Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle Magazine
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DREAMSCAPES SPRING/SUMMER 2015 58 TRAVEL GALLERY >> DS T he Meliá Costa Hollywood Beach Resort is set to open this year in the Hollywood–Fort Lauderdale area of South Florida, within easy proximity of two interna- tional airports and two seaports. The six-storey condominium hotel will have 304 furnished hotel and residential "smart units" overlooking Hollywood Beach, with expansive views of the Atlantic Ocean. Boasting a spa, fitness centre, rooftop infinity pool and bar, five fine-dining restaurants and a gourmet coffee shop, Spanish-owned Meliá Hotels Interna- tional will open and operate the Costa Hollywood, its second U.S. property under the Meliá brand. costahollywood.com F rom May to October, get up close and personal with log- gerhead, leatherback and sea turtles in Florida's West Palm Beach. The gentle giants return to the Palm Beaches year after year to nest. Juno Beach, Turtle Central, is home to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center, which cares for wounded creatures and organizes nesting tours. The Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton also offers sea turtle- themed activities and events for the whole family, including turtle walks, hatchling release observations and free outdoor marine feedings. John D. MacArthur Beach State Park organ- izes sea turtle walks and talks, with tickets starting at $10 a person. Reservations are required. macarthurbeach.org; gumbolimbo.org; marinelife.org V isitors travelling between Vancouver and the Canadian Rockies this summer can include a stay for one to three nights at Sun Peaks Alpine Village in the interior of B.C. as part of Brewster Travel Canada's new Mountain Quest Tour. The tour offers two possible routes. The first leads to Jasper National Park, one of Canada's oldest national parks and a Dark Sky Preserve. The second connects Banff National Park and the towns of Banff and Lake Louise. Along with out- standing value, Sun Peaks offers summer festivals, soft-adventure activities and concerts featuring Lou Gramm on July 4 and Colin James on August 29. brewster.ca T he 36 th edition of the TD Montreal Jazz Festival, June 26 to July 5, promises to be even more dazzling than ever. New concerts have just been announced by Huey Lewis and the News; the Steve Miller Band; Rodrigo y Gabriela, a Mexican acoustic guitar duo; and Chris Botti, an Italian-Amer- ican trumpeter and composer. That's on top of featured artists Colin James, Jesse Cook and a world premiere Battle of the Bands face-off between the Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey Orches- tras. montrealjazzfest.com MELIÁ HOTELS INTERNATIONAL DISCOVER THE PALM BEACHES ROYCE SIHLIS FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL