Category Archives: Resorts

Puerto Rico – Hotel El San Juan

Posted on March 19, 2009 by admin

Puerto Rico is an easy destination to get to from the eastern U.S. (where I live). The flights are cheap, and the island is an American protectorate, so there’s no need for a passport or to exchange your U.S. dollars. … Continue reading →

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A Living Legend – The Hotel Del Coronado

Posted on March 22, 2008 by mitchems

In February, I stayed at the Hotel Del Coronado near San Diego California. Like the Jekyll Island Club, the Hotel Del (as it is called by the locals) is a historic landmark and worthy of the robber baron lifestyle. The … Continue reading →

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A French Country Chateau in North Georgia?

Posted on December 1, 2007 by julianam

A French country chateau in north Georgia? “Sure, why the hell not,” thought an Irish pharmaceutical mogul. He combined his love of wine and his wife’s love of pampering and has come up with quite a place: Chateau Elan. Once … Continue reading →

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Live like a Robber Baron

Posted on November 23, 2007 by mitchems

The names include J.P. Morgan, Vanderbilt, Rockefeller and Pulitzer… these families got together in 1886 and founded a hunting club on the Georgia’s faraway Jekyll Island. This club is the Jekyll Island Club, on of the most prominent resorts on … Continue reading →

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Under the Tuscan Sun

Posted on October 23, 2007 by mitchems

On the banks of the Arno River, Villa la Massa offers luxury that seems a world away from the city. Seems a world away, but the resort is actually on a few miles from the center of Florence. As one … Continue reading →

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The Paradise that is Jalousie

Posted on September 23, 2007 by julianam

I have found paradise! Its name is Jalousie! In my travels so far I have found no getaway to compare. Jalousie is a fairly new resort created by Hilton hotels on the island of St. Lucia, in the West Indies. … Continue reading →

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A Taste of the Old World

Posted on August 2, 2007 by julianam

And now for somewhere closer to home – because you can’t always jet off to someplace far, far away. One of our favorite places for a weekend or just a quick overnight from the kids is the Castle on the … Continue reading →

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No problem, Mon!

Posted on June 23, 2006 by julianam

Jamaica is one of the most-traveled honeymoon islands in the Caribbean with tons of resorts, from small and intimate to places where the partying goes on ’til dawn. We chose something in between. Ciboney (now, Sandals Jamaica) is about a … Continue reading →

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Out of South Africa

Posted on April 22, 2006 by julianam

Africa has long been to dream of adventurers and pioneers, still a place of mystery, of the unknown. Africa has always been a dream of mine, ever since I was a little girl watching national geographic specials, fantasizing of being … Continue reading →

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Remote, remote, remote

Posted on February 23, 2006 by julianam

Three words remote, remote, remote. If you really want to get away from it all, this is the place. But it takes travel, and if you don’t like little prop planes, bring a handful of Xanax (as I did) or … Continue reading →

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