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Pulling up to the red boat slip under a fiery sunset, no one in the boat was looking at the vivid pinks of the Caribbean sky. Instead, our eyes were on the towering hilltop ahead of us, with its wind turbines and precarious Balinese-style treehouses. Night was falling, and glowing ambient lights flickered on as …
M.M. Cloutier | Special to the Palm Beach Daily News Video: Gov. Kirk, Erika Mattfeld Kirk wedding, reception in Florida Scenes from 1967 wedding of Gov. Claude Kirk and Erika Mattfeld Kirk, Bethesda-by-the-Sea, reception at The Breakers. Guests included Richard Nixon. Produced by the Florida Development Commission Before it became a private club owned by …
Among the shimmering waters of the Ionian Sea, the Greek island of Kefalonia is all pristine beaches, long summers and a laid-back Mediterranean lifestyle. Sure, you could spend your trip snoozing in the sun on the white sands – or red, if you venture to the south of the Paliki peninsula – but there’s so much more …
The musical heartbeat of the Caribbean, Jamaica conjures up images of colourful clothes, Bob Marley hits and white sandy beaches. But it’s also home to an array of natural wonders, including the 960-foot tall Dunn’s River waterfall and the Green Grotto Caves, which date back to 1655 and were used to film the 1973 James …
At Port Louis market merchants sell all the rums, saffron and other spices, and traditional musical instruments like the jambé and the maravanne. It’s such a lovely place to visit because Mauritians are eager to share what we love. If a traveller is in need, we always go the extra mile. Friendly merchants will advise …
Agios Sostis, MykonosGetty Images Agios Sostis Best For: Nature You’ll need to hire a car, drive north and ramble down a rugged hill to reach Agios Sostis, one of the best beaches in Mykonos. But the adventurous journey is worth it. This is not like other beaches in Mykonos; for starters, there are no sunbeds …
Leaving the crowded harbour behind, it feels as if we are heading to Kong Island. It is hot and dry, and the light is bright and yellow, saturating swooping volcanic islands draped in savannah, spiked with thorny vegetation and rocks, and ringed by cuticles of sand. They rise up dramatically as if plucked out of …
Bedrooms are relatively bare but in the best, minimalist sense. Extra-large beds are in the centre of rooms, and steel clothes rails in the corners. En-suite bathrooms are the work of Zaha Hadid; my mid-level master also had an outdoor bath set under a shelter of artificial foliage and twinkling lights. The room was a …
This is an island whose motto is ‘rush slowly’. Only 36 square miles in size, this is the very definition of that fantasy island you thought you’d missed by 40 years thanks to cruise ships, resort hotels and charter flights. Just 12,000 Nevisians live on this onion-shaped island, lightly sprinkled with pink and turquoise-coloured cottages, …
The Portuguese discovered this remote archipelago, scattered 800 miles west of their mainland in the swirling mists of the Atlantic Ocean in the early 1500s. The Azores comprise nine islands, each a mythical, magical land of volcanoes, bubbling thermal waters, geysers of rising steam, turquoise-toned lagoons and bottle-green lakes. With a landscape that seemed alive, …