Paradise found in Caribbean haven
Pick up any travel brochure and you’ll find flowery prose about the latest resort in the Seychelles or Spain or Australia. But when you actually visit, you’ll find that the word ‘paradise’ has been overused to the point of losing its original meaning. In the pursuit of a true, modern-day paradise, I began looking for that ever-elusive paradise in 2002. As a travel journalist, trips took me all over the world. On many occasions, I talked with locals who would draw maps that took me to remote lodges situated on breathtaking beaches or hidden in the jungle. Seven years later, in 2009, after visiting over 500 resorts in over 100 countries, and road-testing every element of what is ‘cool’ and ‘sexy’, I’d found paradise. I invited travel experts along to see if they agreed; these respected experts road-tested the place and emphatically agreed. We had found paradise. Read More.