Archive for the ‘Mexico’ Category

May 8th, 2012 - 12:23 pm § in Destinations, Greece, Mexico, Thailand

Top 10 Places to Go After You Graduate

They call it commencement for a reason. It’s the end of your college years, but the beginning of a different phase of your life. You will be setting out into the world, into the workforce, and your school days are now to be relegated as flashes in your fond memory banks. But stepping right out[...]

April 26th, 2012 - 10:48 am § in Destinations, Hotels Reviews and Deals, Mexico

Luxury spa experiences in the Riviera Maya

The luxury spa industry has experienced an incredible growth in Mexico during the last decade. According to the Spa Latin American Association, the spa industry in Mexico has registered a 25% annual growth since 2007. Several destinations such as Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, and Cabo San Lucas offer sta[...]

April 11th, 2012 - 11:23 am § in Australia, Costa Rica, Destinations, Journals, Mexico

Schoooool’s Out for Summer (Almost)!

Ah, summer vacation. That three-month stretch with no school, no schedule, and plenty of time for family trips. The possibilities were endless back then, weren’t they, when visions of Disney World danced in your head, and the days seemed to last forever. Not every 12-year-old is as well-travel[...]

March 15th, 2012 - 2:50 pm § in Destinations, Journals, Mexico, Uncategorized

Eco-Conscious Coffee in Chiapas

By Jeanine Barone No sooner had I set foot on the Argovia Finca Resort, when the owner, Bruno Geisemann, made clear his philosophy: “We need to simply observe and let nature do its work.” Sounds like the utterance of a Zen master, rather than an agronomist. But Bruno Geisemann isn’t your a[...]

March 12th, 2012 - 5:54 am § in Brazil, Destinations, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Singapore

Top 10 holiday cocktails and their origins

We all love a good cocktail whilst on holiday, the two go hand in hand like Bonnie and Clyde or roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. I’ve put together this little fun list of the best ones out there, where they hail from and how they are made: Singapore Sling, Singapore This fabulous cocktail was fam[...]

March 9th, 2012 - 4:00 am § in Destinations, India, Mexico

The LG Travel News Roundup: Groupon Offers (Serial) Killer Tour

By Susmita Baral LG News Intern Missed the big travel stories of the week? And the weird, wacky and insignificant ones? We’ve got your roundup right here… The Serial Killer Tour Series Groupon recently offered a great deal on a walking tour dedicated to Jeffrey Dahmer, the serial killer responsi[...]

March 6th, 2012 - 1:37 pm § in Destinations, Journals, Mexico

Port of Call: 5 Great Excursions in Cabo

Going Natural: 5 Authentic, Off-the-Boat Excursions By Raphael Kadushin From the March/April issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine. Subscribe to the print or iPad edition and see all it has to offer. Until recently Cabo San Lucas, sitting at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, g[...]

February 17th, 2012 - 7:53 am § in Destinations, Journals, Mexico, Uncategorized

Where’s Andrew? Exploring the Mexico of the Maya

Our Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans, is on a journey to explore the most significant sites of the ancient Maya in Mexico — and finding (mis)adventures along the way. Read about how Andrew broke into a museum in Camalcalco, cracked the code of the “Maya doomsday prophecy” (it’s sh[...]

November 16th, 2011 - 10:03 am § in Destinations, Mexico

Top 10 Caribbean dream escapes

In an email just in, Tripadvisor tell me that their top 10 Caribbean dream escapes are as listed below. Grand Cayman tops the pile, whilst many others are notable in their absence (eg. Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, etc.) What do you make of the list? 1. Grand Caym[...]

November 3rd, 2011 - 4:57 pm § in Destinations, Events, France, India, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, Spain, Thailand

Top 12 Festivals around the World

Need some help with your travel itinerary? Why not take inspiration from the world’s rich smorgasbord of festivals, and plan your next vacation around the dates and locations of some of the planet’s most exciting events. To get you started, here’s our top 12 far-flung festivities, one for ever[...]