by Jamie Edwards I love traveling to hidden, off-the-beaten-path, inaccessible, far-flung destinations. I love hotels that are boutique in size, blend seamlessly into the environment, and whose entrances are easily passed unnoticed. The Four Seasons Punta Mita is not one of those places. …
by Jamie Edwards ‘Are you going to the Blue Lagoon?’ This was undoubtedly the first question everyone asked me before my trip to Iceland. It would lead one to think that it is the only place worth seeing in the entire …
by Jamie Edwards When I was a teenager, my parents built a house in Stowe, Vermont to escape the hot New Jersey summers, and enjoy the ski slopes of Mt. Mansfield. Since I would typically visit during the winter, my view of Stowe …
With spring upon us, summer can’t be far behind. Our thoughts are turning to summer vacation: lazy days at the beach, boat rides, outdoor happy hour cocktails, and evening fire pits complete with s’mores. Before we had an office in Kennebunkport, a visit …
by Jamie Edwards Travel, whether I like to admit it or not, comes with a certain amount of expectation. I might say, “Oh, I’m happy at any beach, as long as I can relax with a book,” or “I don’t care about the …
by Amy Brueckner Well, I have a lot to live up to after reading about Esther and Robyn’s first international trips. There will be no chicken impersonations, no famous rock bands, no machine guns, and no hiking (heaven forbid!). But there will be …
by Jamie Edwards “It rained for four years, eleven months, and two days.” — Gabriel García Márquez So wrote Gabriel García Márquez, in his Nobel Prize winning novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude and single-handedly introduced magical realism, the writing style that normalizes …
Maybe you’ve heard the term “transformative travel.” But what exactly does it mean? Well… You tell us! Transformative travel is unique to each individual. For some, it may be visiting a new destination that holds some “magic” like history, art, or a personal/familial …
Open as of November 1, 2020, One&Only Mandarina, a modern architectural masterpiece of sustainable design and architecture, sits atop the lush, coastal cliffs of western Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit coastline. Between the canopy of coastal rainforest and the warm Pacific Ocean, it is a …
What’s your vacation style? Relaxation (give me a book, a drink and a lounge chair and I’m fine)? Sight-seer extraordinaire (check every box; cross everything off my list)? Or maybe you’re the Weekend Warrior type (did someone say zip line?!?!)? Whatever type of …
