When you travel to a tropical island, do you drink the local beer or ask for a Bud Light? Do you make a beeline for the KFC or other American chain (on islands that have them) or ask where the locals go for lunch? Do you do as the islanders do, or avoid any deviation …
Category: Anguilla, Antigua, Beaches, Blog, Caribbean, Fiji Islands, Food and Drink, French Polynesia, History and Culture, Home news, Homepage, Island Destinations, Island Food and Drink, Nevis, slider, Tahiti Tags: Anguilla, Antigua, Caribbean, Fiji, food and drink, Hermitage Plantation, hotels, islands, Nevis, Pacific islands, poisson cru, St Lucia, Sunshine's Beach Bar, Tahiti, The Baths, tropical travel, Virgin Gorda
In the middle of winter, when cold temperatures and snowy days keep us inside, cozily snuggled up on the couch with a cup of tea, transporting ourselves to tropical destinations can bring a little sunshine to our dreary world. Here are 10 travel books to consider putting on your winter reading list! (Click on titles …
Category: Blog, Caribbean, Florida Keys, French Polynesia, Greek Isles, Home news, Homepage, Tenerife, Travel Books, Uncategorized Tags: books, Caribbean, French Polynesia, Greek Isles, islands, Key West, sailing, South Pacific, tenerife, travel, travel books, travel memoirs
Our 10-day Tahiti and Tuamotus cruise aboard Windstar’s Wind Spirit began and ended in Tahiti, largest of the 118 islands and atolls that make up French Polynesia and largest of the Society Islands that include Moorea, Bora Bora, Huahine, Raiatea and Taha’a.
Category: Blog, cruises, French Polynesia, Home news, Homepage, Hotels and Resorts, Island Destinations, slider, Society Islands, Tahiti, Tropical Flora and Fauna, Uncategorized, Windstar Cruises Tags: blow hole, Edgar Leeteg, fern grotto, French Polynesia, hotel, island tour, islands, kavai tours, Le Marche, Le Meridien Tahiti, Papeete, public market, Rangiroa, shopping, Society Islands, Tahiti, velvet paintings, Vin de Tahiti, Windstar Cruises
Ever since a Chico’s store opened in my hometown of Evansville, IN, in the early 2000s, my wardrobe has increasingly been filled with Chico’s clothing and accessories. I am truly a Chico’s girl! The classic styling with just enough trendiness to not be boring and stodgy suits me, and many of my Chico’s pieces have …
Category: Blog, Contest, Home news, Homepage, Uncategorized Tags: Chicos, contest, cruise travel, islands, travel, travel clothing, Travelers, tropical travel, Zenergy
“What is your favorite island?” Because of my experience in traveling to tropical locations, this is a question I’m often asked.
Others are: “I want to go somewhere…
Category: Blog, Home news, Island Destinations, slider Tags: Caribbean, Hawaii, ideal island destination, islands, mexico, South Pacific, tropical travel
I’ll admit it. History and geography weren’t my favorite subjects in school. Memorizing dry, historical facts and trying to make sense of places on a one-dimensional map…
Category: Anguilla, Antigua, Blog, Caribbean, Dominica, Fiji Islands, History and Culture, Home news, Nevis, slider, St. Kitts, U.S. Virgin Islands Tags: Alexander Hamilton, fortresses, heritage sites, history and culture, Horatio Nelson, islands, museums
It’s the most photographed islet in the South Pacific—Motu Tapu—just a five-minute boat ride from the Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort. It was the private beach of…
Category: Blog, Bora Bora, French Polynesia, Home news, Island Treasures, Islets and Motus, slider Tags: beaches, Bora Bora, French Polynesia, Hilton Bora Bora Nui, islands, islet, lagoon, motu, Motu Tapu, overwater bungalows, South Pacific
Now that you’ve found your way here, I’d like to help you navigate the site and know what’s here.
To learn about me and how I came to…
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