She lives a half-mile from Interstate 280 in the Excelsior district of San Francisco, up the street from Taqueria La Iguana Azul and Geneva Pizza, on a block of pastel Marina-style houses that stand shoulder to shoulder.
Turn left for Robbie's, an old Keys-style marina and Islamorada institution where you can hire a fishing boat, or a kayak to explore the mangroves, handfeed the giant tarpon, go snorkelling or tuck into shrimp or blackened grouper at the Hungry Tarpon, a charming beach shack with stunning dockside views.
The flashy, art-and-design focussed, 240-room W Singapore Sentosa Cove opened in September 2012 on a Mediterranean-style marina at the southern end of Sentosa Island.
In 2011, the Congress government proposed a marina and a "Disneyland style adventure park", which would surely bring in the high-end tourists.
Amenities include a private marina, two restaurants, nightclub-style lounges and an Exhale spa and fitness center.
Where to stay The charming Stora Hotellet Bryggan in Fjällbacka has a prime spot overlooking the marina and crisp, New England-style bedrooms (from £150, storahotelletbryggan.se) Insider tip "For the best smoked herring and crayfish go to Åstols Rökeri (astolsrokeri.se)," says Darren Hamlin of Simply Sweden (simplysweden.co.uk).
1 p.m. 7) SHIP SHAPE Have lunch in classic Newport style -- overlooking the marina and surrounded by maritime artifacts -- at the Mooring (1 Sayer's Wharf; 401-846-2260; mooringrestaurant.com), the former Station 6 clubhouse of the New York Yacht Club.
One such restaurant is Hogfish Bar and Grill, a lively roadhouse-style joint at a marina a few minutes outside Key West proper, on Stock Island.
They brought in the banks, they fly in the finest foods, and, now, finally, they've lured in the tourists with their new extravagant Vegas-style resorts like the Marina Bay Sands complex, which includes an opulent casino and a Moshe Safdie-designed hotel with over 2,500 rooms.
The inn has a popular restaurant that serves barbecue and a Southern-style Sunday buffet brunch; the marina's Tiki Bar and its restaurant have views of a waterway that connects to Lake Okeechobee.
