, yet fun, Phuket Island. Nearby Krabi is simply breathtakingly beautiful and worth going out of your way for and enjoying its hospitality, with its over 100 islands and jagged limestone

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Student cutting pineapple
Cindy Ladage

Cooking Class at El Arrayán

Puerto Vallarta is magical and so is the restaurant El Arrayán. Owned by Carmen Porras since 2003, she named her restaurant after a species of tree that bears the small, sweet and tart fruit.

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Velas Vallarta Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.
Tim Leffel

Trade Organizations: The Benefits are Amazing

Last spring I attended my fourth NATJA conference, and it rocked. We partied at the Puerto Vallarta beaches and drank an untold amount of tequila. We went to panels and sessions that made us better (or hopefully wealthier) writers. We made mutually beneficial relationships with people we hung out with

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Doreen Pendracs

Why Saint Lucia Should be on the Radar of Every Chocolate Lover

As a chocolate lover, researcher and journalist/author, I’ve spent the greater part of a quarter century traveling the globe in search of the best chocolate travel destinations. St. Lucia — or Sainte-Lucie, as it’s known by the locals — pushes all the right buttons to be considered a top runner

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