Baja Beaches: 25% Off on the Shores of the Sea of Cortez

Baja Beaches: 25% Off on the Shores of the Sea of Cortez

If you want to live with world-class natural beauty without the world-class price tag, come to Mexico’s Baja California Sur. And be sure to bring a camera. This is a desert land of sharp, clear lines. The mountain peaks in the distance gleam a delicate mauve. I drive up a hill and suddenly there is the sea; a vast expanse of blue dotted with rocky, deserted islands.

An Italian Agriturismo: Farm to Fork in Le Marche

An Italian Agriturismo: Farm to Fork in Le Marche

The couple’s 300-year-old Italian farmhouse is now open for business. ©Melissa Ruttanai As newlyweds, Ashley and Jason Bartner were beginning a new phase in their lives. Jason was a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York City. Ashley was an aspiring actress. But when they stepped off the plane for their honeymoon in Italy, they had no idea how different life was about to become.