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Sea of Care
Luxury line Crystal Cruises earned a place in my heart several years back when it became the first travel industry supporter of the Condé Nast Traveler Five & Alive Fund. This year, the cruise line goes a step further by offering excursions focused on social responsibility in certain ports of call with a program called “You Care, We Care.”
Something in the Water
At heart, I’m really a label queen—as in job title. So it’s probably no surprise that a couple of years ago while planning the Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Congress, I developed a little crush on the title “Social & Environmental Conscience” that belongs to Arnfinn Oines of Asian-based luxury chain Six Senses Resorts & Spas. While that job label may sound new age and fluffy, upon meeting Arnfinn and hearing about Six Senses’ vision for the future, I realized his company is on a serious sustainability mission.
Acapulco Close Up
There’s an old black and white photograph of my mother taken in Acapulco that’s always captivated me— she’s wearing an elegant sleeveless number and Jackie O sunglasses, hair swept up in a glamorous do, sipping a tropical cocktail, sand and surf in the background. It always made me want to experience the jet-set style of the Pearl of the Pacific. So last year when I began noticing trendy new hotels opening in Acapulco including luxury resort Banyan Tree and the uber-hip Hotel Boca Chica, I thought now’s my chance.
Mexico’s Hope
Last week, I had the rare opportunity to dig a little deeper into someone’s Spit List—the controversial Thanksgiving game of nominating someone you so detest you’d spit at them on
Little Elephant that Could
Several years ago I found myself in the midst of an elephant herd in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, part of a TV series I was producing for Condé Nast
Blue Bahama Mama
I’ll admit that sometime in February—during the deepest, darkest of New York’s seemingly never-ending winter—I’m tempted by the advertisements to book an affordable getaway to Atlantis Bahamas. But then I
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