While New Orleans fetes Mardi Gras and Rio puts on quite a show, Trinidad & Tobago plays host to a party all their own...

Want a behind-the-scenes look at the beautiful costumes of Carnival Trinidad? Check out the Trinidad Carnival Diary.

Trinidad is serviced by many international airlines from the US and Europe. Check for cheap flights to Trinidad!

{The first time I visited Tabacon, I arrived on the back of a Harley Davidson, my head spinning with uncontrollable fear. It was my first time on a motorcycle and what an introduction! If you've driven from San Jose to Tabacon/Arenal, you know what I am talking about. More curves than not, more potholes per mile than anywhere I'd ever been, add a random cow or two, and a few over crowded buses barreling down the mountain in the opposite direction, and you see can imagine the state I was in. However, all of that fear, and the stress than came with me packed in my luggage from the US, dissolved within a few hours of soaking in their incredible hot springs and gazing up at Arenal glowing in the low light. Bliss.}

Some of the best rums in the world are created on the tiny island of Martinique, giving visitors yet another great reason to visit this French territory in the Caribbean. The rums from the island have been bestowed with the appellation d’origine contrôlée award, which certainly sounds very prestigious. Rum distilleries throughout the island welcome visitors to tour the facilities and sample the product.  Article & photo from here... Enjoy!

Moonhole. Simple enough name. What does it mean? See the arch in the photo above? Twice a year, you can see the moon set when gazing out through the arch. Simple. That's it. Moonhole inhabits the southern tip of Bequia, in the Grenadines. You can rent Moonrise. Or virtualy travel to this home via Coastal Living {below} built with love and decked out with solar juice - securing it a spot on my "perfect" list:

"To be sure, the new campaign does acknowledge the change in attention spans in the last five decades. There are 107 words of text in one ad from the new campaign, compared with 217 in an ad from the original campaign that appeared in 1958.

And the new campaign reflects other changes since the days that the real-life versions of Don Draper and the other “Mad Men” strode Madison Avenue."

For the FULL story - go here.

The luxurious Round Hill is home to many designer villas. After all, Ralph Lauren owns a home here and played a part in the decor of the common areas so the property is synonymous with classic island style. Surely to impress, is this lovely villa decorated by Meg Braff, featured in Coastal Living, and first spotted by Moi, right here. {her smart little remarks fill you with a "be here now" moment or two}