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Finding happiness in a small Costa Rican town

Karen Asp

Costa Rica

Karen Asp gets off the well-worn tourist routes in Costa Rica and discovers a charming town in a country known as the happiest in Latin America and where people live longer thanks to their healthy lif...
Towns make Mexico magical

Athena Lucero

Mexico

Writer Athena Lucero looks at the tiny towns that make Mexico a magical place to visit and explore - towns where locals welcome tourists with open arms and make them feel at home.
Medellín is a state-of-the-art city

Marc Atchison

Colombia

On a visit to Medellín, Marc Atchison discovers this beauty is truly at art capital of Colombia.

Brazil's Santos is a Heavenly Place to Visit

Marc Atchison

Brazil

SANTOS, BRAZIL - For a coffee town, Santos really proves to be a tourist’s cup of tea. Not as well known as some of Brazil’s other major cities, this sleepy town offers vacationers beaches that riva...
L.A.-like Monterrey is the ‘star’ of Mexico

Athena Lucero

Mexico

MONTERREY — With the seventh largest public plaza in the world, a meandering river walk, world-class museums, an outrageous culinary scene, Mexico’s best universities and medical schools, the hip su...
Medellín Hotel Offers a View to the Future

Marc Atchison

Colombia

MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA - Agnes Garcia takes a long sip of her vintage French wine before responding to a question so many others have asked: “Why did you open a hotel in a country and city, both of which...

Archive by author: Necee RegisReturn

Necee Regis has been writing about travel, food, culture and luxury lifestyles for 15 years for publications including American Way, ShowBoats International, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times and multiple in-flight magazines. Her special interest - some might say obsession - with the world of oysters and shucking competitions has earned her the title "Oyster Connoisseur." She has never met an oyster she didn't want to eat.

Going Above and Beyond to See the Real Ecuador

Necee Regis |

OTAVALO, ECUADOR - This Latin America beauty is so much more than the Galapagos and Quito. Though both these destinations are bucket list-worthy, I chose instead to explore a region two hours north of the capital city in the Andean province of Imbabura.

Finding happiness in a small Costa Rican town

Towns make Mexico magical

Medellín is a state-of-the-art city

Brazil's Santos is a Heavenly Place to Visit

L.A.-like Monterrey is the ‘star’ of Mexico

Medellín Hotel Offers a View to the Future

Going Above and Beyond to See the Real Ecuador