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Does Temecula Valley's Wine Country Measure Up To Its Northern Neighbor, Napa Valley?

BY : Nicolle Monico | 2014

With the pull of a lever, puffs of fire shot up above our heads, warming the surrounding air and filling the checkered-rainbow hot air balloon as we rose higher and higher. Lofty Idea, as she is called, slowly moved farther and farther from the...

Beyond Beach Bars: 8 Reasons to Explore Cancun's Mayan Heritage and Yucatan Nature

BY : Lena Katz | 2014

Beach bars like this one may have come to represent a Cancun vacation, but on the Yucatan Peninsula where Cancun, the Riviera Maya, Cozumel and Tulum are located, culture and nature are deeply intertwined, offering infinite opportunities to explore...

5 Summer Camps Where Becoming a Spy, Scuba Diver or Actor is All-in-a-Day's Work

BY : Donald Herrera-Fairbairn | 2014

Often sought-after by parents looking for fun ways to keep their children entertained while out of school, sleep-away summer camps have grown more and more creative with their programming to compete with the many others offered each June through...

5 Towns in Sicily Worth Visiting on Your Next European Adventure

BY : Sean Hillen | 2014

Lying between southern Italy and northern Africa, Sicily presents an attractive, all-year-round climate with which to indulge in its many activities. Following a recent 1,242-mile drive around its winding coastline and into its more mountainous...

Head Down Under for Tasmania's Uninhabited Wilderness, Thriving Art Scene & Gourmet Eats

BY : Eric Rosen | 2014

Though the very name conjures up a faraway place at the very end of the earth, not to mention an irascible but beloved animated character, Tasmania is one of Australia’s most beguiling destinations, and one that is attracting more visitors...

Palau: The Small, Young Island Nation With the World's Best Diving

BY : Donald Herrera-Fairbairn | 2014

While Palau is one of the youngest and smallest sovereign states in the world, it's a destination steeped in fascinating history and world conflict that has emerged as a tourism hotspot after receiving a boost in notoriety from the 2005 TV...

Jet Set to Tuscany, Sleep in a Castle & Learn the Art of Italian Cooking With Michelin-Starred Chefs

BY : JustLuxe Team | 2014

I don’t know about you, but it’s pretty hard for us to pass up a trip that offers to take you on a culinary adventure through Florence, Italy. Foodie or not, we’ve all got to eat, so why not do it while hobnobbing with esteemed...

Heading to Brazil For The World Cup? Here’s Our Guide to the 12 Host Cities

BY : Lena Katz | 2014

With less than 30 days to go before the World Cup kicks off, host country Brazil is in serious party-prep mode: sweeping up the shavings on new stadium construction, rigging up huge screens on the beach for public viewing parties, and preparing to...

6 of The Best Places To Steal A Kiss in St. Thomas

BY : Kimberly Fisher | 2014

St. Thomas, a cosmopolitan island located in the Caribbean, is one of three islands that make up the US Virgin Islands. US residents do not need a passport to get there, and it offers something special year-round with warm seas, cool breezes,...

See the World Inside a Romantic Rail Car With These 6 Luxury Train Tours

BY : Nicolle Monico | 2014

It’s no secret around here that our Executive Editor has a crush extreme love of travel-by-train excursions. Maybe it’s the slow-paced life inside the richly decorated, wood-paneled rail cars, or the hours of conversations you’re...

Virgin Limited Edition Makes Giving Back Easy With Pack for a Purpose Program

Kasbah Tamadot, Sir Richard Branson’s Moroccan retreat, is no doubt a refuge for the ultra-wealthy, as rates for low season range between USD $585 a night to a little over USD $3,000 per night for the three-bedroom Master Suite. Morocco on the...

BY: Nicolle Monico | 2014

Stop Dreaming & Let Black Tomato Finally Plan Out Your Bucket List Vacations

BY : Nicolle Monico | 2014

Everyone has a bucket list, seriously, everyone. And somehow we’re always adding to them but rarely crossing things off…mostly because, who really has time to plan these things anyway? Well the good people at Black Tomato, a luxury...