If planned and executed properly, chasing the storm gives you the benefit of taking a dream vacation and helping to revive a local economy. Not a bad proposition.
Any surprises? The sugar cane plantations were interesting, but I didn't want to explore more. This trip was about relaxing and planting myself by the pool.
Nothing compares to Pan Am, or how I remember it, and memory does tend to fetishize. While getting there used to be half the fun, a typical flight is now characterized by a low hum of ordinariness.
MALIBU, California – Could I do a pull-up? Was the world going to fall apart when I didn’t email it back in fifteen seconds? Would people text me? Six days of luxury bootcamp at The Ranch.
Food poisoning. Jellyfish stings. Unidentifiable insect bites. Millions of floating bacteria and viruses. W have quick fixes for all your travel ailments.
We've been blazing through the travel mags this month. It's all about exploring the Azores, buttoning up in Montreal, climbing mountains in Cuba, and dressing for Carnevale.