A great beach and much more beside Longboat Key, an affluent Gulf Coast community located between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, forms the Bradenton Gulf Islands with the adjoining Anna Maria Island. For the traveller, Longboat Key's attraction is its 12 miles of wonderful white sand beach and string of fine dining restaurants and elegant wat...

It's all about the white-sand beach, azure ocean and luxe digs at this new resort zone north of Cancun. Just south of where the Caribbean Sea collides with the Gulf of Mexico is a stunning and spiritual nexus. It's here, a little shy of the northern tip of the Isla Blanca peninsula, that the white-sand Play Mujeres meets dual-coloured water the hue...

When Southern California visitors consider Malibu, they usually think –– beach. And while Malibu is known for its picturesque small town surf vibe, numerous other treasures lie within the town and its surroundings. Here's one popular day trip route that takes you in and around the town for some astounding cultural finds, vistas, and one great lunch...

The Great Lakes region of the USA offers a wide range of winter sports ranging from skiing to ice skating to tobogganing to the more unusual pursuit of climbing a frozen waterfall. The Great Lakes USA is the largest expanse of freshwater in the world. This region which is the size of continental Europe, comprises the states of Illinois, Indiana Mic...

The Broadmoor, which is the world's longest-running Forbes Five Star and AAA Five Diamond property, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2018. Located at the base of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado Springs, the Broadmoor sits within 5,000 acres with its own canyon with mountain waterfalls. It encompasses Cloud Camp at 9,200 feet up Cheyenne Moun...

A half a kilometer off the west coast of O'ahu, Matthew Solomona is in the midst of an esoteric explanation of why the water is so blue. It has something to do with the Pacific Ocean being a prism that captures and concentrates the wavelengths of all the azure in the visible light spectrum. It's very informative. But really, all we want to do is su...