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This lush, volcanic-dense island in the Eastern Caribbean is the nature lover’s dream. It is remote enough to be underdeveloped, and difficult enough to navigate to make quiet forays through hiking trails and underwater diving a placid exercise in mindfulness.
Culinary traditions run deep–and bring people together–in this foodie-focused area in the Western Cyclades.
Initially, I took my desire to walk in Cohen’s footsteps quite literally. Yet my few days on Hydra showed me that the true legacy of Leonard Cohen, and the other artists who have lived on or frequented this island, wasn’t just contained within its buildings or labyrinthine paths. On the contrary, there is a long legacy of creativity on Hydra.
This may be a small nation but it affords big opportunities — to enjoy the healing powers of its seas, to navigate its trails across mountains and hills and into caves, to bask on its white and pink sand beaches, and be fortified by its delicious local cuisine.
Jakes Hotel is in a corner of Jamaica populated by cacti and acacia, black sand bays, rugged coastline and savannahs. To get there, you’ll navigate narrow winding roads en route to the south coast, an area of the island almost devoid of any other resorts.
The interior of Barbados is very green, and the road underfoot is bumpy and twists. We pass a woman sitting curbside selling bananas out of the lid of a styrofoam box and children dressed in uniforms with satchels on their backs.
I’ve always been curious about this triangle-shaped island on the far east of Canada known as Newfoundland.
This place is about pure white sand, clear turquoise waters and a bright blue sky.
Many people equate Hilton Head with golfing, but this South Carolina island is about far more than swinging a club.
When I was booking my flight to the Magdalen Islands, my travel agent told me I should be at the airport 2.5 hours early because she thought I was taking an international flight—from Toronto. As I was soon to learn, many people are unfamiliar with this beautiful part of Quebec,