Aloft atop the swells of the Atlantic Ocean some 1,000 kilometers from North Carolina and a whopping 1,500 from the Caribbean mainstay of Puerto Rico, the curved archipelago of Bermuda has one foot in the tropics and another firmly in the Atlantic Hurricane Belt. Influenced by its long English colonial past, the towns here are …
Haiti has been rocked by disastrous earthquakes (the most recent in 2010) and beset by political turmoil in the last century, not to mention overshadowed by the nearby likes of Dominican Republic and Jamaica, meaning this half of Hispaniola Island remains largely undeveloped and untrodden. However, those who do opt to head to this off-the-beaten-track …
Floating like a butterfly in the midst of the Leeward Islands, Guadeloupe’s duo of main islets – Grande-Terre and Basse-Terre – stretch out like two fluttering wings. But oh how different they are! In the west, Basse rises to mist-topped, waterfall-doused peaks that belch plumes of sulphuric volcanic ash into the humid airs. In the …
From the boulder-spattered east coast to the shimmering stretches of sand that line the western shore, the pretty colonial bridges and statues of Nelson in Bridgetown to the crumbling plantations and fishing towns of the north, Barbados is a truly enthralling and fascinating Caribbean destination to say the least. Steeped in tales of piracy and …
At once French and Dutch, lively and laid-back, graced with pretty beaches and rising to palm-studded hilltops, famed for its shopping and sweet guavaberry rums, seaside beach bars and casino-lead nightlife, there are many sides to little St. Martin. It’s hardly a wonder that so many cruise ships opt to drift into the harbours of …
Strewn out in stretched cays and specks of land between the shimmering beaches of the American Sunshine State, the verdant coastal mountains of Cuba, and the gorgeous Turks and Caicos, the iconic Bahamas remain one of the most coveted holidaying and travel destinations in the entire Caribbean region. And with so much diversity, things to …
Why not kick things off with a lazy day on the powdered sands of iconic Grand Anse Beach, where the lapping Caribbean waves wash over the mangroves and the beach bars alike? Or, head to the hills around Mount Qua Qua for a glimpse at the wild and volcanic hinterland of this Caribbean gem, where …
A splattering of gorgeous tropical islands nestled between the lands of Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands, the USVI have long been famed for their silky-white beaches and wild inland hills of rainforest, cacti groves and banyans. But this little enclave of America in the heart of the Caribbean chains is much more than …
St. Lucia is a bubbling, brooding volcanic mass of an island that rises from the middle of the Lesser Antilles in a medley of rugged coastal coves and mountainous peaks. Dressed in jungle and rainforest from head to toe, the landscapes here are amongst some of the most celebrated in the Caribbean. That means St. …
One of the more beach-heavy destinations the Caribbean has to offer, the irresistible duo of Antigua and Barbuda is said to have one stretch of sand for every day of the year! And while no one’s quite sure if the count is accurate (we doubt anyone’s managed to check out all the beaches), there’s no …