While Las Vegas has a wealth of great hotels with phenomenal restaurants and amazing facilities, sometimes you just can’t make it to Sin City. Or maybe you want the same mix of attractions, the gaming, golf, spa and fine dining but with some things that are missing in the Nevada dessert, like beautiful beaches and great deep-sea fishing.

 Award-winning travel journalist Larry Olmsted is a Contributing Editor to US Airways Magazine and Cigar Aficionado Magazine and “The Great Life” columnist for Forbes.com.