Introducing Whitesand Magazine: your Definitive Guide to the Tropical Lifestyle and Real Estate in the Caribbean and Central America

Toronto -- Rarely does a magazine come along that mixes the right blend of colorful entertainment and aesthetic beauty with a useful and important educational component. The new Whitesand Magazine - a 60-plus full color glossy - will jockey for position next to your artsy or historic coffee table books. It will not only provide you a valuable go-to source for resources about investing and choosing property in tropical destinations, but also inspire you to create your own image of the sands and sun lifestyle you seek.

From important financial decisions involving your accountants and attorneys to the more pleasing selections of cuisine and cocktails, the editors of Whitesand have you covered. With an award-winning cast from the publisher to the international writers, Canadian based Whitesand Magazine will become your confidante filled with pertinent information from experts in the field who not only know, but live the Whitesand lifestyle. Once you discover the wealth of inspiration flowing from Whitesand, you’ll want to forward a link to the Whitesand website to share the excitement of your tropical vision.

Published quarterly and distributed in Canada, the US east and west coast, Florida and the Caribbean, Whitesand is not just another lifestyle publication. Whitesand Magazine is your definitive guide to Real Estate in the Caribbean, Central America and other Tropical Destinations.

For the savvy investor, the hands-on owner, or the soon to be retired, paradise beckons. Whitesand will serve as your guide to finding the proper tools for education, exposure and guidance about any aspects of your real estate investment. The first issue laid out what you can expect. Here is a sample from Jessica White’s Investment and Education column:

§ Did your vision of sipping fruity cocktails in a cabana, playing golf in a top notch resort beach location, or enjoying the exotic flavors of your new local cuisine include lengthy discussions with your CPA? How about researching the treaty on taxes between your home country and your intended piece of heaven?

Turn to her column regularly for answers about your ownership experience from finances, taxes and insurance to finding a reputable builder, developer and realtor in your chosen resort destination.

Articles are written with a personal touch. The Faces & Places segment allowed you to personally experience the life of Dr. Ruby Dhalla, the youngest Canadian Member of Parliament and the first East Indian woman elected to a national office in the Western world.

The breathtaking pictorial layout plants you firmly in the scene. The Arts and Culture section is guaranteed to enrich your cultural IQ. You experience the setting with social, economic, and political dimensions of each location, details that separate Whitesand magazine from the rest. Whitesand is the first magazine of its kind to offer such a comprehensive overview of tropical destination real estate.

Each issue offers featured destinations with the Spring Issue highlighting St. Maarten after the premier issue swung the reader through Barbados & St. Lucia, Malibu, California and the U.S Virgin Islands. Be sure to read Melanie Reffes excellent description of The Jewels of the Eastern Caribbean:

§ From spectacular scenery, historic sites and eco-tours to world-class eateries and shopping, Barbados tops the vacation hit parade for winter weary Canadians looking for a dose of sun, sand and surf…St. Lucia is now the hot, hot, hot subject on property investors’ lips… a period of sustainable growth lies ahead for St. Lucia’s property market, especially over the next 5 years…