For the last ten years, I’ve been in search of the perfect weekend paradise. My dream destination is hot during the New York winters, with a beautiful swimmable beach that’s walking distance from town ...

A lone motorcycle raced through the coral dirt road, unraveling misty gusts of powdered sand. We were lost, and had already given up on reaching Playa Cosón, a beach off of Las Terrenas in the ...

In Las Terrenas, a lush corner of the Dominican Republic, the ceviche practically swims into your bowl, and the soft sand and palm trees seem to have no end. The beaches extend in long lines of sand ...

Las Terrenas is about two hours from Santo Domingo–Las Americas airport on a new highway. Takeoff Destination Service offers a shuttle van from the airport to Las Terrenas for $95 per person each way; ...