See LG luxury lifestyle magazine great story about La Pagerie: I caught the travel bug. I was amazed by the vacation to Italy that Travel Advisors of Los Gatos planned for their customer (detailed on p. 6), and am eager to try that one myself, but I can’t complain because I recently returned from a voyage. I pledged to travel once a month or at least every other month. I had the pleasure last month to visit a remote Caribbean island named Carriacou which is in the Grenadines, near Barbados. I was invited by the owners of a luxurious villa named La Pagerie via LinkedIn. I am not exactly the National Geographic and in fact had to research the location of this tiny, remote island, but I am usually up for an adventure and enjoy traveling, so I accepted the assignment. (I had a similar assignment in Zihuatanejo years ago and loved it.) I was delighted with the people, the sites, the food, the villa, its caretakers, and the experience which was both amazing and educational. You may be thinking that is a strange way to describe a trip, but I learned many new things in Carriacou, such as driving on the left side of the road and scuba diving. The latter I was even lucky enough to run across some biologists who created a charity with the intent to raise awareness and minimize the detrimental damage humans are creating among their reefs. I also cover that story this issue with some words from their local scientists. I must have taken hundreds of photos so it was difficult to narrow down which to use in my story, but I hope you enjoy viewing the photos included, and reading about my stay at La Pagerie Villa. Who knows, maybe you will decide to visit this island. I have told many of my venture and thus far have only met one American that has actually been there. LOS GAT O S L I F E S T Y L E M A G A Z I N E | FA L L 2 014 | W W W. FACEBOOK.COM/LGMAGAZINE 04 LGMAGAZINE LG Los Gatos Lifestyle MagazineTM LGMAGAZ INE EDITORIAL EXECUTIVE EDITOR Chrissy Derksen DESIGN PRODUCTION cd@getrefresh PHOTOGRAPHY CONTRIBUTORS EDITORIAL Bob Long, Diana Pleasant, Kevin McIntyre, Sharon Childs, Darrell Monda, Linda Griffin, Matt Rideout Lt. Col (Ret’d), Kelly Dippel, Cheryl Bailey, Dawne Emory, Peter Groot, Proofreader ADVERTISING PRINT/ONLINE Call Chrissy Direct: (408) 691-4919 cd@communityfocusmedia VOLUNTEERS Call or email Chrissy Derksen (408) 691-4919 to get involved or help with community outreach. Ideas and collaberations welcome. cd@communityfocusmedia ABOUT LG LOS GATOS LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE PUBLISHED BY EIO, Inc. 481 N. SantaCruz Ave Los Gatos, CA 95030 (408) 691-4919 cd@95120Lifestyle Facebook/LGMagazine LG Lifestyle Magazine is a family operated, woman-owned company dedicated to building community, promoting small local businesses, helping charities, spot lighting unique members of the community, and in the process connecting people, businesses, organizations and schools in Los Gatos. Scan our QR Code for more info or visit us online at facebook/LGMagazine editor Chrissy Derksen LG Los Gatos Lifestyle TM LG Los Gatos Lifestyle TM Executive Editor & Founder cd@communityfocusmedia 408.691.4919 Chrissy Derksen
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