California pot smokers could soon visit their favorite cannabis lounge, order cannabis-laced food and catch some weed-friendly entertainment after the city of San Francisco moved one step closer to making it legal. Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 7–4 on Tuesday in the first step to allow Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in the city. … Read more
Americans are being urged to steer clear of jet ski rentals in the Bahamas as U.S. officials warn of sketchy operators linked to deaths, injuries and reported sexual assaults. In a Monday statement, the U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas said that “rogue operators” are soliciting tourists on Nassau’s most popular beaches, including Cabbage Beach, Junkanoo … Read more
Although St. Barth has been known as a tropical playground for the rich and famous for several decades, it’s not so long ago that the Caribbean island was a scruffy, even rough corner of paradise attracting hard-living ex-pat dropouts who fancied themselves as modern pirates. If that sounds like a Jimmy Buffett song, that’s because … Read more
They’re up s–t creek without a plunger. Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water: A picturesque California beach is at risk of being shuttered amid a deluge of sewage from Mexico that’s befouled the coastline. “It was heaven on Earth, and now I call it paradise lost,” Whitney David, … Read more
They’re old-fashioned. “Bachelor in Paradise” bartender Wells Adams revealed the drink requests he received from senior contestants competing on the show this season. “They drink like old people drink, which is like, ‘I need two fingers of Glenlivet. I need some Chablis mixed in with some Mylanta,’” he told The Post. Wells Adams has been … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. After taking Summer 2024 off, “Bachelor in Paradise” is back and bigger than ever. Filmed in Costa Rica for the first time (previously, “Paradise” filmed in Mexico), Season 10 of … Read more
When Ricardo Caceres first set foot on Conchal Beach as a child, it was little more than a quiet stretch of white sand where locals camped and played in the crystal-clear waters. “That’s been my favorite beach for a very long time,” he told The Post, recalling his family’s move to Costa Rica in the … Read more
Digging into fast food faves is now an unexpected first-class flex. Airlines are turning to fast casual brands to enhance their in-flight dining programs, especially in premium cabins. Most notably, Delta Air Lines launched a first-of-its-kind collab with Shake Shack in December to bring the chain’s popular cheeseburgers to first-class cabins on domestic flights of more than … Read more
In 1535, Hernán Cortés established the first Spanish settlement at Cabo San Lucas, on Mexico’s Baja peninsula. In the 1960s, Hollywood stars like Charlie Chaplin and John Wayne flocked to the then-remote area as an escape from the limelight. Drawn by its year-round sunny climate, they sought its promise of la buena vida — the … Read more
I’d like to solve the puzzle, please. Pat Sajak has officially announced his first acting gig since retiring from “Wheel of Fortune” after 41 seasons last year – and it will take place in Hawaii. The legendary game show host, 78, is set to star onstage in a production of “Prescription: Murder” this summer at … Read more
The island paradise on which Harry and Meghan were said to have had a secret getaway is up for sale for $79.5 million. Exotic property broker Vladi Private Islands says the listing — dubbed the “Ultimate Package” and billed as the perfect Christmas present — features Kaibu Island in Fiji’s Lau archipelago. The then-newly-married couple … Read more
She turned a crappy situation into something positive. “Bachelor in Paradise” star Samantha Jeffries is using the unwanted fame she received from her televised experience of being backed up for 12 days to release a children’s book, “Sam Can’t Poop.” The red-haired beauty gets stopped by fans of the ABC dating series — where alums … Read more
Wink-wink. Justin Timberlake seemingly confirmed that his *NSYNC bandmates JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Joey Fatone have again reunited for their second new song in over 20 years, “Paradise,” which will be on his upcoming album, “Everything I Thought It Was,” out March 15. JT fans started asking questions after the 43-year-old “Drown” singer showed off … Read more
For all the hard-partying and forced euphoria onscreen, the movie “How to Have Sex” proves grim going. A vaporous coming-of-age story, it tracks Tara (a fine, sympathetic Mia McKenna-Bruce), who plays a 16-year-old British girl on a brief, booze-soaked getaway in Greece. There, amid crowds of other like-minded vacationers, she hangs with friends and strangers, … Read more
PARADISE, Calif. — On the day Paradise burned, Gwen Nordgren stopped her car just long enough to rescue a young woman escaping by foot. By that time on Nov. 8, 2018, the sky was black even though the sun had been up for hours. Both sides of the street were on fire as Nordgren grabbed … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Melissa Crick was heartbroken this week while watching videos on her phone of people fleeing from a fast-moving wildfire in Hawaii. “Sending love and support from Paradise, California,” Crick commented on one woman’s social media post. To Crick’s surprise, the woman wrote back. She knew Paradise — the small Northern California city in the Sierra … Read more
All it takes is a 15-minute flight and 8 miles of open ocean to lose the crowds, cruise ships and cookie-cutter chain resorts. Now, you’re in Vieques, a tiny islet off “mainland” Puerto Rico. It’s a dose of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean that time forgot. For decades, most of the island was essentially cut off from … Read more
Oh, mama! TLC’s latest reality dating series, “MILF Manor,” premiering Sunday at 10 p.m., sends eight foxy moms between the ages of 40 and 60 to a boutique hotel on the beach in Mexico, shared with a crop of potential suitors half their age. Beyond the giggle-inducing name, which further mainstreams a crude acronym standing … Read more
The minimum expectations for a romantic comedy are as follows: to be romantic and comedic. But “Ticket to Paradise,” starring power duo Julia Roberts and George Clooney, doesn’t meet those basic criteria for a jolly time. Instead, the flimsy film settles for being attractive and deeply uncomfortable. movie review Running time: 104 minutes. Rated PG-13 … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died Wednesday at age 59, his manager said. Coolio died at the Los Angeles home of a friend, longtime manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press. The cause was not immediately clear, … Read more