Top 5 Tips for Planning a Tropical Destination Wedding

We all know that there are some circumstances beyond our control, especially when it comes to weddings and “developing” countries. While you may not be able to prevent the inevitable family dramas and drunken uncles, there are some disasters that can easily be averted with a little planning. 1. Choose your vendors carefully and have …

Tulum According to Instagram

While I love taking pictures with my fancy camera, I just don’t bring it everywhere with me. For example, it’s not really practical to go jogging on the beach with it. My iProduct however, comes just about everywhere and reliably delivers over-processed, vintage-looking, low-resolution excitement. Here is my recent trip to the Mayan Riviera, as …

Quintana Roo Magic

What’s a Quintana Roo you ask? No it’s not some strange marsupial, it’s a state in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, with some of the loveliest beaches in the Caribbean, maybe even in the world. Henna Lounge just got back from an enchanted week in this alternate universe, where adventurous and romantic couples get married on the …

Remembering Todos Santos, Baja, MX

Ah, Todos Santos. 4 hours of bumpy bus ride through Baja, where the desert comes right up to the rugged coastline. Truly an escape, and the sleepy little town of Todos Santos is full of friendly locals, reasonably good coffee, and amazing crispy friend fish and shrimp tacos (George’s) that you can eat for breakfast …

Missing Tulum

For some reason, Tulum holds a special place in my heart. I don’t know if it’s the time I spent with my girls lazing on the beach, the impossibly fresh fish tacos and holy guacamole (there should be a church devoted to that stuff!). Or maybe it’s the baby powder fine sand and that range …