Mustique

Emerald Hill – courtesy the Mustique Company

It’s remote, yet legendary as a long-favored hideaway of royalty, actors, pop stars. Lying near the end of the string of the Grenadines, Mustique nowadays is a little more accessible than it was in Seventies thanks to more stayover options and improved connections to the rest of [...]

Shopping Grand Cayman - Landmarks and New Arrivals

(courtesy – Cayman Islands Department of Tourism)

Shopping for anything in luxury lifestyle items – leather goods, watches, jewelry, designer apparel – is a huge draw for travelers to the  Cayman Islands – and Grand Cayman is the hub for the widest concentration of retail and duty-free adventure. What can you look for in the [...]

Peter Island: Pirates and Private Escapes

(credit: courtesy – Peter Island)

Among the most remote of the smaller islands that form part of the British Virgin Islands, Peter Island has a past as colorful as its terrain, and a refined resort and marina that makes it one of the most desirable.  The other interesting aspect of Peter Island for present-day guests [...]

Guana Island, BVI

While many private islands are finally appearing on the list of travel options for upscale travelers, Guana Island in the British Virgin Islands is the oldest operating private island retreat in the Caribbean since the1930s.  Here’s what to expect nowadays in this stylish retreat that’s keeping up with today’s high-end travel without losing any of [...]

Barbuda - Footprint of Princess Diana in the Sand

(credit: Time-Life/Barbuda Council

by Hal Peat

Less known and visited than its larger sister island Antigua, but maybe even more desirable to travelers in search of the unspoiled small retreats of the region, Barbuda is celebrating its past most famous visitor while moving forward with welcoming new guests.

The Barbuda Council has announced that the stretch along [...]

Caribbean Villa Rentals: Caribbean Classics and New Retreats

 

Different villa style accommodations make this most exclusive of hideaway options even more alluring to those seeking ultimate privacy and luxury in a Caribbean setting. The available locations and choice in the villa market have continued to expand even in a turbulent global economy, with longtime favorites finding new fans and new arrivals [...]

Laluna - Grenada Retreat Fusing East and West

How best to describe the overall experience of Laluna? Escape seems like an overused word, but when you arrive into Laluna’s own particular brand of retreat and tranquility, you do feel as though you’ve reached a point at the end of the world that finally brings together all the ingredients of how life should [...]

Seabourn: Luxe Yachting Lifestyle with Superliner Amenities

courtesy: Yachts of Seabourn

The Yachts of Seabourn has built a distinct profile for itself in providing the luxuries and ambience of the yachting world along with all the facilities of the world-class superliner. The Seabourn Sojourn is the newest addition to their fleet in 2010, and in November this sleek vessel launches from [...]

Tamarind House Villa, St. Lucia

The villa market in St. Lucia sure is changing. Just a few short years ago the large majority of private home rentals were located on the northern point of this beautiful island in an area called Cap Estate. On a recent trip I was stunned by the entry into the villa market of [...]