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savoring ST. VINCENT & THE GRENAdINES The 35-acre Young Island Resort offers cozy cottages perched hillside. For guests who want to combine a resort stay with a sailing vacation, as well, Young Island Resort owns and operates two 44-ft. sailing yachts. Each crewed yacht includes two guest quarters that can be booked on a Sailaway package, a 7-night deal with five nights on Young Island and two nights aboard a yacht sailing the Grenadines, including the islands of Bequia and Mustique. Sailaways anchor for the night with optional sightseeing and snorkeling at each stop. A captain and cook prepares all meals on board and select drinks are included while on the yacht. A 10-night total stay will include a 3-night sail and day excursions can also be arranged through the front desk. No Caribbean resort can go without spa services, of course, and guests will find all they need at Spa Kalina, named after the earliest inhabitants of St. Vincent, where the spa staff offers services that include massages, reflexology, Indian Head massage, facials, manicures, pedicures, paraffin wax treatments and waxing. The spa features products from Earth Mother Botanicals of Barbados, all made from natural ingredients that include a Bajan sugar cane body scrub, a sea salt body scrub, a Ylang Ylang hydrating cream, a vanilla bean body lotion, guava seed foot scrub and mint cool foot lotion, among others. Just up the beach, visitors can take advantage of programs offered by Sailor’s Wilderness Tours with a variety of both half-day tours around the island of St. Vincent, as well as sailing and speed boat trips to the Grenadines. On this particular trip, the program included a day trip to the Tabago Cays by power boat. On the 2-hour ride to the cays, you’ll cruise by a variety of different small islets and cays, all set off by crystal clear waters. The snorkeling at Tabago is incredible with pristine waters that offer seemingly unlimited underwater views 80 october 2011 populated by colorful reef fish and during our stay, a sighting of a sea turtle that apparently dropped by for a look at the human creatures invading his turf. st. vincent & the grenadines specialist program The St. Vincent & the Grenadines Specialist Program, available on edu. recommend.com, focuses on this pristine and diverse island chain. This in-depth program will introduce Caribbean-loving agents to a multi-island nation that boasts everything they admire about the region, from a rich history and colorful culture to a wide range of soft adventure activities and a myriad of accommodation options. Benefits include listing of you and your company as a St. Vincent & the Grenadines Specialist on recommend.travel’s St. Vincent & the Grenadines Specialist Finder (includes telephone, address and direct e-mailing functionality); three continuing education credits from The Travel Institute or two from the Canadian Institute of Travel Counselors; and personalized full color, printable certificate. n Archived related articles (available on recommend.com): Jade Mountain, Saint Lucia (August 2011) contact information Buccament Bay Resort: buccamentbay.com Sailor’s Wilderness Tours: svghotels.com/member/sailors-wilderness-tours St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority: discoversvg.com Young Island Resort: (800) 223-1108; youngisland.com recommend.com http://www.recommend.com http://www.recommend.com http://www.buccamentbay.com http://www.svghotels.com/member/sailors-wilderness-tours http://www.discoversvg.com http://www.youngisland.com http://www.recommend.com

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Editor's Notes/Agent Speak
Hotel Desk: Coworth Park, London
Tour Talk: Cox & Kings
Paws Up Ups "Glamping" to New Heights
"Alpine" Adventure at Four Seasons Resort Vail
Hotel Beaux Arts Miami
Out & About in New York City
Adventures on Hayman Island
It's the Good Life at The Leela Kovalam Beach
Peninsula Shanghai & Hong Kong
Silversea's Silver Spirit
Thailand Travel Planner
Luxury in the Wilderness, by Best of Patagonia
Savoring St. Vincent & the Grenadines
CuisinArt Resort & Spa, Anguilla
Luxurious Egypt
A Good Turn for Bern, Switzerland
Mexico's Luxury Trail

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