Puerto Vallarta, Mexico’s west coast beach resort capital, is a jewel of a historic city cradled between the Bay of Banderas and the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. A combination of colonial Mexican charm and barefoot beach escape, Puerto Vallarta is one of the best destinations in Mexico for visitors...

ANN RUPPENSTEIN Set up in Ayvalik, a scenic seaside town on Turkey’s northwestern Aegean coast, Tara Hopkins has found a way to impact the lives of women in the community by putting garbage to good use. Hopkins runs a co-op for women who have never worked for salary before, creating one-of-a-kind...