Posts Tagged ‘Caribbean vacations’

9 Reasons Westin Dawn Beach is one of the Best Caribbean Beach Resorts

Westin Dawn Beach R

Consistently ranked atop many lists for best Caribbean islands and even landing a spot on U.S. Travel News’ Best Islands in the World list, it’s clear St. Martin or St. Maarten is a top tier island destination. Half French and half Dutch, this island is bustling with activities and features gorgeous sites and scenery. With [...]

Find the Perfect Caribbean Family Vacation at Beaches Turks And Caicos Resort Villages And Spa

Kids at Beaches Turks and Caicos

It only seems fitting that the name of the resort we recently vacationed at would also be the thing that stuck with me the most during and after our trip – BEACHES! Located on a gorgeous stretch of white sand beach (Grace Bay) on the island of Providenciales (PLS), Beaches Turks & Caicos is a [...]

5 Days in Aruba Feels Like “Home” at the Westin Aruba Resort

Arikok National Park

Bonbini! That’s Papiamento for “Welcome” in Aruba. This is the Aruban way to welcome everyone to their warm and friendly island. And friendly it is! From the minute you step off the airplane you are greeted with smiles, warm weather, cool trade winds, white-sand beaches that go on forever, and just a general overall feeling [...]

St. Kitts and Nevis – the undiscovered Caribbean

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Kitts and Nevis may not be on your top 10 lists of places to visit or you may not have even heard of these islands,—but if one took the time to research them, one would soon discover that these untouched islands offer a true getaway unlike any other islands! St. Kitts and Nevis are [...]

What’s New in Punta Cana?

What's new in Punta Cana

Punta Cana seems to continue to be an up-and-coming place to visit. With it’s 85 degree weather and white powdery-sand beaches it makes it the perfect place for a getaway to escape the winter months. Here is what’s brand new in the destination and waiting for you to visit! Riu Palace Bavaro – Riu has [...]

The Best Snorkeling Sites in Roatan

Roatan Snorkeling Paya Bay

Roatan, the largest of Honduras’ Bay Islands is home to the second largest barrier reef in the world. It is said that in Roatan you can see 90% of all the Caribbean’s marine life. That, coupled with crystal clear Carribean water, there are few places in the world that offer the snorkeling opportunities found in [...]

Diving Kittiwake – Grand Cayman’s New “Can’t Miss” Dive Site

Diving Kittiwake – Grand Cayman

Most of the earth is covered in water, yet most of us never get the chance to find out what life is like beneath the waves. Not visitors to Grand Cayman, they have access to some of the best dive sites in the world. Diving on Grand Cayman continues an underwater adventure that started over [...]

US Virgin Islands – St. Croix America’s Caribbean Paradise Part III

US Virgin Islands – St. Croix

St. Croix can either be reached by directly flying to the island from the mainland on Delta Air Lines, or if you began your trip in St. Thomas, as we did (see previous posts on St. Thomas and St. John), then you can get there by sea plane. Seaborne Airlines is one of the main [...]

US Virgin Islands – St. John America’s Caribbean Paradise Part II

US Virgin Islands – St. John

Now that we’ve left my previous post on St. Thomas and jumped the ferry over to St. John, let me tell you why this was my favorite island! More than two-thirds of St. John has been preserved as the Virgin Islands National Park through a gift by Laurance Rockefeller. Because of this, St. John is [...]

US Virgin Islands – America’s Caribbean Paradise – Part I

Vacations in the US Virgin Islands

Where can you experience the Caribbean islands without a passport and have the freedom to island hop? None other than the US Virgin Islands! I had the pleasure of visiting all three islands last week while at a conference and I am here to tell you a little bit about each one. So come along [...]