Mount Sutton, one of Quebec’s largest ski areas, is my kind of mountain, with plenty of ski trails for all abilities, cozy lodges, views all the way to Montreal and a warm, friendly Canadian welcome for American skiers.

Ski Resorts don't get any better: Slope-side condos with whirlpool tubs, beautifully groomed trails for all levels of skiers, attentive child care, plenty of off-slope recreation, a special teen center and ski lessons for the whole family.

It’s golf that brings most people to The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, a super-deluxe seaside resort overlooking 10 miles of beautiful barrier island beach near Charleston, S.C.

The Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield, Vermont, is a hilltop haven of warm hospitality, luxurious lodgings and -- in the summer -- grand opera.

Plan your trip to Portugal around manor house accommodations, where you are welcomed to wine estates and historic mansions by the owners themselves.

Utah’s Deer Valley is 100% designer mountain. But beyond the beautiful lodges, fine dining, slope-side “cabins” and swish shops, the attention to detail begins with the ski trails

For insider travel information on everything from tapas and flamenco to local festivals and buying pastries from nuns, a private guide in Andalucia is worth every Euro.

What could be better than a two-level private villa poised above a lively plaza in the heart of the monumental center of Seville, with views of three UNESCO World Heritage buildings?

Seville is as exotic as it is beautiful, its heady scents and rousing rhythms far from the usual European city. Its strong Arabic past, although ended more than 500 years ago, still influences its art, architecture and even food.

Planned to resemble a Cypriot village, the stunning white Anassa resort spills down a hillside between the mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, an ensemble of buildings that clearly respects Cyprus's land and architecture.