June 15, 2022 A Week in Harbour Island I can’t believe how fast time flies – it’s been years since I visited Harbour Island, the 3 ½ mile long island off the coast of Eleuthera, the Bahamas. From the moment I landed in 2019, I knew I had…
March 6, 2020 Charming Casa Lecanda In the heart of Mérida, one of my favorite Mexican towns, is a peaceful haven known as Casa Lecanda – a 100-year-old restored house turned boutique hotel with elegant white archways and a lush tropical garden. No, I’m not technically…
November 27, 2019 Weekend in Harbour Island Pink sand beaches, cotton candy colonial homes and fresh Bahamian seafood dishes – what more do I need? I’ve just returned from an amazing weekend on Harbour Island in the Bahamas! Despite the weather forecast, which claimed rain and clouds…
September 9, 2019 The Bahamas: Ways to Support Just a few days ago… We anxiously waited and quickly prepared (set emergency plans in place) for Hurricane Dorian (Category 5) along with “its cone of uncertainty” as it marched through the Atlantic. Then, it slowly turned directly into the…
July 31, 2019 Bermuda: The Pink Palace Having just returned from Merida and now landing in this slice of paradise, I knew I’d be re-inspired all over again. What I didn’t realize was how much old world charm inhabited this 26 mile string of islands making up…
July 20, 2019 My Guide to Mérida Sipping my refreshing cup of cafe con leche, taking a brief break from the Mérida sun in our historic hacienda, when my fiancé walked in and wished me, “Happy Fourth of July, amor…we’re two weeks closer to your birthday.” Being…
July 19, 2019 Mérida: Hidden Gem of Haciendas Mérida draws me back again and again. It’s the first city my fiance and I visited over a year ago as a couple (read more here). It’s also where we chose to spend our holiday weekend. We unplugged, drove outside…
June 6, 2019 Amalfi Coast: Things to Know Tank: Zimmermann Midi Skirt: Zimmermann Sandals: Miista Sunglasses: (c/o) Givenchy You’ve probably come across so many stunning images of the Amalfi Coast by now and may have even questioned if it truly is that beautiful – trust me, it does not even compare to how…
June 5, 2019 My Amalfi Coast Guide What they say about the Amalfi Coast: it “…bites deep. It is a dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone.” This sums up all my heart feels for this…
May 29, 2019 What to Pack for Italy? Italy’s Amalfi Coast has been the stuff of romantic novels. The dramatic sea cliffs, dotted pastel villas and bright blooms along the coast are far more than postcard-worthy. Pause for swooning purposes. So how did I prepare and pack (and…