Tim Leffel

In the morning we enjoyed a lavish breakfast while looking out at the ocean and seeing the waterspouts of humpback whales as they swam by. We then played golf on one of the most challenging courses in Mexico, designed by Jack Nicklaus. As the sun dipped down, we took an ATV ride through the desert dunes and along the beach, then hit downtown Cabo San Lucas for margaritas by the marina.

The next day we could choose from dozens of other options — or just kick back on a lounge chair by the pool ...

A writer who has traveled to the Yucatan state of Mexico a dozen times finds surprises around the corners and underneath his feet on a return trip to the peninsula.
After going through the admission building and past the locker rooms, the place didn’t look like anything special. There was just a dining pavilion and a few empty hammocks, connected by gravel paths. Through the doors and down the steps though it was a different world: a gigantic cave with a body of water that would take several ...

In a city that’s all about being bigger and more extreme, Virgin Hotel Las Vegas feels like a cool breath of fresh air. One of the newest hotels to open as of late 2021, it manages to pack a lot into the buildings holding its 1,500+ rooms, but it does that without feeling overwhelming. The intimate spaces scattered throughout have thoughtful design touches to make you smile.
Plus Virgin has a big, huge, massive competitive advantage in this city: No resort fees!
I’m hoping I don’t have to com...

There’s reason to celebrate as I write this because many countries opened back up to foreign travelers for the first time since March or April of 2020. It’s not as simple as waltzing through the immigration line with a passport and a smile though. First, you’ll increasingly need to be vaccinated to be allowed in. In recent months, the opening announcements have had something else in common: mandatory travel insurance.
Among the requirements about shots, tests, and filling out forms in advance...

Parejas + Familia
Con su multitud de caminos y vías fluviales, el centro de Tampa es tan amigable para las familias como las ciudades deben de ser, permitiendo a los padres y sus pequeños explorar la ciudad sin esquivar automóviles y moverse libremente con una carriola o en bicicleta. Entonces, si estás planeando una estadía en Tampa con niños, esta es su guía para hacerlos chillar de alegría, sin gastar una fortuna.
Encuentra diversiones libres de costo
El Riverwalk de dos millas (tres kilóm...

Mexico City from the air looks like a never-ending floor covered with Lego blocks, but an escape from the concrete leads to adventures in the natural world and on community-owned land.

IN HOW MANY PLACES can you see wild monkeys and tropical birds on a walk from your room to the dining area? On how many hikes can you spot a sloth and a blue morpho butterfly before your first sip of water? In the wildlife-packed Osa Peninsula region of Costa Rica, the animals in a square kilometer can outnumber the tourists visiting the entire region.
Costa Rica has a well-deserved reputation as the greenest country in the Americas. Around 28 percent of the small country’s land has been desi...

Yellowstone National Park is one of the most active thermal landscapes in the world, but in most spots that water is so hot it can kill you. Stay 35 miles away in Pray, Montana though (yes really) and you can soak as long as you want at Chico Hot Springs Resort and Spa.

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How many times have you seen someone dragging a suitcase with a missing wheel? Or clothes spilling out of a bag with a busted zipper on the luggage carousel? Chances are high that that bag was from a brand that doesn’t offer a lifetime warranty.

Sure, it’s te...

I tried an unfiltered cask ale from The Beerocracy, a cream ale with corn and honey from Grist Iron Brewing Company, and Slo’ Mo’ IPA from Empire Brewing my first night in the Finger Lakes and knew this was going to be a good trip.
For a few days after I drank my way across the state, trying a few flavorful beers paired with cupcakes at Felicia’s Atomic Brewhouse, then had a Congress beer based on an early 1900s recipe at a Marriott of all places, in Syracuse. In the great terroir around the ...

Want to get on Mexican time during your vacation? Do it the local way by spending lazy afternoons or evenings in one of the outdoor places that are hubs for socialising. The central Mexican colonial cities of San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato sit at around 2,000 metres above sea level, with a pleasant, sunny climate and warm days all year – meaning the parks and outdoor cafés are nearly always bustling. [Photo: Tim Leffel]

The best upscale hotels and resorts in the capital of Panama, from Luxury Latin America online magazine.

“I’ve never seen a place quite like this before” is the most common response from visitors when they see Viceroy Los Cabos, which opened in 2018. Even if they’re not sure they like it, they admire the artistry, especially at night.
Most beach resorts follow a similar playbook when it comes to design and architecture. If they’re not a boring blocky high-rise, they’re a U or a 3-sided rectangle, or maybe a stretched-out version of one of those. The pools and bars are in the middle leading to th...

The Best One-Day Scenic Drives in North America | B...

MEXICO CITY HAS SELDOM SEEN the travel press limelight like its North American counterparts of Toronto and Washington, D.C., but the rest of the continent finally seems to be waking up to its wealth of reasons to visit. Despite claiming the largest number of museums in the world and housing great cultural institutions, it took Mexico City a long time to get the respect it deserves — partly because it’s had to overcome so many obstacles … the latest, a major earthquake that hit in 2017.
Every ...