Protect your trip with TRAVEL INSURANCE!

A tale of two clients...

Client A planned and booked their trip in December. A trip to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary. They wanted the first week of May because it is one of the first weeks of low season rates in the Caribbean & Mexico. So we planned an elaborate trip to the Royal Hideaway in Playa del Carmen, a delightful resort and one of the only AAA 5 Diamond Resorts in Mexico. Then the swine flu broke out. And now they must cancel. Their trip total was $5675 for the week. Cancel for Any Reason Insurance was $119/per person. One quick phone call to my office and they are only out the cost of the insurance premium.

Client B planned and booked their trip in February. A trip to celebrate the last few weeks of bachelorhood. We booked 4 rooms at the Gran Porto Real in Playa del Carmen. They denied insurance, wanting to keep the trip cost down. With 8 people, the trip cost $6312. Without travel insurance, they are only going to be refunded $2424. Insurance for their trip would have only been $89/per person. Such a loss.

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Cayman Summer Splash

Visit the Cayman Islands June 1 to September 7, 2009 during Cayman Summer Splash and enjoy a family vacation like no other. Kids fly, stay, play and eat free!

During Cayman Summer Splash, the whole family will experience some truly impressive savings. Book a minimum 5-night stay and get the 5th night free. You can also save on all the fun things to do and see around the Cayman Islands, like watersports, wildlife tours and unique cultural experiences.

Book before September 2, 2009!

Kid's Fly Free on Cayman Airways only!

Participating Hotels:

Cobalt Coast

Comfort Suites

Grand Cayman Beach Suites

Grand Cayman Marriott

Morritt's Tortuga Club & Resort

Sunshine Suites Resort

The Reef Resort

Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman

Westin Causarina

And... some villas/condos are participating as well!

Contact ME for the best available pricing!

Port Antonio, Jamaica

Welcome to Paradise... and one of my favorite places on the planet... only 3.5 hours drive from Kingston, Jamaica...

and a little isle called "Monkey Island"... we swam here from the beach in the photo below. Sunburned to a crisp and tired to the core, but well worth it...

There are cool rivers to swim in... a REAL lazy river... this is Frenchmen's Cove... a splendid little unknown gem.
A swing for swinging and the best seat for people watching... a real tree swing... wood worn smooth by the years....

And a rope swing... enjoy at your own risk...His nickname was Gilligan... because we found our own little private beach on the other side of the river and made camp. He was so happy... the river is perfect for toddlers... no waves to worry about... plenty of shade to protect delicate skin...

Frenchman's Cove has a beach too...one of the most photographed on the island...
The sunsets in this town are what sunsets are all about... picture perfect and soul warming...

If you're hungry, take a short drive down the winding hill to Boston Bay and the most famous jerk of all...Lush is an understatement... what tops lush in terms of perfectness of a word, I don't know... but LUSH just won't do.

The homes are designed in true beach house style... white washed to reflect the sun...

Another view...

We left under grey skies... threatening the only rainfall we would have seen... the only rain we heard fell at night... and lulled us in to a deeper sleep.

Clearly the meteorologist was spot on...

More on Port Antonio accommodations coming soon...

A few towns over, on the drive back to Kingston to catch our plane home, I spotted this church and was taken... said a prayer and was thankful.

The Hermitage Plantation Inn, Nevis

It's no secret that I love old things... when I see the words "flea market" or "antiques" on roadside signs... my heart rate increases and it takes serious self control to stay on my intended course. Obviously, the old homes of the Caribbean give me great joy! I've been known to stray from many intended courses in the Caribbean and pull over to explore ruins of great houses or sugar mills... So it is with great joy that I introduce you to The Hermitage Plantation Inn... one of the oldest hotels on the isle of Nevis and one of the oldest Caribbean homes.

Dine on antique china... seated on a gingerbread terrace... in the evening breeze...

Enjoy hours of conversation... sip rum recipes passed down for a few hundreds years... and watch the setting sun cast long shadows across the antique oriental rugs...

Dream in a four poster bed... the real thing... there are no replicas here...Let the bright yellow shutters of the stable house catch your eye and warm your soul... time and time again...
Wander the mature tropical gardens on your way here... and there...

Yes, I mentioned gingerbread...

The beach isn't too far away... and the cool pool is even closer...

Nevis awaits... to welcome you!

Strawberry Hill, Jamaica

Yes... it's true... strawberries do grow in Jamaica... up in the Blue Mountains... if you want to find them yourself, then check in at the Strawberry Hill Resort...

Enjoy the negative edge pool... super cool... and popular with kids of all ages...

We drove up from Kingston for breakfast... and our kids couldn't take their eyes off that pool...

You can dine on the main verandah... or tucked away under the protective lush cover of the hanging jade vine...

Isn't she lovely?

If the view is more your cup of java... then dine cliff side and take in the sights...

Kingston... a colorful city 3000 feet below... a city that gave birth to a legend... the legend of...

...of the music of Bob Marley... tokens of his life are evident... after all, the resort's owner was Mr. Marley's first music producer...

Mmmmm... the stories we'd love if these walls could speak...

If the quietness of the place doesn't lull you into a deep enough state of relaxation... then the spa certainly will... breathe in... and out... it's Aveda of course...

Lay your head here... and dream...

...of green, green pastures... gingerbread cottages... and tropical florals...

or of children.... enjoying paradise... as all children should...