LOUISE DOUGLAS

A trip to New Zealand's Onetangi Beach is the perfect remedy to the wintry mix hovering over the Midwest.

An expanse of blue skies and a wide stretch of golden sands are an inviting combination for shaking off winter's frosty grasp. New Zealand is also the home of featured jewelry designer Louise Douglas.

MARCELA ROSSL

Widely known as a "masterpiece of architecture," today we take in the astonishing Machu Picchu in Peru.

Also called "The Lost City of the Incas," Machu Picchu is a remarkable historical site containing structures built with uncanny precision and forethought.

Peru is also the home of featured jewelry designer Marcela Rossl.