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1. LeTs GeT CookINCaian Culina Tou are perect or travelers

who want to learn the art o local avors while en-

joying a un-in-the-sun vacation. Dominican che

Freda Gore leads groups o up to 10 participants

in classes on Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Jamaica

and St. Lucia, where students stay and cook in

large villas. Budding Bareoot Contessas will learn

to cook authentic Caribbean oods the way Carib-

bean people cook, with morning classes, market

visits and demos by island ches. Aternoons are thestu o catamaran sails and beach picnics. Six- and

seven-day packages include accommodations, out-

ings and all meals. Barbados Culinary Tour, December

4 through 10, is $3,999 per person, d ouble occupancy;

$1,299 per person, double occupancy, or December 3

to 6. 931-334-1731; caribbeanculinarytours.com

2. FoCused oN HAITIHaitis spectacular scenery and rich cultural heritage

get obscured by its economic and political conditions,

but photographer Carole Devillers has a dierent

perspective. On her Avntu Photo expition,

she oers shutterbugs o all levels the opportunity to

saely see and enjoy the country. The ormer photo

correspondent or Reuters in Haiti guides groups o

no more than six on a nine-day journey beginning

in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and continuing to thewateralls o Saut dEau, site o a voodoo pilgrim-

age that attracts thousands o Haitia ns every year.

Then participants y to the beach resort o Cormier

and Cap Haitien, where theyll turn their lenses to

the stunning ort La Citadelle Laerrire. Haiti is a

like a rough diamond that needs to be chiseled to

reveal its beautiul substance, says Devillers. Its

not your typical tourist destination, and therein lies

its uniqueness. The 2010 tour is $2,850 per person,

double occupancy, including accommodations, trans-portation and meals; dates to be confrmed. 505-232-

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3. bueN ProVeCHo!Weve been salivating over the curriculum at Lo

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o Yucatn. What better way to complement a vaca-

tion at a Cancn or Riviera Maya resort (our hours

drive away) than by learning how to whip up a

ew Yucatecan specialties or yoursel? Students at

che David Sterlings school will learn the basics o

the regions characteristic fery, smoky cuisine in

classes that range rom a one-day Taste o Yucatn

to three- or seven-day workshops, which include

excursions into the countryside. Classes are small,

with an average o six students, and are held in the

ches private home, a restored Victorian mansion in

central Mrida. Prices range rom $100 per person or

one-day classes to $2,745 per person, all-inclusive, or

seven-day workshops. 212-400-1642; los-dos.com

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Caribbean trip, try one o Gloal exchang reality

tours, oering educational and enriching experi-

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university proessor guides participants through a

variety o experiences, rom feld seminars on sus-

tainability and development to canopy tours in the

Braulio Carrillo National Park; tours are also timed

to coincide with the hatching o the green turtles in

Tortuguero National Park. The 2010 tour runs rom

July 21 to 30 and is $1,575 p er person. 800-497-1994;

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5. roCk N roLL FANTAsyWouldnt you eel li ke a rock star i you told your

riends you just got home rom cutting some tracks

in Jamaica? Live the dream at Port Antonio, Ja-

maicas Gjam, where the stylish resort boasts not

only seven sleek suites and villas but also a proes-

sional studio where No Doubt and India.Arie haverecorded. Start with a creative meeting with the re-

sorts recording team and go rom there; you can

play your own instruments, hire musicians or sing

to a prerecorded background. Groupies and hang-

ers-on are strictly BYO. Nightly room rates plus day

rate for the studio rental from $1,895. 876-993- 7000;

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roving annual digital shootout takes place at some

o the worlds healthiest, most camera-ready rees,

and next year itll be in Little Cayman, an island

renowned or the spectacular scenery on Bloody Bay

Wall. Organizer Dan Baldocchis workshop is geared

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row because theres always more to learn. A typi-

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experts critique guests images and oer eedback on

the shots. Workshops include seven nights accom-

modation at Little Cayman Beach Resort, all meals

and six two-tank boat dives. The Digital Shootout

runs rom July 19 to 26, 2010. From $1,999 per per-

son for a pool-view room, based on double occupancy.

773-564-9579; thedigitalshootout.com

7. reLAx, sAIL, rePeATI you like to sail but want to leave the work to

someone else, Hoizon yacht Chat oersplenty o packages to suit everyone, rom oodi es

to action junkies to Zen masters. The St. Martin

Gourmet sailing package includes seven nights

aboard a luxury yacht, plus a private dinner at La

Samanna, with a fve-course tasting menu and wine

pairings. Weekend warriors will enjoy the seven-

night Active Antigua package: Guests design their

own itineraries around activities such as windsur-

ing, diving, snorkeling or kiteboarding. And i you

just want to chill out, the 10-night Grenada Sail and

Well-being package includes fve nights on board,

ollowed by fve relaxing nights at the islands eco-

chic La Luna resort, in a cottage complete with a

private plunge pool and all the yoga and meditation

classes youll need to recharge yourchi. Rates or the

St. Martin package start rom $5,195 or the week,

based on six passengers; Antigua rom $2,895 or 10days, excluding activities, based on six pa ssengers; and

Grenada rom $3,435, based on quadruple occupancy.

All rates are or the entire boat and exclude ood. Skip-

pers cost an additional $150 per day. 877-494-8787;

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8. TAke THe HeLMTheres no better place to learn to steer your own

course than the British Virgin Islands, where 60

mostly uninhabited islands and islets await discov-

ery not to mention the nearby U.S. Virgin Islands.

Tucked into a cove on Virgin Gordas North Sound,

the classic bitt en yacht Clu specializes in turn-

ing sailing neophytes into capable captains in as

little as a week. Book the seven-night, all-inclusive

Admirals Package and tack on a Learn to Sail Ad-

venture program. Youll get three-and-a-hal days o

sailing lessons (by U.S. Sailing Association-certifed

instructors), starting with a 101 class, where youll

learn terminology and knot-tying, and youll wrap

it up with a ull day on the water at the helm o

either a sailing or racing vessel. Rates for the Admi-

rals Package begin at $3,710 or a garden villa, based

on double occupancy. The Learn to Sail package is an

additional $250. 800-872-2392; beyc.com

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