Genevieve Randall

I’ve found myself on the edges of conversations about the value of making art and music “in times like these.” And just as there are birthdays, good food, beautiful sunsets, perfect moments, cute pets, valuable friendships, and a multitude more, there are also bills that are due, a car repair, illness, bad weather and the evening news. Almost everyone has had the experience of holding more than one emotion at the same time.

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I realized there are just about 65 days left in the summer. Now, retired journalist Robert Krulwich, longtime co-host of NPR’s Radiolab, once wrote up an article called “Not All Seasons Are Created Equal,” which explained that the days of fall added to winter are seven days shorter than the days of spring added to summer. We get a whole extra week in the warmer months? Why, then, does it always seem like summers go by too fast?

Last week, we discussed what the Punta Cana Promise was. This week, we see what travel experts think about it. If you want to convince travelers that the Dominican Republic is a safe place to vacation to, most advisors would agree that the best method is to visit for yourself and broadcast to the world the fabulous time you had. And that’s exactly what fourteen top Caribbean travel specialists recently did.