Win a Trip to Coconut Bay!

There is nothing I love more than grabbing my camera, loading myself and crew (faithful husband to navigate) into the Jeep on my own safari to capture images that will line my home with images of my favorite islands to preserve memories and bring a glow and feeling of warmth to my home of my second home.  My favorite island the island of St. Lucia!

I feel so blessed that my friend Jillian at Cheryl Andrews Marketing Communications who keeps me in the  know of  exciting opportunities like Caribbean Travel Magazine's Photo Contest.  Where you can win a  5-day/4-night all-inclusive stay at St. Lucia's Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa!  I have taken the below from Caribbean Travel and Life's website.

Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa, located in St. Lucia's exotic southern coast, is a 254-room, all-inclusive casual Caribbean resort that caters to couples and families alike. Mirrored after the island's most famous landmarks, the twin Piton Mountains, Coconut Bay has its own set of twins, Harmony and Splash. "Harmony" is a tranquil adult-only oasis offering the perfect setting for a romantic escape with a palm-fringed pool, braided hammocks, intimate cabana beds and the oceanfront Kai Mer Spa, while "Splash" offers families a tropical playground featuring CocoLand Kidz Klub, a paintball facility, a watersports complex offering kitesurfing and the island's largest water park.

Win a Stay at Coconut Bay Contest

Win a 5-day/4-night all-inclusive stay at St. Lucia's Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa!

Think you have a winning Caribbean vacation photo? Send it to us and you just might find yourself on another Caribbean getaway courtesy of St. Lucia's Coconut Bay Beach Resort. The family-friendly resort is putting a 4-night stay on the line -- including all of your meals, snacks, drinks and even resort taxes + gratuities for one lucky family of four -- and all you have to do is share your favorite Caribbean snapshot!

It's easy to enter in two simple steps: Just become a fan of Caribbean Travel + Life's Facebook page -- where you'll enjoy daily Caribbean updates like travel news, hotel and airfare deals, contest announcements and more -- then submit your favorite Caribbean travel photo to winatrip@caribbeantravelmag.com.

The entry period for this contest is October 12th through November 8th, 2009, and winners will be announced by November 20th, 2009.

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I would love to see some of your images.  The above is the image I am thinking of submitting.

Allison Patton
http://www.SkylineDestinations.com
T- 404.933.2542
AllisonCTravels@SkylineDestinations.com

Introducing Maldives...

Though my travel and research of different destinations and resorts I come across a few that even though I have never been the sheer imagery and stories leave an imprint on my heart forever.  From that moment on I yearn to visit and experience life as the locals do.  Welcome a to slice of heaven that my mind could only imagine exist introducing the Maldives...

 

"Sun, sand and sea, a thousand ‘Robinson Crusoe’ islands, massive lagoons with different depths and infinite shades of blue and turquoise, dazzling underwater coral gardens; a perfect natural combination for the ideal tropical holiday destination. However there is more to the Maldives than just that." 

Perhaps the ultimate in long haul luxury, the Maldives is currently enjoying incredible growth again having bounced back from a series of disasters in the past few years including the coral bleaching wrought by el Niño and the horror of the 2004 tsunami. Indeed, so superior are its beaches, so cobalt blue its waters and so warm its welcome that the country has become a byword for paradise whether it be for honeymooners, sun worshipers or divers.

A geological eccentricity nestled in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the Maldives are a series of ancient coral reefs that grew up around the sides of towering prehistoric volcanoes. These immense structures have long since sunk into the ocean, leaving behind coral islands of incredible natural beauty, now themselves being colonized by travelers seeking unbridled pampering and romance, from the modernity of Male’ to the idyllic paradise of the Southern Atolls.

This is life stripped down to simplicity – bright blue skies, all-year sunshine and fantastic diving and snorkeling in lagoons the temperature of bath water. The country embraces travelers from around the world allowing them the freedoms holiday makers require without compromising the islands’ deep Muslim faith one bit.

This is an exciting time to visit a country in developmental frenzy. Every few months brings newly opened resorts from top end boutique brands to ecologically sound back-to-nature hotels. Not cheap even at the bottom end, this is a place for a holiday of a lifetime (and that phrase suddenly takes on a new meaning here). The Maldives demands the attention of anyone looking for a uniquely indulgent break, breathtaking nature and sheer beauty that stays with you long after your tan has faded.

(The above is taken from The Maldives Tourism Promotion Board & Lonely Planet) (The images are taken from Mohamed Shareef's Photography Website, an amazing artist) 

Allison C Patton

AllisonCTravels@SkylineDestinations.com

http://www.SkylineDestinations.com

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