Guides for the Discerning Traveller

Puerto Vallarta and Southern Riviera Nayarit

Choose Puerto Vallarta, Punta Mita or a quieter southern Nayarit base, then build marine and cultural

Mexico City

Choose the right Mexico City neighborhood and pace for serious museums, design, food and Xochimilco context

Rangiroa, Fakarava and Tikehau: Choosing the Tuamotu Atolls

Choose Rangiroa for range, Fakarava for conservation-led technical diving, or Tikehau for small-scale quiet, then combine

Marquesas Islands: Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa and the Expedition Decision

Choose a land-based Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa journey for depth, or an expedition voyage for

Huahine: Living Heritage and a Slower Island Rhythm

Choose Huahine for Maeva, village-scale days and a quieter two-island road rhythm, with every cultural, lagoon

Tahiti: Papeete, Tahiti Nui and Tahiti Iti

Use Papeete for cultural and logistical range, then add Tahiti Iti when black-sand coast, valleys and

Bridgetown, the West Coast and South Coast, Barbados

Choose west-coast calm, south-coast energy or Bridgetown access, with the Atlantic east treated as a different

Basseterre, the Southeast Peninsula and Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis

Choose St. Kitts access, Nevis quiet or a deliberate split while preserving each island's heritage and

Philipsburg, Simpson Bay and Maho, Sint Maarten

Choose among Philipsburg, Simpson Bay and Maho while keeping Dutch Sint Maarten's heritage, airspace and marine

Marigot, Grand Case and the French Side of Saint-Martin

Plan French Saint-Martin around Grand Case, Marigot and the reserve while treating SXM as Dutch-side transit,

Oranjestad, Noord and San Nicolas, Aruba

Choose between Noord's resort ease, Oranjestad's cultural access and Aruba's quieter south, with Arikok handled on

San Juan, Dorado, Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico

Sequence Old San Juan, Dorado and at most one island municipality so heritage, recovery and nature