Already, our tour is proving to be an adventure.Over the next four days we will be paddling through the Yasawas, an 85-kilometre chain of volcanic islands and atolls in the north-western part of Fiji.

This trendy, art-deco property is located in the Collins Park area of Miami Beach. A short, three-block walk takes guests to the middle of Miami Beach to the north and South Beach to the south.

and a dozen people headed to a white sandy beach. I spent the 30-minute bumpy ride dreaming about floating above colorful corals, watching fish dart underneath a clear kayak, and, truthfully ...