Most American travelers to the Dominican Republic are familiar with Punta Cana on the farthest eastern tip of the island. We got wanderlust for a lesser visited area along the windswept northern coast near Puerta Plata. This part of the island is considered one of the surfing capitals of the Caribbean and is surrounded by [...]
As spring teases us with hints of warmth and peeks of greenery, we escape to the Caribbean with today's Got Wanderlust photo. We got a serious case of wanderlust for the idyllic Bitter End Yacht Club in the British Virgin Islands. It' is named the Bitter End because this little slice of Heaven is situated as far east as [...]
Christmas day 1492, a clumsy cargo ship runs aground on the north coast of present-day Haiti. Emerging from the Santa Maria was Italian-born explorer, Christopher Columbus. Not exactly the Orient he was in search of, but nevertheless this “beautiful island paradise” would please his benefactors. After receiving a generous welcome from the native Taínos, Columbus promptly claimed the island for [...]
Two hours south of Paris is the ancient and storied region of the Loire Valley. For hundreds of years, medieval kings journeyed with their courts to hunting lodges deep in the royal forests along France’s longest river. So, it comes as no surprise that the Renaissance royals chose the same Vallée de la Loire to build resplendent [...]
