A 5,000 Mile Kiteboarding Journey to Turks and Caicos
How does one shift from a corporate banking career in Budapest, Hungary, to becoming co-owner of a kiteboarding business located 5,000-miles away in
Destinations
First Class at the Puntacana Resort & Club
The words “Punta Cana” seem to roll off the tongue. The translation for the Dominican Republic’s eastern most point refers to the white tips of the cane palms in the region. To make it easy in English, all you need to remember is that the name given to this dreamy Caribbean locale rhymes with nirvana. […]
Golf’s Future is Now at Desert Mountain
The New Seven Golf Course at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, AZ Unless it’s attached to the words “under par,” seven is the last number you want emblazoned on your golf scorecard. That’s unless you are Desert Mountain’s Bill Brownlee or Wendell Pickett, and this number not only places you in the company of Jack Nicklaus, […]
Dennis’ Cocktail Bar in Antigua
As a child in Antigua, Dennis Thomas loved to climb to the top of a hill sandwiched between two of the Caribbean’s most beautiful beaches. Upon reaching the pinnacle of this hill, Thomas daydreamed of owning a restaurant that would honor the cooking of his Mother Eva and the memory of his Father Arthur. In […]
Regent Grand in Turks and Caicos
Spend a day on stunning Grace Bay Beach in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and one thing becomes crystal clear. On the beach widely considered as the most beautiful in the world, the brighter the sunshine, the more vibrant the ocean color.
I Catamaran Can in St. Thomas
The sounds of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young serenade excursion customers as they step aboard The Cat, Jim Trilling’s pearl white catamaran. Like entering the living room of a palatial home at sea, guests hand their shoes to Trilling’s crew. That’s so The Cat’s deck stays spotlessly clean. It’s hard to read Trilling’s eyes behind […]
Tapping a Caribbean Dream in St. John
U.S. retail dollars for craft beer in 2012 was estimated at $10.2 billion, up from $8.7 billion in 2011. In 2004, on the Caribbean island of St. John, no bar or restaurant was serving, let alone brewing, craft beer. St. John transplants Kevin Chipman and Chirag Vyas decided their new Caribbean home needed the kind […]
St. Croix’s Flying Family
Billy Bohlke’s work environment fits like a glove, and he can make it move at mach speed. Today the
St. Barths President Pilot
Inspired by the exploits of legendary World War II fighter pilot Jose Dormoy, a young Bruno Magras dreamed of flying airplanes. In 1968, at the age of 16, Magras left his native St. Barths to seek out what he termed his “active life” on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. In 1973, Magras earned his […]
San Diego Chef’s Amazing Pace
The Executive Chef at San Diego’s Westgate Hotel begins his workday at 6:00 am. Fabrice Hardel’s early rising has nothing to do with his responsibilities attending to the restaurant, catering, and room service needs at his place of employment. Fabrice gets up before the rooster crows to run 15 miles
