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Bluefields Bay, Jamaica

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_YyH2wVkSKFpfj0Xbfb142dfn3F2m0YcHH-pmebUjJGjRWyaHLK-5M6547B5EC9do7oP_LTMMHz1mwoOl7KwtU7EKGw0x9JVCmrDsc7ozrhi5KCqiF-ZlMmWz2RtPlqVdzKVvoMlbHNq/s1600-h/main-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372387583073162594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_YyH2wVkSKFpfj0Xbfb142dfn3F2m0YcHH-pmebUjJGjRWyaHLK-5M6547B5EC9do7oP_LTMMHz1mwoOl7KwtU7EKGw0x9JVCmrDsc7ozrhi5KCqiF-ZlMmWz2RtPlqVdzKVvoMlbHNq/s400/main-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 326px; width: 470px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuc7xrGeVim13sE0ANMGPkqpkx1GW_tVRM2992lMGHlNW-ylmvUEhn5QkHd6Id9cCNdoEWH6BUY6-lpYQkZEbX2eru-Kr-fQqE1ppx9kC158vIWE6D-n1_uoSToDgeu4aMce2FDE5gOsY/s1600-h/main-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372387575624570386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuc7xrGeVim13sE0ANMGPkqpkx1GW_tVRM2992lMGHlNW-ylmvUEhn5QkHd6Id9cCNdoEWH6BUY6-lpYQkZEbX2eru-Kr-fQqE1ppx9kC158vIWE6D-n1_uoSToDgeu4aMce2FDE5gOsY/s400/main-5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 372px; width: 468px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UWDhPzqtMogyW6jY0-NuvCdCmF3pnacjXiS1_9Y4697wJ6_dyPNjJiq5_zZOXju07QVhkcpJa5hVg9Mke-zB1Npe5JT61E0u6uD5cefhXhkT0Nyp-eatoHy2YLkTwzQz40Q8yvXmmrGF/s1600-h/main-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372387570554979122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UWDhPzqtMogyW6jY0-NuvCdCmF3pnacjXiS1_9Y4697wJ6_dyPNjJiq5_zZOXju07QVhkcpJa5hVg9Mke-zB1Npe5JT61E0u6uD5cefhXhkT0Nyp-eatoHy2YLkTwzQz40Q8yvXmmrGF/s400/main-4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 286px; width: 467px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEI8ME10ZNsUn6rP0qu0kQTUe9sfzHxUXFJdk_2gVz-vK7hZH7U2CsFF7973q8Z5nJ5MSnWmy1vzO7mtGDEgHVkzwuvWFoGv2jBrgtTvBlJGX3m2pE6ICsroLV2oP1LcynUqkwoKdx3Dm/s1600-h/main-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372387562445395474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEI8ME10ZNsUn6rP0qu0kQTUe9sfzHxUXFJdk_2gVz-vK7hZH7U2CsFF7973q8Z5nJ5MSnWmy1vzO7mtGDEgHVkzwuvWFoGv2jBrgtTvBlJGX3m2pE6ICsroLV2oP1LcynUqkwoKdx3Dm/s400/main-3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 307px; width: 463px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6jf8-ce_8Dmfx44YIzN4i7uuvpK7KWLlt1HIWFJYMTUMzYyrRHThCX2hfTqZkidhje2NuSvpXLGs6xpJCY278RYTe4VPA9OiH3V3QhvYjmhJGu3TlBg1fDHkmxYvVJWCzSafwuvkTdZ0/s1600-h/main-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372387560362422306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6jf8-ce_8Dmfx44YIzN4i7uuvpK7KWLlt1HIWFJYMTUMzYyrRHThCX2hfTqZkidhje2NuSvpXLGs6xpJCY278RYTe4VPA9OiH3V3QhvYjmhJGu3TlBg1fDHkmxYvVJWCzSafwuvkTdZ0/s400/main-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 343px; width: 461px;" /></a></div>I hope you enjoyed your week.  I leave you with these breath taking images of <a href="http://www.bluefieldsvillas.com/index.php">Bluefields Bay Jamaican Seaside Villas</a>, decorated in a gorgeous traditional tropical style.  Have a fantastic weekend.</div>

Bluefields Bay, Jamaica

I hope you enjoyed your week. I leave you with these breath taking images of Bluefields Bay Jamaican Seaside Villas , decorated in a gorgeo...

5:06 AM

COMO Shanbhala Estate

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Don't forget your drink!  Or, perhaps you won't even need one, where you will have plenty of water surrounding to keep you fresh in this perfect paradise on earth.  Welcome to <a href="http://www.cse.como.bz/Default.aspx">COMO Shanbhala Estate</a> in Bali, a residential health retreat.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHuvurJBSVvO63N_BPApiJJ0zHL4QfPr1Ad77aNbIz_KnWRLq158_QoEhH7HcEm7aCr8nSuQtLlqpv7qrHjknNfypt2-Io_FkIL38e8PQG4TPNYLHAl6IoQriRFpMqcZGfGKbQtW0D26-/s1600-h/cse_wanakasa01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351039758321298226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHuvurJBSVvO63N_BPApiJJ0zHL4QfPr1Ad77aNbIz_KnWRLq158_QoEhH7HcEm7aCr8nSuQtLlqpv7qrHjknNfypt2-Io_FkIL38e8PQG4TPNYLHAl6IoQriRFpMqcZGfGKbQtW0D26-/s400/cse_wanakasa01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 446px; width: 484px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIQRYpJ0jdv7XdK3k4uj-_yN58KXwXChF3XKAIyewKYOKKsUEpnTytPdu63lgMm5ZUfVxo4MceDj23U_VYOCj55qOYce3hFjW3RLhtbb4OrgBW7EOxaju_4RBvPkIu4b1Miteg9y6bLCN/s1600-h/cse_umabona05.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351039434577336194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIQRYpJ0jdv7XdK3k4uj-_yN58KXwXChF3XKAIyewKYOKKsUEpnTytPdu63lgMm5ZUfVxo4MceDj23U_VYOCj55qOYce3hFjW3RLhtbb4OrgBW7EOxaju_4RBvPkIu4b1Miteg9y6bLCN/s400/cse_umabona05.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 443px; width: 481px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRpabwRItCg9C1HVuu-rDqI7EXWV__aQCEoVWbgaJMHSj8IAHXUqPTy6bq8gBz_lFBV0CUcP0H_Tgvd5_BUh0xds9LmFKVmkpn7BnTkhh01Oe1brMVLzUEEsEVdxDReqR9gUHeZtX7SIX/s1600-h/cse_pv_pita_linggar01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351039435232892130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRpabwRItCg9C1HVuu-rDqI7EXWV__aQCEoVWbgaJMHSj8IAHXUqPTy6bq8gBz_lFBV0CUcP0H_Tgvd5_BUh0xds9LmFKVmkpn7BnTkhh01Oe1brMVLzUEEsEVdxDReqR9gUHeZtX7SIX/s400/cse_pv_pita_linggar01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 439px; width: 476px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp4kV9DQ0KnIDa1fnNLkXC7q-xTi-BlbEC_dLG6GZng-VFHKdVO0liWpGY5ulLXPim_ccr02dX0G90J8mkv255Xk4ySE_nSqUo8xGUlQhuWuwc3RkiNr9fX2-7YREZRbjj6lCgLU6DoQG/s1600-h/cse_pv_sukma_taru01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351039764431194242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp4kV9DQ0KnIDa1fnNLkXC7q-xTi-BlbEC_dLG6GZng-VFHKdVO0liWpGY5ulLXPim_ccr02dX0G90J8mkv255Xk4ySE_nSqUo8xGUlQhuWuwc3RkiNr9fX2-7YREZRbjj6lCgLU6DoQG/s400/cse_pv_sukma_taru01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 438px; width: 476px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1p55pVk1a2obSlMBDimf9oTp4_U084jIwby852LyyvpKxtXoYWDYNTNKURToUcEnCuC8PJcTaC2leY1KoXV_RiRTZImrgeCFengI5-RfoPZMKfcyxNreBNMUQM9fe3XS_FR507G49YBPX/s1600-h/cse_bayugita01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351039420702767538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1p55pVk1a2obSlMBDimf9oTp4_U084jIwby852LyyvpKxtXoYWDYNTNKURToUcEnCuC8PJcTaC2leY1KoXV_RiRTZImrgeCFengI5-RfoPZMKfcyxNreBNMUQM9fe3XS_FR507G49YBPX/s400/cse_bayugita01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 440px; width: 477px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjos9Op1087bx2dy92XI8O85MEnVdJO3qkyTUqhWA-dbcZp1KO79EesANgrDb3nV9pWczwzesZNR7UnT4nhWmM2bL1uwqsJ1izSZsq0tqqsSSEpT2nVm7v_wD7cjDsxaVTn8gD5xymLQzPB/s1600-h/cse_bayugita04.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351039425730624626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjos9Op1087bx2dy92XI8O85MEnVdJO3qkyTUqhWA-dbcZp1KO79EesANgrDb3nV9pWczwzesZNR7UnT4nhWmM2bL1uwqsJ1izSZsq0tqqsSSEpT2nVm7v_wD7cjDsxaVTn8gD5xymLQzPB/s400/cse_bayugita04.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 437px; width: 474px;" /></a></div></div>

COMO Shanbhala Estate

Don't forget your drink! Or, perhaps you won't even need one, where you will have plenty of water surrounding to keep you fresh in ...

4:23 PM

The Standard Hotel Miami

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">"A City Hotel that feels like it's on a tropical island" <span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The New York Times</span></span>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTH7ZJbQxJaGDgGpYMQZtXmELRJY3sYb6HH-3EqCVFPbyoU1rWKRTQnMYqfK7NwlwqQH8SUfVT2zenaW0BRoQ1rztOE1LO8CYd4CyHTwUg9cVmu2B_NgGUFqdVRgUt0ZJTIt97JNz8O1t/s1600-h/The+Standard+Miami.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="The Standard Hotel Miami" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340684446167355234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTH7ZJbQxJaGDgGpYMQZtXmELRJY3sYb6HH-3EqCVFPbyoU1rWKRTQnMYqfK7NwlwqQH8SUfVT2zenaW0BRoQ1rztOE1LO8CYd4CyHTwUg9cVmu2B_NgGUFqdVRgUt0ZJTIt97JNz8O1t/s400/The+Standard+Miami.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 363px; width: 462px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBESW_mD0Jku7ynqtUKfxTB-BFc9ObCfKUiqBR8POWoSNhWuzJ7tkIHY450cgSXVy8KY61swTUnfFfhv-h9Qba678GozAAXZo4pkaHPqnd9MPaSONI79JD1zHlSyTFM20qT5IpasleVrpl/s1600-h/the+standard+spa+miami.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="the standard hotel miami" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340684455180174322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBESW_mD0Jku7ynqtUKfxTB-BFc9ObCfKUiqBR8POWoSNhWuzJ7tkIHY450cgSXVy8KY61swTUnfFfhv-h9Qba678GozAAXZo4pkaHPqnd9MPaSONI79JD1zHlSyTFM20qT5IpasleVrpl/s400/the+standard+spa+miami.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 377px; width: 467px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgahFavUsVGPLvdNxsVCNvl7ZRmRValPlyUdEnnrednNGswDkFwykn37hHbQLmBmOcqONRD2b_vENNk_SVj3hiRwa_vGO0Om7wnvXw2pdj5_ubw8WyGYj7X3xu9cQo6PhxRh2Lg1rwDP8/s1600-h/the+standard+hotel+miami.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="The Standard Spa Miami Beach" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340684449702266258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgahFavUsVGPLvdNxsVCNvl7ZRmRValPlyUdEnnrednNGswDkFwykn37hHbQLmBmOcqONRD2b_vENNk_SVj3hiRwa_vGO0Om7wnvXw2pdj5_ubw8WyGYj7X3xu9cQo6PhxRh2Lg1rwDP8/s400/the+standard+hotel+miami.jpg" width="513" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYomx7Xmtd4K60tTBwJceLZ9Rs5DSvRPosfQ4hZaHJI6Eewa8DyICaEPSLPUjQpPBEFRrDDEiOSJWlga_2Ab-YTnhUh81_PtjPNgBCHkW1SJNTO9Y7HMdPTbbTfNb9ys_pnZ2ZMUHdPiO/s1600-h/The+Standard+Spa+Miami+Beach.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="The Standard Hotel Miami Beach" border="0" height="570" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340684460645191282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYomx7Xmtd4K60tTBwJceLZ9Rs5DSvRPosfQ4hZaHJI6Eewa8DyICaEPSLPUjQpPBEFRrDDEiOSJWlga_2Ab-YTnhUh81_PtjPNgBCHkW1SJNTO9Y7HMdPTbbTfNb9ys_pnZ2ZMUHdPiO/s400/The+Standard+Spa+Miami+Beach.jpg" width="465" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84UGNeA7uWofzsHqdYj2ts7hTuCVx6YllCwYkftiP90HkxNp2Wwa_jUyoM80EcjqoUEUdBlky8zKrZmdFhYwAhMNXKTD2NL9huKEmAKnZfV00o46PoFMmnKaCnkJ46CcfH7oknK5lu1l9/s1600-h/The+Standard+Spa+Hotel+Miami.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="The Standard Miami" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340684450814156786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84UGNeA7uWofzsHqdYj2ts7hTuCVx6YllCwYkftiP90HkxNp2Wwa_jUyoM80EcjqoUEUdBlky8zKrZmdFhYwAhMNXKTD2NL9huKEmAKnZfV00o46PoFMmnKaCnkJ46CcfH7oknK5lu1l9/s400/The+Standard+Spa+Hotel+Miami.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 347px; width: 464px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.standardhotels.com/miami/" target="blank">The Standard Spa</a>, Miami Beach is a holistic Hotel specializing in hydrotherapy.  The contemporary architecture and interiors meet the ancient bathing traditions of a  Turkish-style Hamam, Aroma Steam room, Finish Sauna and Mud baths.</div></div>

The Standard Hotel Miami

"A City Hotel that feels like it's on a tropical island" The New York Times . The Standard Spa , Miami Beach is a holistic H...

4:28 AM

French Creole Architecture

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIfoqKaUStCypvTBWiOJ7zDlBfUNcAnT6M9VhaVtu6SwMbBH02oZt5ZPhqRM0qOzKkdw3zCzHUdVTw5pJxnr1cFVCY6Szg1ELOXgoMgyg4qOByzMDV9NpdtkY5E0X3zyfanSdHCOpgoYA/s1600-h/9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="creole architecture" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335639124679449954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIfoqKaUStCypvTBWiOJ7zDlBfUNcAnT6M9VhaVtu6SwMbBH02oZt5ZPhqRM0qOzKkdw3zCzHUdVTw5pJxnr1cFVCY6Szg1ELOXgoMgyg4qOByzMDV9NpdtkY5E0X3zyfanSdHCOpgoYA/s400/9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 339px; width: 459px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: BMWTypeRegular; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman;">I know this </span><a href="http://www.714nicholls.com/accommodations/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">house</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman;"> is not in the  Caribbean hence it doesn't apply  to my Caribbean  getaways. But I loved the tropical atmosphere so much that I  couldn't  hold myself from posting it and  adding it to my list as well. French  Creole Architecture is a combination of  French and Caribbean style,  especially designed for the hot, wet climate  mostly found in the West  Indies. Therefore the use of brick walls, wooden  pillars, long and  sometimes wide roofed porches or verandas that usually  connect all the  bedrooms.  The bedrooms are located on the second floor  with doors that  open to the corridor. This French Creole architecture began with  the  French colonial period (1699-1762). Below is a description  from the  website of this gorgeous house.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZUm1yXveI4Bde5rJuurObDunCSbtdS6PQI7Fo5rKAMCJT1d9hCGqBYx_ACUxoHBRUz2n4E7BBGCjEF7-mEzdNn8Bnv0MquBzkCssnF1BSsPlAf3OQlVtzjAdSxP-RZGSX23RMccPdNHI/s1600-h/11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="714 gov. nicholls street" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335638972443483090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZUm1yXveI4Bde5rJuurObDunCSbtdS6PQI7Fo5rKAMCJT1d9hCGqBYx_ACUxoHBRUz2n4E7BBGCjEF7-mEzdNn8Bnv0MquBzkCssnF1BSsPlAf3OQlVtzjAdSxP-RZGSX23RMccPdNHI/s400/11.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 437px; width: 452px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSQpxWNvwAd37XrcbTe4r3FfCKFrBewHBhSiglEft8Q0ot3052Da0mUOeJs1Ah5DqdY7y3FELFikgINX67CEYtwNoMV88O85cWCWBXmF45iBieBjDUEhsv0szmxnf6jhwyym8KjiGj3J8/s1600-h/5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335638734164195090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSQpxWNvwAd37XrcbTe4r3FfCKFrBewHBhSiglEft8Q0ot3052Da0mUOeJs1Ah5DqdY7y3FELFikgINX67CEYtwNoMV88O85cWCWBXmF45iBieBjDUEhsv0szmxnf6jhwyym8KjiGj3J8/s400/5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 331px; width: 450px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtPIqwcw8IE4tJwJJmH_L8EYDDIRouVTYqunVGjgyg43KBurRXov71p45fmTyvIYxw3pRSWSThB33Gyvci7UPaC2iK9ukdXY33hqo2HZt7RvDFliEfVNkyDXW2DyHygvV9HjmQGOnpMPN/s1600-h/15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="boutique hotel in new orleans" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335638982035490018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtPIqwcw8IE4tJwJJmH_L8EYDDIRouVTYqunVGjgyg43KBurRXov71p45fmTyvIYxw3pRSWSThB33Gyvci7UPaC2iK9ukdXY33hqo2HZt7RvDFliEfVNkyDXW2DyHygvV9HjmQGOnpMPN/s400/15.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 589px; width: 455px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Zaj8QHd981IowFgqT6mKzHxbJt3Cd-tvWxNAeT6ge7XRQkgnA6vn6nFjZuRtN4ghCum_K-2DD8f9g9NiVu5BtKl4aNrOLrmoWk_Nzn8YlEDHiS7zUk9t2MikBF7UHHlZ6ffHf9MbsEGM/s1600-h/13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="new orleans" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335638983920402962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Zaj8QHd981IowFgqT6mKzHxbJt3Cd-tvWxNAeT6ge7XRQkgnA6vn6nFjZuRtN4ghCum_K-2DD8f9g9NiVu5BtKl4aNrOLrmoWk_Nzn8YlEDHiS7zUk9t2MikBF7UHHlZ6ffHf9MbsEGM/s400/13.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 464px; width: 429px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQADko4BWPc_vAQGcYieIL4tArM2z8wi6-9KWsHN_fjb4ypmz4tzWhHDgRl5mS2okmxjgRcNG7mrUGLQebEFpbIT_k8sJtbzwSLRFcSXlsYRaoUlzhfzXJ5REGQlol-mty5_UWbF2baik/s1600-h/12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="french creole architecture" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335638977173705970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQADko4BWPc_vAQGcYieIL4tArM2z8wi6-9KWsHN_fjb4ypmz4tzWhHDgRl5mS2okmxjgRcNG7mrUGLQebEFpbIT_k8sJtbzwSLRFcSXlsYRaoUlzhfzXJ5REGQlol-mty5_UWbF2baik/s400/12.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 463px; width: 443px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8bKxcaClpJVp5mRfQJunbmzcyN11F-_ty2CFBOfQVG0YPhimgBEhugKPKV6A_aqBjLONJAWFVBnazsfWVmXFWj8k37uvF2NWMSWVvDHqwD3hVx8N-pXGJirAlu15_3c4hKlAk4zOQiUC/s1600-h/1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335638730226154658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8bKxcaClpJVp5mRfQJunbmzcyN11F-_ty2CFBOfQVG0YPhimgBEhugKPKV6A_aqBjLONJAWFVBnazsfWVmXFWj8k37uvF2NWMSWVvDHqwD3hVx8N-pXGJirAlu15_3c4hKlAk4zOQiUC/s400/1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 289px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXOuPIQIH5yIf-C4JQT5jzklg5FHzkH4rT6ZNzeK2tGfZ-47D18ndzCEsoo3igBDe_MT3nEt7gSTCY_7WBgu74BAh5wwLB6D6-pliqcagcx7HdDVX5QD7iHUZBmk8u0Mjm1d6V0r13eHR/s1600-h/6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335638737579983202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXOuPIQIH5yIf-C4JQT5jzklg5FHzkH4rT6ZNzeK2tGfZ-47D18ndzCEsoo3igBDe_MT3nEt7gSTCY_7WBgu74BAh5wwLB6D6-pliqcagcx7HdDVX5QD7iHUZBmk8u0Mjm1d6V0r13eHR/s400/6.jpg" style="height: 339px; width: 450px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: BMWTypeRegular; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman;">"This  exquisite 7 1/2  bedroom home is located in the historic French Quarter  of New Orleans, just one  block from Bourbon Street. It features two  magnificent double parlors, a Yamaha  grand piano, delightfully lavish  velvet sofas, and a beautiful formal dining  room. Artful film posters  and original art adorn the walls. Modern amenities,  including wireless  internet, satellite TV, and a home entertainment system, are  blended  with old world charm".</span></span></div></div><div id="refHTML"></div></div>

French Creole Architecture

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El Convento

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Every time I see Spanish Colonial Architecture I can't help but be immediately drawn to it.   No need to mention that the next time I'm in Puerto Rico, <a href="http://www.elconvento.com/index.cfm" target="blank">El Convento</a> is the place I'll stay.  No question about it.  The building housing this effulgent Boutique Hotel was built in 1646, an order of King Phillip IV to serve as a Carmelite convent, hence its very eccentric name.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXENYznYh4pXlraHDeLXgddiXXl_ZHSpVfXMCxLTCyXMdjFqCq3a_2yiWr83Eve_rBEcyPB1HkKRzNu3Dz3o-kY_8K3pB5U0R_YZWSEJPhfpBIVQTGjehonRcQuJJRUiH2roeBcnTHQ8/s1600-h/hosl07_convento.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="boutique hotel" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313569032422296626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXENYznYh4pXlraHDeLXgddiXXl_ZHSpVfXMCxLTCyXMdjFqCq3a_2yiWr83Eve_rBEcyPB1HkKRzNu3Dz3o-kY_8K3pB5U0R_YZWSEJPhfpBIVQTGjehonRcQuJJRUiH2roeBcnTHQ8/s400/hosl07_convento.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 477px; width: 380px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I can't tell you enough how I would enjoy setting in this terrace while reading a book with the breeze caressing my hair.  Oh I need some of that so much...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCX2CwxIhVib4kLbwjukXTC-K54R3bvIQOXjCITpVdwPbjSPYJxqT75ZUrUoU5ZJYttwTezcpnDfGo2RglRqkRwr1IJdwh1tVBNcLFj7MwItAsxvBaUCvabdM_M7Eh76ZU30Wr10EttU/s1600-h/hosl05_convento.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="el convento puerto rico" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313569402225500834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCX2CwxIhVib4kLbwjukXTC-K54R3bvIQOXjCITpVdwPbjSPYJxqT75ZUrUoU5ZJYttwTezcpnDfGo2RglRqkRwr1IJdwh1tVBNcLFj7MwItAsxvBaUCvabdM_M7Eh76ZU30Wr10EttU/s400/hosl05_convento.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 417px; width: 398px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This suite was named after Gloria Vanderbilt who was the first guest on the night of the inauguration.  I would like to walk bare foot over those handcrafted tiles.  I can even close my eyes and feel the freshness coming under my feet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Oh...to drink some mojitos and enjoy some tapas.  Or maybe I would just stay still contemplating those always beautiful green and white awnings or those imposing wood beams.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSr60KrpBq54oo9tqEsoP1tNQRWLpvzBFHoRXs-CdEIf9Kw9PAcWdWdp6tJ67lTHnFufKQBXmg22_LgyvQ__GSiaWWmjb8Pj5cuyi7-EVvUZF-_DCzxcxYmUaH3FyCbPxgwADFEJZoD4/s1600-h/hosl06_convento.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Caribbean boutique hotel" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313569032357059970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSr60KrpBq54oo9tqEsoP1tNQRWLpvzBFHoRXs-CdEIf9Kw9PAcWdWdp6tJ67lTHnFufKQBXmg22_LgyvQ__GSiaWWmjb8Pj5cuyi7-EVvUZF-_DCzxcxYmUaH3FyCbPxgwADFEJZoD4/s400/hosl06_convento.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 331px; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Then I would jump into the pool and swim and swim those well consumed calories out.</div></div></div>

El Convento

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Rock House Hotel, Jamaica

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eURZvrvXaK0mAmbdLXjNnJzCCCG38kmCi6NuUssi73wZQuGf8bvPE2fn6I1tj_c-P8kJQvzXumEe1o0nB1hkU2-aVnqqwOf6wo5p3RODkeJ7sFq8uNst5uNZ6vURoHDLiJ-hBd6Zhj4/s1600-h/rockhouse+hotel+jamaica.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="rock house hotel" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142709699595499218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eURZvrvXaK0mAmbdLXjNnJzCCCG38kmCi6NuUssi73wZQuGf8bvPE2fn6I1tj_c-P8kJQvzXumEe1o0nB1hkU2-aVnqqwOf6wo5p3RODkeJ7sFq8uNst5uNZ6vURoHDLiJ-hBd6Zhj4/s400/rockhouse+hotel+jamaica.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.rockhousehotel.com/" target="blank">Rock House</a> is one of the best Hotels in Jamaica.  "Jamaica's Rock House hotel is  the ultimate exotic escape. With brilliant sunsets, chic décor     and  credo of brotherhood and goodwill, it's the total package." <span class="quoteDetails"><span class="author">Gourmet Traveller.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDk8M_2lurxHsv56GYh4SCQeD2N_d90nnWQmlW-QEo7K1MhqVKPAfv7KIkJnHvBxzJIC4mwt_fNtOPglJGIZXw2j8TH-IW_enc5cFnpeRP9BTXFyu0Lmte8IyVN4kcG4tqSA_b4NT-Moc/s1600-h/rockhouse+hotel+swiming+pool.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="jamaica, rock house hotel" border="0" height="275" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142708308026095234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDk8M_2lurxHsv56GYh4SCQeD2N_d90nnWQmlW-QEo7K1MhqVKPAfv7KIkJnHvBxzJIC4mwt_fNtOPglJGIZXw2j8TH-IW_enc5cFnpeRP9BTXFyu0Lmte8IyVN4kcG4tqSA_b4NT-Moc/s320/rockhouse+hotel+swiming+pool.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiceigCzUq-t0xO4E7oFggwp8iefA4-bTn3D04cg7-X1kwfPZv7ClalfWrYC3BgEAYah5drIjDlVPshHVwGR3MtczeZsGrkLpPMe-pVqUuc1iZ3vCYVExBSBhYJXbjTAJ1X9Wdvl-QzMBQ/s1600-h/rockhouse+hotel+room+jamaica.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="rock house hotel in jamaica" border="0" height="276" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142709489142101698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiceigCzUq-t0xO4E7oFggwp8iefA4-bTn3D04cg7-X1kwfPZv7ClalfWrYC3BgEAYah5drIjDlVPshHVwGR3MtczeZsGrkLpPMe-pVqUuc1iZ3vCYVExBSBhYJXbjTAJ1X9Wdvl-QzMBQ/s200/rockhouse+hotel+room+jamaica.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOli8ilC-_OnvJ27Bdb25RQqZyi1Vy6rmiXUHMSM3Z6zmLS3TZZEwMhhSyLofmgjZLo2PUwBkfTDvpNuM3UH44xHNr9BYFhvmiIin2YpPuRAMeuO74O0KS0bJWRzF2ZAtt13gJBkhxrZk/s320/rockhouse+hotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="rock house hotel, jamaica" border="0" height="275" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142708711753021074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOli8ilC-_OnvJ27Bdb25RQqZyi1Vy6rmiXUHMSM3Z6zmLS3TZZEwMhhSyLofmgjZLo2PUwBkfTDvpNuM3UH44xHNr9BYFhvmiIin2YpPuRAMeuO74O0KS0bJWRzF2ZAtt13gJBkhxrZk/s320/rockhouse+hotel.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36BpwGD98pTfIgD03MNPYMrqHLxmC9hBC9uXttxFnr-pQv1j3NgZLqWfEsBwsdJ9Hn_8eNgy-1Gite6zAvz_Y1XkTX8y6C7vm45VTlE3cZxdLLlRwJg3tzApOx3Hr-2xvhkJzIGoYqMQ/s1600-h/rockhouse+hotel+amenities.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="jamaica hotel" border="0" height="275" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142708879256745634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36BpwGD98pTfIgD03MNPYMrqHLxmC9hBC9uXttxFnr-pQv1j3NgZLqWfEsBwsdJ9Hn_8eNgy-1Gite6zAvz_Y1XkTX8y6C7vm45VTlE3cZxdLLlRwJg3tzApOx3Hr-2xvhkJzIGoYqMQ/s320/rockhouse+hotel+amenities.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><br />

Rock House Hotel, Jamaica

Rock House is one of the best Hotels in Jamaica. "Jamaica's Rock House hotel is the ultimate exotic escape. With brilliant sunse...

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