For the unusual vacation: Go to Jamaica, mon: "Ghosts were the farthest thing from my mind as I lazed on the sun-warmed beach at Half Moon Resort near Montego Bay, Jamaica. Ditto for zooming down a 'bobsled' track, dangling from a line skinnier than my finger to swoop through high canopy jungle, climbing a waterfall and meeting a musher -- when you arrive in the sun in winter, you just want to lap up the warmth."
Forbes I recently spent a week in Turks and Caicos , my first time out of the country since the pandemic hit. Like many Caribbean countries, Turks and Caicos rely almost entirely on tourism to power their economy, so they’re desperate for travelers to return. I’m happy to report that these beautiful beaches felt like an escape from the despair of this global pandemic, and here’s how they are keeping travelers safe.