Turks & Caicos is the new darling of the Caribbean. The non-stop flight is under 3½ hours from JFK, the beaches are some of the most beautiful in the world, the hotels get it and there’s something for everyone.
 

Jody Bear's GPS to Turks & Caicos
	SPECS	THE VIBE	CLAIM TO FAME	CATERS TO
AMANYARA	Free standing private pavilions & villas, some with private butlers. Resort within a magnificent national park with private beach.	Bali meets the Caribbean.	Exceptional scuba & snorkeling because of its reef proximity.  Attentive staff, good food.	Buddhist wannabes & yogi enthusiasts!
GANESVOORT	91 guest rooms & suites, all oceanfront. Floating pool, lounging islands. Located on Grace Bay.	'Sex In The City' comes to the Caribbean.	'Exhale' spa, 'Bagatelle Bistrot'.  Need I say more?!	'The Young and the Restless'!
GRACE BAY CLUB	Comprised of 3 sections: original hotel, villas & private estates with butlers. Located on Grace Bay.	Service with a smile.	Adults-only pool & restaurant.  Fantastic kids program tailored to each child with customized amenities.	You name it!
PARROT CAY	Located on its own private island with beautiful beach.  Has rooms, suites, beach villas & private villas with 24 hour butlers	'Gilligan's Island' meets 'The Rich and Famous'.	Shambali Spa with Balinese therapists. Dr. Nicholas V. Pericone's anti-aging program.  Private butlers are amazing.	Luxury seekers
NIKKI BEACH	48 luxury suites in a gated 430-acre playground.	St. Tropez-Caribbean mix & match.	This is the first 'Nikki Beach' hotel. 'Opium' beds on the beach & dock. Great music.	Celebrity stalkers
REGENT PALMS	72 suite resort on Grace Bay.  Smallest unit is 640 sq. feet.	Comfortable home-away- from-home.	25,000 sq. foot Spa. Parallel 23 Signature restaurant.	The tried and true
VERANDAH	COMING SOON-OCTOBER 2009 Residential resort with beachfront Cape Cod-style cottages on Grace Bay.	Nantucket-Key West fusion.	The word on the 'beach' is this will be an upscale, all- inclusive resort .	We'll keep you posted!

 

You’ll thank me in the morning for these ‘Under-The-Radar’ Travel Reads… 

Paris: Made by Hand by Pia Jane Bijkerk:  50 little-known clothing and fabric boutiques Parisian designers and decorators shop in.  When Michelle Obama was in Paris, she had Carla Sarkozy point out the best boutiques;  if you can’t get France’s First Lady to share her shopping tips, this is the next best thing! 

United Airlines in-flight magazine, Hemisphere, has been revamped and is chock full of information you would only find in the best of guide books.  Look for their ‘3 Perfect Day’ column each month featuring cities anywhere from Amsterdam to Bangkok.  Go eco-shopping with a green grocer in London or visit Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio National Park.  In-flight is no longer spelled B-O-R-I-N-G!!! 

Discover Southern living in Garden & Gun; an unlikely name for a magazine full of lovely photography and hidden finds in the South. 

‘For Dummies’ guides are totally brilliant!  Each guide gives you the highlights in each city, the logistics on how to get there, practical planning advice and basic information most people are too embarrassed to ask!  The major European and U.S. cities have their own guide, as well as the Caribbean and  Mexico.

 

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