Spa Day at Voya Seaweed Baths in Ireland! Like a dog with its head hanging out the car window, absorbing the scents around him, I can smell the salty sea air before I see the ocean with my eyes. The smell of seaweed triggers memories in my mind of carefree days at the beach, walking [...]
Sofitel Biarritz le Miramar Hotel with swimming pool. Photo © Nancy D. Brown Our first time to this part of South West France and we are impressed with Biarritz and the Bay of Biscay. Clearly Biarritz is a city to be enjoyed in the summer, but this area of Basque country attracts visitors [...]
Lobby of Grand Hotel Thalasso. Photo © Nancy D. Brown While most people visit Saint Jean de Luz and the Atlantic Ocean in the summer time, we took the opportunity to visit this region of New Aquitaine, France in January. Even if the weather is cold, there are plenty of things to see [...]
Westin Lagunamar Ocean Resort Villas. Photo © Nancy D. Brown Welcome to paradise in sunny Cancun, Mexico. My mission for this Mexican vacation was to swim with whale sharks and participate in a turtle release program. You can spend your days relaxing on the powder white sand beaches, lounge by the pool or [...]
Westin Los Cabos Resort Villas with arch to Sea of Cortez. Photo © Nancy D. Brown The Pacific Ocean and Sea of Cortez collide in Los Cabos, Mexico, making Baja California Sur an ideal vacation destination for sport fishing, diving or simply hanging out by the pool and relaxing. Westin Los Cabos Resort [...]
Lac Beauvert in Jasper National Park. Photo © Nancy D. Brown Situated in Alberta’s Jasper National Park, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge features rustic, luxury elegance in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. I traveled by train here on Rocky Mountaineer’s Journey Through the Clouds and was able to experience spring in Alberta, Canada. This year-round [...]