The travel lords have spoken, and this US beach has been crowned the best in the world. A team from Beach.com reviewed hundreds of submissions and analyzed nearly 100,000 reviews to determine the top ten beaches on Earth. Trunk Bay, a supreme crescent of clear water and perfect sand on the north shore of St. … Read more
Texas recorded its first locally acquired case of dengue fever this year, state public-health officials said this week. The case was reported in Cameron County, which sits on the Texas-Mexico border with a population of around 425,000 and includes the city of Brownsville. Mosquitos carry the potentially deadly virus. Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Last year, the state … Read more
Even on a stormy day, Lovango, a small semi-private island resort in the US Virgin Islands, is beautiful. I arrived on the last rainy day in a week of rainy days. Picture-perfect tropical weather would come later, but the rain created colorful first impressions of deep greens and vibrant flowers. Listening to the rain on … Read more