A lightning strike sparked a fire Monday that destroyed the Caribbean island home of Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson, a statement from the media mogul said.
The actress and her family were not harmed in the blaze
"We both immediately thought of the island as the perfect place," Lachey tells PEOPLE
The couple are reportedly considering a trip to Lizard Island in Australia
Whether you're looking for the perfect honeymoon spot, or just a romantic weekend for two, these ten Caribbean resorts are prime places to relax and indulge with each other.
The golfer (and Chris Evert's ex) tied the knot with Australian interior decorator Kirsten Kutner
The Virgin Islands returned Saturday to their customary travel poster status, but a closer look beneath the sunshine and palm trees showed mud-caked roads, displaced boats and a resort socked by Tropical Storm Otto.
A cruise ship returned to Charleston, South Carolina, on Friday after more than 400 passengers got sick during a trip to the Caribbean.
Virgin unveiled the latest addition to Richard Branson's luxury fleet on Friday: an underwater plane that will fly riders into the depths of the Caribbean Sea.
There are more than 7,000 islands and reefs sprinkled throughout the Caribbean Sea. Isn't it time you explored some place new? We've unearthed six singular destinations where you can stake out your own quiet stretch of sand.
Once-Tropical Storm Erika became a remnant low pressure area on Thursday night, the National Hurricane Center said.
The goofy underwater shots of my husband and much-younger son grinning behind their masks always make me smile -- just the way a vacation photo should.
At least 12 people were killed Saturday in an earthquake in Russia's Chechnya region, Russian news agencies reported.
Scenes of the aftermath of a quake in Chechnya on saturday.
If sailing is relaxing, then this is not sailing.
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I-Reporter Amit Ritsa sends video of an earthquake rattling a home in Piscard, Dominica.
A magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck Thursday in the Caribbean just off the coast of Martinique, setting off shaking that triggered a reading of a strong earthquake in California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
ABN AMRO One, winner of the 2005-6 Volvo Ocean Race has scored another triumph, lifting the Racing A Class winner's trophy at the BVI Spring Regatta.
The Virgin king is set on saving the planet. Since the fall, Branson has pledged profits from his gas-guzzling airline businesses to alternative-fuels research and launched an eco-equivalent of the...
I'm sailing on a Hobie Cat with Richard Branson along the shore of Necker Island, his private enclave about a mile from Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. The Virgin Islands aren't actually a part of Virgin Group, the conglomerate he founded, but sometimes it's easy to make that mistake.
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His country may be war-torn, bankrupt, and mired in poverty, but that didn't stop Republic of the Congo President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, newly elected African Union chairman, from racking up an $81,...
A Washington business executive who earned nearly a half-billion dollars through off-shore ventures has been indicted in a massive $200 million income tax evasion scheme, federal law enforcement officials announced Monday.
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Champagne on arrival. Complimentary massages. Sorbet and fresh fruit by the pool. The Caribbean's high-end resorts are racing to outdo each other in the no-request-is-too-large world of exceptional service.
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