Jeremy

Jeremy founded Living the Dream in 2008 to chronicle his long-term trip around Asia. Since then he has been on two long-term trips, visited 69 countries, and is just getting started. He is now on a Lifestyle Design quest to build businesses to pursue a life of travel.

9 of the Best Puerto Rican Beaches to Visit on Vieques

There are many Puerto Rican beaches to choose from during a visit to the island. But those who are looking for the very best should head over to territory’s smaller island of Vieques as they are home to some of the region’s best!

We’ll be the first to admit that some of the Vieques Beaches are had to come by.

But don’t worry, we checked them all out during our five-day visit, and after our exploration of the island we have come to the conclusion that these nine are the very best that cannot be missed.

So jump in your 4-wheel drive Jeep and hit these awesome beaches during your visit to Vieques. You won’t regret it!

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Hilton Northolme vs Hilton Canopy in Mahe, Seychelles

As long-time Hilton Honors members, we often love to use our points to splurge at their high-end resorts around the world that we may otherwise not afford outright.

In the Seychelles, we were looking at two options on the island of Mahe- the Hilton Northolme and the Hilton Canopy. After visiting the country twice, I was able to stay at both properties on each visit. 

In this one, we thought we’d break down the differences between the two properties as their amenities, ambiance, and overall experience to guests is quite different. To put it bluntly, depending on your travel style, you may lean towards one over the other pretty quickly.

So let’s compare the key differences between the two Hilton hotels in the Seychelles!

Please note: We stayed at the two hotels approximately six years apart. Operations may have changed over time. Likewise, there are more hotels in the Seychelles in the broader Hilton portfolio like the DoubleTree Allamanda Resort, Mango House by LXR Hotels, and L’Escale Resort Marina and Spa by SLH. We are not including these in the comparison- only the Hilton Northolme and Hilton Canopy.

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Coco de Mer Review – A Gem on Praslin in the Seychelles

When deciding on a hotel in Praslin, we stumbled upon Coco de Mer and Black Parrot Suites along the southern coast of the island and were intrigued as the price was reasonable (by Seychelles resort standard) and the property was beautiful. So we booked it right away.

After staying here, we can safely say that we had an excellent time and would stay again; however, we had a few details to keep in mind before booking.

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How Many Days Do You Need in the Seychelles?

If you are planning a trip to the Seychelles, you really have several questions to ask yourself like how much time you have, what islands you want to visit, and, breaking that down a little further, how much time to spend on each island.

While the ideal answer is “as much time as possible everywhere”, in reality that is hard to come by. So to really understand how many days you need in the Seychelles, we thought we’d help break down our thoughts on four of the most visited islands- Mahe, Praslin, La Digue, and Silhouette.

Although you can alter any of these based on your interests, we want to share what we think the absolute minimum amount of time is to do each of these islands justice.

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