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...Though familiar to Americans primarily as a laid-back beach destination, Jamaica is hardly idyllic. The country has the world's highest murder rate. And its rampant violence against gays and lesbians has prompted human-rights groups to confer another ugly distinction: the most homophobic place on earth...
...aging--at home, are venturing far south of Florida and Arizona to make their golden years extra mellow. Although places like Playa del Carmen and Cancún in Mexico have long been retirement havens, ever venturesome boomers are settling deeper into Central America, lured there as much by the laid-back ethos as by the lush forests and beckoning beaches. Costa Rica alone, according to the foreign-retiree association Casa Canada in San José, plays host to 50,000 Americans. That migration has spawned a real estate boom in scenic coastal and mountain towns from Honduras to Panama...
...seem fazed at all by the acclaim and attention his film—which opens in Boston on March 24—garnered at the Sundance Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival. In a sweater, loose jeans, and worn tennis shoes, his unpretentiously blunt words complement his laid-back personality. Reitman, having written countless overlooked screenplays, was almost ready to settle into a career of directing commercials and short films—until he had a breakthrough with the screenplay for “Thank You For Smoking.” Surprisingly enough, Reitman is relieved to be through...
...fried king prawns. Two other standouts are the conch fritters and the laksa (pictured above)?a coconut-milk-based noodle soup that can be bland when served outside its native Malaysia, but packs a Caribbean punch at Tao. The restaurant's beachfront setting meanwhile provides all the laid-back island ambience you could want. Given Tao's intimate size, reservations are essential; call...
...restaurant's beachfront setting meanwhile provides all the laid-back island ambience you could want. Given Tao's intimate size, reservations are essential...