by Kimberly Wainscoat I spent a glorious time in Tuscany this last autumn in the hilltop village of Radicondoli, a place nearly untouched by time and swathed in the kind of beauty you usually only find in paintings by 14th century Italian masters. Living the good life is effortless here, especially when Marlane Miriello comes…
by Shelley Seale Shadow had a boyfriend, and she clearly missed him. I had felt a little guilty pulling her away from him as we set off down the trail; she kept turning her head back to look for him. Now we had stopped halfway through the ride to rest, and take in the incredible…
by Julia The Maldives are a chain of tiny islands in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka. My partner and his brother and wife from Australia traveled there in search of good surf and diving – we found both and more. This charming island republic is mere feet above sea level yet we found the…
by Alexa Evans Think those quaint country roads and darling B&B’s scattered throughout Cape Cod are simply to inspire romance? Think again ladies. For lovers of autumn-colored trees, cluttered antique shops and afternoons filled with Victorian teapots brewing Earl Grey, Cape Cod in the fall with a girlfriend is a great way to find your…
We were traveling on the internet down-low: packaged, last-minute, and with a “beach-friendly” sticker price. I had been longing for something off-track—coastal Lima or an obscure Columbian island I’d heard of while in Honduras—but I had already traipsed my fiancé through the off-season Mexican jungle just months ago, and he decided to put his foot…
by Sheila Gaspers For over 100 years, the wealthy and privileged have migrated like geese to lovely Gasparilla Island to escape from the cold harsh northern winters. This small, seven mile barrier island, named for legendary pirate Don Pedro Gaspar, is a one hour drive from both Sarasota and Fort Myers. It is an eco-rich…
by Lauren Manuel If anyone had told me that I would voluntarily spend 3 weeks sleeping on floors, dancing in street squares and feeding refugees in the ghettos of Greece, I would have kindly asked them to leave the room and evaluate their sanity. But as God and irony orchestrated it, Athens was precisely where…