Close your eyes and picture a beautiful beach. A hundred people will have a hundred different visions of exactly what that paradise would look like. One thing the majority will probably have in common? Silky white sand. And believe me, I love those picture perfect paradises as much as the next daydreamer. But over the years…

I might have taken a laid back approach to my week in Lake Atitlán, but there are plenty adventure opportunities on hand for those who want to be a bit more active while visiting this high altitude Guatemalan highlight — paragliding off a volcano, hiking up a volcano, or diving below a volcano all come to…

Greetings from Kentucky! I’ve just arrived in my twentieth state and am so excited to be speaking at today’s PRSA Travel Conference. However, I’m still basking in the glow of state nineteen — Tennessee! It was a whirlwind inaugural visit, planned to perfection by my dear friend and hostess with the mostess, Kristin Luna. The trip…

I was quick to admit that Guatemala just wasn’t my jam. Yet there was one destination on my itinerary there that stopped me in my tracks, a place that made me nod my head and say, oh yes, yup, indeed I see it now — this is what everyone is going on about. And that place…

Note: I’m temporarily jumping out of my chronological Central America trip coverage to tell you about my very last stop en route back to New York: Bermuda! We’ll jump back into Guatemala after this post. . With just one full day left in Bermuda, we knew there was only one way we were going to make…