I’ve been traveling to Belize since the mid-1990s when, as an adventurous college student on summer break in Guatemala, I decided to cross the border into unknown territory. On that first trip to Belize I visited Chaa Creek, a jungle retreat consisting of simple,...
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Sweet Spot: Mystère by Cirque Du Solei
Entertainment, Sweet Spot, The Life
Mystère’s premiere performance was December 25, 1993 being the very first permanent home for a Cirque Du Soleil show and the oldest of the seven Las Vegas shows. It is by far the funniest of all the Cirque shows bringing that street theatre-style comedy to the big...
Guatemala: Luxury in unexpected places
When you hear of Guatemala, what do you think of? For many Americans, it's a complete blank. It's just another country south of Mexico and Belize. Perhaps coffee and Mayan ruins buried deep beneath dense jungles come to mind. Or illegal immigration, poverty, and...
Sweet Spot: F-1 VIP Grandstand
Circuit of the Americas. The name evokes excitement. I had the pleasure of doing a lot of work with a local billboard company and as a perk, they invited me to Formula 1. When we arrived at the track, the buzz was palpable. The roar of the engines was dominant. The...
HANA: The Other Side of Maui
The rain comes down in drenching sheets of water as our car slowly trundles down the road to Hana, on Maui's remote eastern shore. It's not my first visit to Hana, but it IS my first time arriving by land. Even on a sunny day, the serpentine road is an adventure, with...
British Virgin Islands: Little Dix Resort
Destinations, In This Issue, The Places
The average high temperature during the summer months in Texas tops 90 degrees in almost every city in the state. Rain becomes sparse and the humidity increases in most places. Conversely, the average temperature in the British Virgin Islands hovers around 79 degrees....
Secluded Mexican enclave is a romantic paradise
The state of Nayarit (a Nahuatl term which means "son of god who is in the sky and the sun") in Mexico is home to the Four Seasons Punta Mita Resort. Located at Bahia de Banderas and just 26 miles from Puerto Vallarta, Punta Mita is enclosed by the Sierra Madres,...
Jumby Bay, A Rosewood Resort
World Class resort with incomparable amenities Haven’t we all dreamed at some point in our lives of a place that would be our little secret? Not necessarily a secret that only we know; rather one that we keep dear to our hearts yet feel compelled to share. Imagine if...