Dream Trips: A Deserted Beach
Even on popular islands, there are ways to feel like the two of you are the only people on earth. An empty stretch of sand may be a short boat ride away.
Even on popular islands, there are ways to feel like the two of you are the only people on earth. An empty stretch of sand may be a short boat ride away.


There's no better place to just hang loose than the perpetually mellow town of Cabarete, on the Dominican Republic's northeast coast.
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Melissa Marshall grew up on Aruba. Now, when she returns to the island, she gets a wave of nostalgia with her sun, sea, and sand.
With sun, sand as soft as sifted flour, and blue-green water, Bermuda is pretty appealing—despite what I'd been saying for years.