What is it like when you finally place your feet on a once forbidden, mystery shrouded, yet increasingly exposed, land? For me, emerging from my cruise ship's portal into the wide-open, humidity-laced, sun-scorched land of Havana, Cuba was on the sorts of a traveler's dream come true. With little more than 24 hours to explore and experience the phenomenon that has become Cuba, I hardly knew where to begin. And yet, somehow I did.
Read MoreFrom the first moments of my arrival in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico--blanketed with the warm and balmy weather that served as the perfect haven from the wind and cold storm I had barely escaped back home--until my departure several days later, I was enthralled in a state of perpetual discovery and delight that cemented this tropical paradise as a destination that is brimming with life, luxury, adventure, and its own special charm that is not to be missed.
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