As I prepare to leave Punta Cana—this sliver of sunlit earth bordered by warm winds and waters of impossible blue—I find myself gathering the week not just into my suitcase, but into my thoughts. A vacation, I realise, is not merely a pause from life; it is a concentrated version of it. In seven days,Continue reading “What a Week Teaches Us About Life”
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A Caribbean in a Glass: The Rum Soul of Punta Cana
A Spirit with a Long Memory There are drinks you sip, and there are drinks you inherit—flavours carried through centuries, weathered by wind, sea, sugar, and story. In the Dominican Republic, and in Punta Cana in particular, rum is not merely a spirit; it is the distilled memory of the Caribbean. Spend even a weekContinue reading “A Caribbean in a Glass: The Rum Soul of Punta Cana”
Discovering Dominican Cuisine in Punta Cana
An Invitation to Taste Punta Cana may be best known for its ethereal natural beauty—long belts of powdered white sand and the shimmering interplay of Atlantic and Caribbean waters creating a shifting tapestry of emerald and turquoise—but its culinary landscape offers discoveries of a gentler, more intimate kind. Alongside its vibrant beverages and relaxed islandContinue reading “Discovering Dominican Cuisine in Punta Cana”
Eyes of the Earth: Punta Cana’s Indigenous Forest Reserve
Punta Cana is often spoken of in the language of beaches—turquoise waters, powdered-sugar sands, coconut groves bending into Caribbean winds. Yet, just a short distance from the familiar rhythm of surf and sun lies a quieter, older heartbeat: a 15,000-acre subtropical forest that the sea breezes seem to guard like a secret. Known today asContinue reading “Eyes of the Earth: Punta Cana’s Indigenous Forest Reserve”
Dinner on the Water: A Seafood Evening at La Yola, Punta Cana Resort
La Yola There are restaurants that become destinations not only for their food, but for what they represent—history, setting, and a certain idea of a place. La Yola, set within the serene Punta Cana Resort in the Dominican Republic, is one such name: a restaurant that has floated for nearly three decades on the edge ofContinue reading “Dinner on the Water: A Seafood Evening at La Yola, Punta Cana Resort”
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