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In and out in a day: The longboat to Myanmar

Posted: 16 Nov 2012 09:00 AM PST

U.S. President Obama gets to fly into Myanmar on Air Force One. But he's missing out on the fun of Kawthaung, a land of smuggled booze and glowing pagodas on the nation's southern tip

Ian Lloyd Neubauer

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The release of Aung San Suu Kyi in late 2010 and the more recent easing of social, political and economic restrictions in Myanmar have turned the long-isolated nation from the pariah of Southeast Asia to the region's hottest travel destination. Even U.S. President Barack Obama is going.

Around 425,000 foreigners visited Myanmar last year, according to the Ministry of Tourism, with the number projected to increase 30 percent in 2012.

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Yes, you, too, can sail on a private yacht in the Caribbean

Posted: 16 Nov 2012 07:21 AM PST

Renting a private vessel in the Caribbean and cruising through a warm, salty-breezed parallel universe isn't as out of reach as you may think

Jordan Rane

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Sailing the Caribbean.

For many, it's just an item on the bucket list. Something reserved for those privileged few who actually own yachts in the Caribbean, know someone connected in the BVIs or who even have the foggiest idea about how to operate a 46-foot (14-meter) catamaran, right?

Think again.

Enter the world of Caribbean yacht charters and the keys to a nautical kingdom are tossed to the common among us. Not just yachties and experienced sailors, but landlubbers eager to chalk up an unforgettable, fully crewed, tropical vacation on the open water.

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