Lynette Brown

For 23 years, I taught World History and Geography to high school students. If I'm being completely fair, most 15 year olds did not walk into my classroom on day one especially thrilled to analyze revolutions, absolute monarchies, or global conflicts. The parents at Back to School Night, however, were a different story. Whenever I mentioned the French Revolution, Versailles, or D-Day, parents would lean forward. Somewhere between high school and adulthood, history shifts from memorizing dates...

Swimup Suites at Secrets Playa Mujeres "Ocean View" A client called me before booking a "5-star all-inclusive" she'd found online. Good thing she did. At first glance, it looked perfect. Beautiful resort, great price, what looked like a swim-up suite. Once we looked closer, the room wasn't actually a true swim-up. Premium liquor cost extra. So did several water activities. Those are the kind of all-inclusive resort hidden fees that rarely show up until it's too late to change your mind. The...

If Beaches Turks & Caicos is an energetic, high-octane mega-resort, Beaches Negril is its calm, soulful counterpart. Stretched along the quietest, most pristine swath of Jamaica's famous Seven Mile Beach, Beaches Negril delivers the same luxury all-inclusive dining, crystal-clear water, and world-class amenities Beaches is known for. In a footprint so compact and walkable you can go from your resort bed to barefoot in the sand in under three minutes. For families traveling with toddlers,...