Born in the Roaring Twenties, Miami has become the 21st century's ultimate "it" city: a tropical style capital, arbiter of cool, and model multicultural metropolis. Life here feels like a runway along palm-lined avenues, South Beach umbrellas, and Wynwood's street-art-filled lounges. When Art Basel brings the world's elites, you see why Miami still earns its nickname: Magic City.

Scattered across cerulean waters, the Exumas are a breathtaking archipelago of private islands and pristine, often uninhabited cays. Azure shallows stretch endlessly, their luminous beauty visible even from space, while powder-soft beaches and sapphire waters offer rare seclusion. Here, you step onto a secret island, privatized entirely for you-a suspended moment beyond time, where paradise takes on new meaning.

Virgin Gorda, set in the vivid blue waters of the BVIs, is nature's quiet rebel: untamed yet refined. At its heart are the Baths, an otherworldly maze of ancient granite boulders shaped by time into tidal pools, grottoes, and sunlit chambers. Beyond lie pristine beaches, clear waters, and hillside views-luxury defined by space, privacy, and a timeless connection to nature.

In 1648, the French and Dutch are said to have divided Saint Martin/Sint Maarten by walking in opposite directions from a central point. Explore Marigot, with colonial houses, markets, Creole charm, and codfish fritters; climb Fort Louis for bay views and a glimpse of Anguilla. In Grand Case, try traditional lolo restaurants. On the Dutch side, casinos, duty-free shops, and Mullet Bay's white sands and turquoise waves add a livelier contrast.