We just returned from Guatemala and Belize. It was different than our normal "beach" vacations. It was fantastic.

ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA:

We flew from the East Coast to Guatemala City where a driver took us to the colonial town of Antigua. What a beautiful spot. We stayed at the Casa Encantada; a small boutique property with about 15 rooms. To get to our room, we walked through a lily pond on HUGE stepping stones. In the evenings, candles lit the stepping stones so ...

Where is the Yarra? The Yarra Valley is an easy one hour drive from Melbourne. And although it is pretty difficult to pull yourself away from Melbourne, which is one of the great tourist cities in the world, Melbourne is a great jumping off point to some of the finest wineries and festivals in Australia. Victoria (the state) offers so much. Its just one of those places that you have to visit.

Yarra Valley is so named because of the Yarra River that runs through the valley, and makes ...

Wine Travels in Australia -- The Barossa Valley, South Australia -- To visit the Barossa is to taste the good life in all its forms. This, according to the Barossa Tourism office. And theyre right!



When a wine thinker hears the word Barossa, taste memories travel at the speed of light to beefy, robust, peppery Shiraz. In the 1840s, South Australia opened up to settlement. And the Barossa was born. Originally named Barrosa, after the site of an English victory in the Spanish ...

Clare Valley, South Australia, Food, Wine, Pioneering History and relaxing countryside.

Recent travels to South Australia from Canberra illustrated just how diverse and vast Australia is. And South Australia is only a small piece of Australia a very small piece. Clare is an hour and a half drive north of Adelaide. Easy.

For us, we started in Canberra. The 13 hour drive (yes, 13 hours, on the motorway) was exhausting. Outside the temperature soared to 44 Celsius. It was ...

I spent a week at Laluna (Grenada) in early December. While we had a very nice time, I would not return nor recommend it. The place itself is very small yet pretty and nicely decorated (save for the numerous anatomically endowed statues). With an open air bar area complete with comfy couches that are very well placed (either for privacy or to be social). The pool is right next to the bar and next to that the thatched roofed, open air restaurant. There is a tiny weight room across for the bar with ...