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Sprawled on White Bay Beach in Falmouth, the capital of Trelawny parish in Jamaica, Riu Palace Aquarelle opened to the public in May 2024. By now, my regular readers know I love a good Jamaican all-inclusive resort. Especially since the Jamaican experience has spoiled us for hotel stays elsewhere. So,

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Moon Palace Jamaica Review

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My husband and I celebrated our seventh wedding anniversary at Moon Palace Jamaica in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. As you probably already know, if you’re a regular reader of the blog, my family and I like to frequent all-inclusive resorts around Jamaica, and our preference is family-friendly all-inclusive resorts. Although this trip

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DoubleTree by Hilton, Toronto Review

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My husband and I stayed at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Toronto (Chestnut St.) for a few days in November. I’d been looking for a hotel in Downtown, Toronto that I feel safe (and clean) staying at. I landed on DoubleTree. The hotel is about a 20-minute drive from Pearson International

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Royalton White Sands & Blue Waters Review

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My family and I spent a weekend recently at Royalton White Sands and Blue Waters resort to celebrate our sixth wedding anniversary. With curfews still in effect on the island, there not much we can still do that we used to do before this monument shift in everyday life, but

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Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa Review

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I celebrated my birthday this past weekend at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa. When the shit hit the fan in March and everything recreational went into lockdown, I wondered if it would carry through until August. Common sense said most likely it would, and though my birthdays are

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Hey guys! As you know the Libra weekend celebrations in the Reid household are now a thing every second week in October. This year, we spent our weekend at Royal Decameron Club Caribbean Resort in Runaway Bay, Jamaica. I chose this hotel for three reasons;

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Hyatt Place, River North Chicago Review

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A few weeks ago hubby and I, stayed at Hyatt Place, River North when we took a trip to Chicago to attend the 2018 staging of the  Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference. The conference lasted a week, during which time we stayed at the Hyatt Place River North

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Grand Bahia Principe Jamaica Review

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Heroes Weekend 2018 was a special weekend of celebration for my family. We decided to celebrate at the Grand Bahia Principe in Runaway Bay, Jamaica. My husband turned the big 30, my daughter turned 2, I celebrated the completion of two books (business and fiction), our accompanying friends celebrated graduating

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Royal Decameron Cornwall Beach Review

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My Birthday (August 9) weekend was a really full and busy time. My novel came out that day, and the stress of the months leading up was really wearing me thin. So when my husband asked what I wanted for my birthday and we happened to be driving by the