The Lone Star, Barbados

By Ian Keown

“We have people come in off the beach and order caviar and a bottle of Chateau Lynch-Bages,” says Rory Rodger, manager of the Lone Star Restaurant on the fashionable Platinum Coast of Barbados.

Clearly, beach dining in the Caribbean has come a long way from the days when everything was grilled over charcoal on an upended steel drum.  Caviar, wraps and sushi now take their place alongside grouper Creole and beer from the bottle at driftwood shacks.  Today’s top beachside bistros come with tablecloths and quality china and often cater to expense-account executives who come in the front door while the sun-worshippers shuffle in off the sand.  Some of them are just so comfy and congenial the guests tend to hang out and make the restaurant their daylong base for fun in the sand.  “La Plage,” says owner Thierry de Badereau of his restaurant on St.Barths, “is a place where people come for lunch, stay through dinner, then go for a midnight swim.”

One reason for the upgrade in beachside dining has been the number of Michelin-starred and celebrity chefs who have decided to ship their talents from New York and Paris to the balmy Caribbean, as chef or owner or consultant.  The most recent high-profile example is the arrival of Jean-Georges Vongerichten on St.Barths to supervise cuisine at the ultra-chic Eden Rock, including Sand Bar, where the bikini-clad can now munch on whole wheat pizza with black truffle beside the island’s most photographed beach.

I’ve been tracking the shacks-to-riches story of Caribbean beach restaurants for more than quarter-of-a-century and after several calorie-defying missions to the islands I’ve distilled the possibilities to an elite selection that includes both the newsworthy and some longtime favorites.  Most of them have a few things in common: cover-ups are usually requested, except where the tables are set directly into the sand; they’re all open to the cooling trade winds – refrigeration is reserved for the kitchens; and they can all be entered directly from the beach – in other words, from towel to table in a few brisk steps across the sand.

Barbados, with its relatively prosperous executive class, has more than its fair share of these upgraded beach bars.  The Lone Star shares its white sands with luxury rental villas so you might find yourself  brushing past actor Hugh Grant or millionaire soccer stars.  A former garage (“Lone Star” was an early brand of petrol), it’s now a chic 4-suite hotel with a stylish dining pavilion decked with navy blue awnings, 24 ceiling fans and tables covered with double sets of cloths.  Thai Chicken and Blackened Dolphinfish share an eclectic menu with British/Bajan stalwarts like Leek & Herbs Bangers & Mash and Flying Fish Cutter.  The well-balanced wine list is sensibly priced — but that Chateau Lynch-Bages 2000 to accompany your caviar will set you back $820.  (246/419-0599; www.thelonestar.com; lunch 11:30-3:30 seven days a week; entrees mostly $14 to $28; spacious restrooms can double as changing rooms.)

An ideal location for lunch at Laluna, Grenada

On Grenada, Hotel Laluna brings a celebrity buzz to tucked-away Morne Rouge Beach (its cottages attract actors and fashionistas like Morgan Freeman and Jerry Hall) so the lunchtime pizza-and-sandwich menu struck me as something of a downer even for a thatch-roofed pavilion.  “It’s a lunch menu,” responds Italian owner Bernardo Bertucci, “if someone wants to order from the dinner menu, that’s fine!” Take him at his word and upgrade to Pappardelle Laluna or Thai Peanut Chicken Curry — they do more justice to the Richard Ginori china than a fish sandwich.  (473/439-0001; www.laluna.com; lunch 12-4, 7 days a week, year round; entrees $12-$24; showers, spacious restrooms).

La Plage, St. Barth's

Not surprisingly, St.Barthelemy is a prolific source of what the French call pieds-dans-l’eau dining with style and flair– but you may need a stiff cognac when you see the tab.  Restaurant La Plage, a tent-like setting right on the sands of iconic St.Jean Bay, serves up the kind of dishes you’d expect to find on the Cote d’Azur — Carpaccio de Betterave au Chevre and Feroce d’Avocat a la Langouste — each dish presented like a work of art.  Even the menu covers are color-coordinated with the pillows and cushions. (590/27 53 13; www.tombeach.com; open 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., seven days a week; entrees $30-$45; alfresco showers, spacious restrooms.)

Jacala, Anguilla

If the big news in beachside dining these days is the arrival of the estimable Jean-Georges on St.Barths, the newcomer that gave me the biggest charge is the new Jacala on Anguilla because it’s owned and managed by the former chef de cuisine and maitre d’ of the much-lauded but temporarily-shuttered Jo Rostang at Malliouhana Hotel.  Located on mile-long, restaurant-rich Meads Bay Beach, the building itself is an undistinguished, open-sided pavilion fronted with an open dining deck, so what makes Jacala so special is its polished service and refined cuisine. Jacques Borderon and chef Alain Laurent (hence, Jac-ala) both trained in some of France’s highest-rated restaurants and have now transformed their new beachside quarters into a French oasis with the kind of refinements that signal “class act.”  The butter is fresh (and chilled under silver toques, no less), breads are freshly baked, olive oil comes in dainty miniature cans and the presentation is meticulous.  Grilled Watermelon and Goat Cheese Salad drizzled with home-made balsamic dressing is a multi-tiered masterpiece of culinary refinement – and the perfect mid-day restorative.  Especially when topped off by a glass of Laurent’s home-made orange-flavored digestif.  (264/498-5888; open 10a.m. to 10p.m. Wed-Sun; entrees $12-$38; loungers and sunshades are “free for everyone, not just clients – we are not that kind of restaurant”; spotless restrooms are adequate for quick changes to cover-ups.)

Forget the sun, sea and sand — any one of these restaurants could lure me back to the Caribbean time and time again.

  Ian Keown is currently a contributing writer for Caribbean Travel & Life. Over the past 30-odd years his byline has appeared in Travel & Leisure (as a contributing editor), Gourmet (as contributing editor), Diversion (as contributing columnist), Departures, ForbesFYI, San Francisco Examiner, Worth and Opera. His guidebooks include his own series of lovers’ guides: Guide to France for Loving Couples, Very Special Places: A Lover’s Guide to America, European Hideaways and Caribbean Hideaways (which the Miami Herald called “the bible.”).   He is the recipient of the  Marcia Vickery Award for Travel Writing and the first Anguilla 40 Award for in Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to Anguilla Tourism.

A sailboat off Halifax. Photo by Alen Jerinic

By Everett Potter

One hundred years after trying to rescue passengers on the Titanic, Halifax remembers the disaster. The Nova Scotian capital has a bevy of the ship’s artifacts, as well as a bounty of local seafood and a strong seafaring tradition. Read more of my story in National Geographic Traveler

  Everett Potter is Editor-in-Chief of Everett Potter’s Travel Report

Fly fishing for bonefish in the Keys

Flyfishing for bones can be one of the most punishing sports known to man. You stalk the flats and see the large quarry, cast your long fly with precision, and then watch in utter frustration as the grazing pod scatters every which way. Averaging just four to seven pounds, the bone is so easily spooked that the best saltwater fishermen will often remain mute and in place for hours in order to hook one. The wily fish can sense the boat moving, can feel you wading in the water, can hear you speaking. One awkward movement on your part and off they flee. Yet, a little patience, a graceful cast just beyond the reach of the school, and a bonefish just might take that fly and run off some 75 yards of line in a couple of seconds. You’ll get the feverish feel of what it’s like to be connected to a remarkably fast and furious fish. The reason why inveterate anglers will often tell you that if you “hook a bone, you’ll be hooked on the sport.” Winter is a great time to try your luck on the flats of the Upper Keys. There are a slew of guides. One of the best is Tony Murphy in Key West.

  Steve Jermanok As a columnist for National Geographic Adventure, adventure travel expert at Budget Travel, and regular contributor on outdoor recreation for Outside, Men’s Journal, Health, and Sierra, Steve Jermanok has written more than 1,000 articles on the outdoors.He’s also authored or co-authored 11 books, including Outside Magazine’s Adventure Guide to New England and Men’s Journal’s The Great Life. His latest book is Go Now! Put Your Life on Pause and See the World. He’s currently an adventure travel expert at Away.com and blogs daily atActive Travels

The English Bookshop, Stockholm

By Richard West

In Scandinavia, unlike America,  independent English-language bookshops do not seem to be going the way of the last Tasmanian, the Dodo, the final passenger pigeon, politicians with a conscience.  Amidst every major city there’s a truffling of stores selling new and second-hand books, offering reading clubs, appearances by writers, cafes and free wifi,  unique shops reflecting the personalities and individual tastes of wise owners .  Not long ago, once again, I became infected with a case of biblio-dromania, a manic urge to travel & visit bookshops, this time in lovely Sweden, Norway, and Finland.  Despite knowing from previous visits that they all charge like the Light Brigade.

First stop, Stockholm. “Fair thoughts and happy hours attend upon you” says Lorenzo to Portia in “The Merchant of Venice”,  and I thought the owner of the small, cozy, welcoming  English Bookshop (Lilla Nygatan 11) in the city’s Gamla Stan section deserved the same salutation for creating such a charming oasis in the city’s Old Town.  And here’s a bulletin early in the trip: Scandinavian bookshops don’t only sell mysteries  featuring  girls with tattoos.  Many genres are represented.  Not only that, no matter how many you buy the postage remains the same.

The English Bookshop feels and looks traditional, certainly pre-E-book, but il faut entre absolument modern, one must be absolutely modern, so against the wall: NewspaperDirect’s contraption that print’s the day’s newspaper for you: 1,500 titles from 85 countries in 40 languages.  Actually who’s surprised: Stockholm’s more cosmopolitan than Isabelle Adjani.

You can see a bit of the shop’s interior by YouTube’s presentation of Sam and Ann Charters chanting Beat poetry, accompanied by local Bjorn Lundquist on stand-up bass. (“Beat Thing at English Bookshop in Gamla Stan Stockholm). Solid, man.

Hamrelius Bokhandel, Malmo, Sweden

In Malmo, on one of the busiest pedestrian-only shopping streets, the tres-modern Hamrelius Bokhandel (Sodergaten 28) looms, a roomy, two-story buildings with weird-but-intriguing ceiling fixtures. Turns out they are “glo-balls,” special Japanese lamps. Just the thing in a bookstore that specializes in design, architectural,  and art books. Also, a very fine selection of filofax and moleskin notebooks. And, appropriately for this part of the world, a huge selection of crime fiction.

Academic Bookshop, Helsinki

Walking down the street in Helsinki, wondering if Preparation H really did try to buy the rights to “Ring of Fire,” I wandered in The Academic Bookshop (Keskuskatu 1), Scandinavia’s largest bookstore and the region’s most architecturally renowned as it was created by famed Finnish architect  Alvar Aalto in the 1960’s. Three floors of austere white marble highlighted by almost crystalline skylights with escalators taking you past 450,000 volumes and to and from Café Aalto on a second-floor balcony. There’s an IT section for missing gadgets, allegedly the finest stationery selections in town, and Friday afternoon get-togethers with writers.  For new visitors, the book to buy: Deborah Swallow’s “Finland” in the Culture Shock series.  A huge selection of magazines and newspapers, of course.

Take a tour of the place on YouTube (Academic Bookshop  Alvar Aalto Helsinki).

Literature House, Oslo

Bookstores, like oysters, need to be winched open and drunk for their sustenance. Where better than Oslo’s  grandly named House of Literature (Wergelandsveien 29) right behind the royal palace.  The name ain’t marketing jive: on the ground floor, books-restaurant-café; another floor just for kids and young adults; the top floor has working spaces for 50 writers; and somewhere in between a large auditorium for lectures, seminars, plays,  and public meetings. And if it’s all too much, sit outside on the nice porch.  Perhaps order one of Hemingway’s favorite drinks, the “Montgomery Martini,” 15 parts gin, one part vermouth, the ratio being the superiority of troops needed before British Field Marshall Bernard “Monty” Montgomery needed before going into battle.  So claimed Ernest anyway. Skal!

  Richard West spent nine years as a writer and senior editor at Texas Monthly before moving to New York to write for New York and Newsweek. Since then, he’s had a distinguished career as a freelance writer. West was awarded the National Magazine Award for Reporting in 1980 and is a member of Texas Arts & Letters.

The Low Line, Manhattan

By Steve Jermanok

One of my favorite topics to write about the last couple years is how urban designers and landscape architects have recently created parks from contaminated settings, landfills, abandoned manufacturing plants, and no longer viable space such as an elevated train track on the lower West Side of Manhattan, now the popular High Line Park. Former brownfields like a 9-acre parcel of land on Puget Sound, once dotted with UNOCAL’s oil tanks, is now home to Seattle’s Olympic Sculpture Park. Landschaftspark in Duisburg-Nord, Germany, is a former coal and steel plant that now features a high ropes course.

  Steve Jermanok As a columnist for National Geographic Adventure, adventure travel expert at Budget Travel, and regular contributor on outdoor recreation for Outside, Men’s Journal, Health, and Sierra, Steve Jermanok has written more than 1,000 articles on the outdoors.He’s also authored or co-authored 11 books, including Outside Magazine’s Adventure Guide to New England and Men’s Journal’s The Great Life. His latest book is Go Now! Put Your Life on Pause and See the World. He’s currently an adventure travel expert at Away.com and blogs daily atActive Travels.

A room with a view at The Athenaeum, London

Smart Deals: London’s Athenaeum Jubilee  Offer

What’s the Deal: To celebrate the 60th year of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, London’s family-owned, five-star Athenaeum invites guests to enjoy the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee room promotion. Located in the heart of Mayfair, the Athenaeum is one of London’s more beloved five-star properties.

What the Tab: Now until June 6, 2012, guests who book two nights in a deluxe guest room for £299 (approximately $480) receive a third night for only £60 (approximately $96).   Special rates are also available on deluxe rooms and suites.

What’s More:  Guests also enjoy complimentary drinks, snacks and coffee from the mini-bar, free Wi-Fi, and kids under 12 eat for free when dining with an adult.

Caveat: The Athenaeum’s Queen’s Diamond Jubilee promotion is valid from now untilJune 6, 2012, rooms subject to availability; black-out dates may apply.

Details: For reservations, visit The Athenaeum  

By Michaela S. Guzy

Five days and counting until my two month solo journey across the second largest continent in the world!  This will be my first trip to eastern and southern Africa.  On Friday, South African Airways will fly me via Joberg, South Africa as the locals say and onto Nairobi,Kenya—it’s going to be a looooong couple of days.

I will spend almost a month in Kenya.  In early May, I will emerge from the bush, wash the dirt out of my teeth and hair to spend my birthday in Cape Town, South Africa(and no, I won’t tell you how old I am). Then on to Namibia, back to South Africa for Indaba (Africa’s largest trade show) and then a two day rest at Karkloff (unlimited spa treatments and a wildlife reserve in KwaZula Natal) before heading back into the wild…Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique.

Lepayon, my driver and guide

A little bit about me and the mission…

In the spring of 2011, I joined the Adventure Travel Trade Association, a global membership organization to more than 700 responsible businesses, destinations and media who advocate for sustainability and justice worldwide, on an advisory meeting in the state of Chiapas, Mexico.  When we touched down in a helicopter inLa Palma,Chiapas we were greeted by the children of the town. Since then I haven’t been able to stop thinking about how to marry the world of luxury travel in which I work and helping the local people who make each destination so special.

In an interesting turn of events, a corporate reorganization left me with the time, means and passion to make it happen.  I contacted Africaspecialist, Askari Travel to help me, a solo female traveler, plan my epic journey across Africa.   I will be exploring the lodging, food, wine and beaches, locate the BIG Five on safari, but most importantly the people who make each place unique.  Whenever I return from a trip, it’s always the human connection that serves as my favorite memory.  Tourism is the world’s largest industry and has the power to help people in need through sustainable initiatives.  Luxury can have a conscience.  And who isn’t interested in knowing how these safari lodges create such gourmet meals without running water?

Lepayon's family

NORTHERN KENYA

Reporting in live from Joy’s Camp in the Shaba Territory of Northern Kenya, named after the infamous Joy Adamson who reared the orphaned lion, Elsa and later the leopard Penny.  Joy was also author to several books, including, Queen of Shaba.

My "living room" at Sarunni Samburu

 Saruni, Samburu is:

-  a luxurious tented lodge

- with delicious Italian food, the owner Riccardo hails from Italy

- surrounded by some of the most ruggedly beautiful mountains and bush

- with five species that can only be found in Eastern Africa  (the Beisa Oryx, the Reticulated Giraffe,  Somali Ostrich, Grevy Zebra and Gernuck)

BUT…what makes it truly unique is the dedication to the local community, through employment, co-operatives and renting the land from the people.

 Michaela S Guzy most recently served as Vice President, overseeing the travel and development of new initiatives for all American Express Publishing brands – Travel+Leisure, Food&Wine, Executive Travel, Departures and Black Ink.

Vienna: more than schnitzel and strudel

By Everett Potter

Berlin gets all the credit, but ­Austria—that nation of Klimt-worshipping, Sacher torte–eating opera­goers—practically ­invented nightlife.  More in my story in New York magazine …

  Everett Potter is Editor in Chief of Everett Potter’s Travel Report

Honk Kong at night.

By Bobbie Leigh

1. The art scene:  more contemporary galleries, auction houses, and even an “art hotel”  (The Mandarin Oriental).   The old Pedder Building  at 12 Pedder Street is no longer the place for fashion insiders. Instead, it is rapidly becoming an art gallery  destination.  Gagosian and Hanart TZ Gallery have already moved  in with others on the way.  Sotheby’s  is opening new  quarters on the fifth floor of One Pacific Place. The auction house will also host lectures, exhibitions, and special events. Vietnamese art is also playing a role in the HK art scene, especially at 10 Chancery Lane Gallery in Central.  Well established,  but  an important gallery for new Chinese art is Zee Stone at 1 Hollywood Road.  Now that  China’s emerging collectors dominate sales, the US is  second to China, which is the world’s largest art market.

agnes b. Le Pain Grille

2. The French  invade Hong Kong.  France   is to Hong Kong what Italy is to Manhattan. Some of the  best restaurants are French. The best wine bars, cafes, and bakeries are French.  The snaking line in front of Chanel  is a  stunning testimony to the importance of French  luxury  status symbols here.  One of the best places for a morning café au lait and flaky  almond croissant  is the  new agnes b. Le Pain Grille  cafes  which dot the city. The décor is cozy provencale and the menu  so typically French you can order a crocque monsieur for lunch.

3.  Caprice, the incredibly formal and chic French restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel,  has garnered a notable three- Michelin stars thanks to the meticulous and innovative cuisine of  Vincent Thierry.  Caprice is as haut monde as the George V where Thierry once worked. Two-star Alain Ducasse’s Spoon at the InterContinental,  feels  more  informal and casual until you are served exquisitely  arranged plates designed to please eye and palate. The  amazing  homard Breton (lobster from Britanny with truffles and cepes) is  not to be missed.  One more reason to stay at the InterContinental is Tai Chi with a Japanese master on the balcony overlooking Victoria Harbor at sunrise.

4.Patrick Goubier of Chez Patrick restaurant  is a  three-Michelin-star luminary whose bright, white, contemporary restaurant is so thoroughly French that even the fish comes from France. A major difference he has noted  among Hong Kong diners and those  from  Paris   is that  his  local  customers eat very quickly and  they  like  to  share and pass around  plates.

5.  Fable Cashmere with a new shop at  Melbourne Plaza, 33 Queen’s Road Central, sells only top quality cashmere sweaters for men  and women at  fairly good prices, certainly less than for similar quality in the U.S.  The selection is mostly classic, but the colors and styles are quite varied.

The Jade Market

6.The jade market in Kowloon  consists  of  small stalls or booths crowded into  a barnlike, street-level warehouse.   For intricate, stylish, hand-made jewelry head  for  stall Number 148 in the main building  and ask for Alice who  has  her own creations —handmade beaded, embroidered, brightly colored jewelry  and belts.

Sidewalk

7.  Gough Street in Soho,  (Central) a short walk from the Starr Ferry terminal),  is not just trendy, but  the  place to  check out  idiosyncratic,  one-of-a-kind boutiques and restaurants that  are rapidly disappearing  elsewhere.  Not to be missed is tiny Sidewalk (4-6  Gough Street) where you can never be sure what art will be on the walls or clothes on the shelves.  Most recently,  silk caftans from Australia and swim shorts (worn by Daniel  Craig in the upcoming James Bond  movie)  were hot items.   Mrs. B’s Cakery, cupcake central, is at 39 Gough St.  Japanese  born, London-trained  Kimlai’s jewelry  (49-51 Gough  Street)  showcases  up-to-the second contemporary styles,  some of the best are the enamels  and stacking rings.

8.  The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) college is an award-winning institution located in the totally rejuvenated North Kowloon Magistracy Building.  It’s a must for architecture buffs, especially the chance to see a rare neoclassic building in HK with a  traditional courtroom and jail cells.  Many campus events—lectures, performances, exhibitions—are open to the public.

9. Expect the unexpected  at  Ten Feet Tall, the new foot reflexology and massage center.  The brainchild of Hong Kong’s nightlife impresario Gilbert Yeung (think Buddakan)  the décor is “island chic,”  bright and sunny. Treatments  range from Swedish to Asian along with manicures and pedicures. Reserve by calling 852-2971-1010.

10.  From posh to plebian, dim sum, which means “touch the heart”  (but could easily mean touch the wallet here)  is popular for breakfast or brunch, but can really be eaten anytime in HK.  Posh is Lung King Heen, the three -Michelin star restaurant at the Four Seasons where the lobster and scallop dumplings are unrivaled.  City Hall’s Maxim Palace is  too bright, too noisy, and too crowded. The wait for a table can be long, but the trolleys loaded with bamboo trays of  piping hot  dim sum are hard to resist. The classic and most traditional  place for dim sum  is the  79-year old Luk Yu Tea House, something of a tourist enclave, where the  traditional  décor — complete with spittoons —as well as the dumplings are decidedly old school.

  Bobbie Leigh has written for many national publications including The Wall Street Journal, Travel & Leisure, andDepartures. Currently she is a New York correspondent for Art & Antiques.

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No credit will be extended for unused portion of the package. Package may not be redeemed for cash, resold or transferred.

In order to redeem the prize, the winner must contact Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay Resort & Spa after notification from Everett Potter’s Travel Report. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion. Winner will receive a prize email which must be submitted at time of booking or the space is not valid. The letter will contain instructions for redeeming the prize. The prize may not be sold on eBay or any other auction site, nor may it be sold directly to anyone for cash. Otherwise, the offer becomes invalid.

5. Notification. The winner will be notified by e-mail on or about June17, 2012. If the winner does not respond to our e-mailed notification within fourteen (14) calendar days of first notification attempt, if the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if the winner rejects his/her prize, or in the event of noncompliance with these Complete Rules, such prize will be forfeited and EverettPottersTravelReport.com reserves the right to select an alternate winner from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given.

6. Conditions. By entering, you agree to opt-in for weekly emails from Everett Potter’s Travel Report and occasional emails on special offers, promotions and news from Pueblo Bonito Resorts. All federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner. Participation in this Giveaway and acceptance of prize constitutes the winner’s permission for EverettPottersTravelReport.com, and Pueblo Bonito Resort & Spa to use his/her name, address (hometown and state), likeness, photograph, picture, portrait, voice, biographical information and/or any statements made by each winner regarding the Giveaway or EverettPottersTravelReport.com for advertising and promotional purposes without notice or additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. EverettPottersTravelReport.com and Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay Resort & Spa are not responsible if the prize cannot be awarded due to delays or interruptions due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather or acts of terrorism. Entrants who do not comply with these Complete Rules or attempt to interfere with this Giveaway in any way will be disqualified. There is no purchase or sales presentation required to participate.

7. Additional Terms. In case of dispute as to the identity of any entrant, entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) responsible for assigning e-mail addresses or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Any potential winner may be requested to provide EverettPottersTravelReport.com with proof that such winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry. Any other attempted form of entry is prohibited; no automatic, programmed, robotic or similar means of entry are permitted. EverettPottersTravelReport.com, its affiliates, partners and promotion and advertising agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, web site, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one’s ability to enter the Giveaway, including any injury or damage to your or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Giveaway or downloading any materials in this Giveaway.

EverettPottersTravelReport.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend this Giveaway should (in its sole discretion) virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of this Giveaway or for any other reason EverettPottersTravelReport.com deems it necessary. In such case, EverettPottersTravelReport.com may, at its discretion, select the winner from all eligible entries received unaffected by the problem. EverettPottersTravelReport.com reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of this Giveaway or web site. EverettPottersTravelReport.com may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Giveaway or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of this Giveaway by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or EverettPottersTravelReport.com representatives.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GIVEAWAY MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, EVERETTPOTTERSTRAVELREPORT.COM RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM THE PERPETRATOR TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THENEW YORKCOURTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF ANY CONTROVERSIES REGARDING THIS GIVEAWAY AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OFNEW YORKSHALL GOVERN THIS GIVEAWAY. EACH ENTRANT WAIVES ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS TO AND HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF THESE COURTS.

8. Name of Winner. To obtain the name of the winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by June 20, 2012 to: Everett Potters Travel Report Attn: Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay Resort & Spa Giveaway Winner, 146 Third Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803.