An Audience with Isabela

Puerto Rico’s Royal Isabela, the “Pebble Beach of the Caribbean” Tony Dear | Photography by Joann Dost More than 520 years after Columbus chanced upon the island that would become Puerto Rico, golf has finally discovered the coast bearing his queen’s name. In 1988, a group of investors headed by former tennis champion Charlie Pasarell … Read more

Cabo’s Endless Activities

Explore Los Cabos by land and sea Colorado AvidGolfer Can’t drive 55? Jet Skis, Sea-Doos and WaveRunners pound the waves along Médano Beach and at Cabo Real at speeds that can reach double-nickels. The area abounds with outfitters such as Cabo San Lucas Tours offering one- and two-person rentals by the half-hour. Fish Upon a … Read more

Cabo’s Vibrant Dining Scene

Get an inside look at cabo’s best reataurants Colorado AvidGolfer Cabo Restaurants El Meson, specializing in seafood from a perch overlooking a reflection pool and the Sea of Cortez, presents one of five dining opitons at the Hilton Los Cabos (pictured above). Chief among the others is Fenicia, a swank ristorante and mozzarella bar. Beyond … Read more

Insider Travel Tips: Cabo San Lucas

Restaurant Travel Tips from Celebrity Chef F. Tadd Chapman Visit Los Cabos Chef F. Tadd Chapman's Los Cabos travel tips on culture, food and restaurants This month, our featured Los Cabos destination expert is restaurant owner and Executive Chef F. Tadd Chapman  – voted one of Mexico’s top Celebrity Chefs, and Best Chef of Los … Read more

Volaris: Phoenix Sky Harbor Direct Flights to Mexico

Volaris Airlines Begins Operations at Phoenix Sky Harbor Trish Hendrickson New at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Volaris Airlines recently announced it will begin operations at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport offering direct flights from Guadalajara and Mexico City to Phoenix. The inaugural flight from Guadalajara to Phoenix is October 19 that will be welcomed with … Read more

Things to Do in Cabo: Insider Tips

A Breakdown of the Best Things to Do in Cabo Visit Los Cabos Things to Do in Cabo This month, our featured Los Cabos Insider is Nubia Sarabia Fornes, Director of Sales for Questro Golf. The Questro Golf communities (Cabo Real, Puerto Los Cabos & Club Campestre San Jose) are custom-designed golf courses with involvement … Read more

Heavenly Heath

Tony Dear As a proud Brit (resident of the US of A for 12 years now), I’d use this space to write about the Sceptred Isle, Blighty, and Old Britannia every week if I could. I’m pretty sure the boss wouldn’t go for it though, and you readers might grow weary of it after…hmm…two columns? … Read more

The Emerald Isle’s Other Golf Gems

Tony Dear If you’ve read Tom Coyne’s A Course Called Ireland or if you’ve ever visited the Emerald Isle, there’s no doubt the wonderful prose and absorbing stories bought back happy memories of your own trip(s). Of course, Coyne played and described his rounds at some of the best links courses in the world–well-known venues … Read more

Nirvana in Nicaragua

Tony Dear Read some of the highlights from the Moon Travel Guide description of Nicaragua’s capital city: “If Managua were a vehicle, it would be a battered 1960s school bus, dented and dinged on all sides, paint chipping through multiple layers of color… It is loud and architecturally uninspiring… Though relatively safe, it doesn’t feel … Read more

Mexico: Discount Tee Times

Colorado AvidGolfer Headed south of the border? Make sure to check out all these courses and their special offers on discounted on-line tee times! Cancun Cancun GC at Pok ta Pok Club De Golf Moon Palace Club De Golf Playacar El Camaleon Mayakoba Iberostar Playa Playa Mujeres Golf Club Playacar Golf Course Riviera Cancun GR … Read more