Curaçao (pronounced Cur-a-sow) is the southernmost Caribbean outpost and the largest island of the so-called ABC islands which include Aruba and Bonaire. I recently explored this fascinating destination. On the 10th of October, 2010 (that is, 10/10/10), the Netherlands Antilles [...]
Have you ever heard of the small island of Bequia (pronounced bekway) ? It´s a green and hilly S-shaped outpost of the Grenadines, nine miles south of St Vincent. Bequia´s got a perfect natural harbour – the deep set Admiralty [...]
Jamaica is the birthplace of a cooking style known as Jerk, a special method of cooking pork, chicken and beef. The origins of jerk is still a mystery. Some folks say that jerk originated with the Maroons, descendents of African [...]
You might wonder what Alice in Wonderland got to do with the British Virgin Islands. Well, there is a dive site off Ginger Island that is called Alice in Wonderland. It´s named for it´s mutant, shroom-looking coral, suspiciously a favorite [...]
On the beachfront off Paradise Island is the world of Atlantis Resort situated. It´s a huge place that you easily get lost in – just imagine that you have 20 swimming areas and the worlds largest open air marine habitat [...]
The Dominican Republic is the second largest Caribbean nation after Cuba, with approximately 10 million inhabitants. It occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, of which the western third is the country of Haiti. Haiti feels very African [...]
Aruba is just as lush as it sounds. Although the island still belongs to Holland, it is no doubt that you are in the Caribbean. The beaches are pure white, turquoise blue water, the atmosphere relaxed and in the background [...]
England and France fought for nearly two hundred years over beautiful St. Lucia which is understandable. St Lucia lies between Martinique to the north and St Vincent to the south and it´s the biggest of the Caribbean´s Windward islands. It´s [...]
Barbados is an island of full contrasts and part of Barbados‘ unique charm comes from the old world happily coexisting with the new. Bordered by the calm waters of the Caribbean Sea on the West, and by the tumultuous Atlantic [...]
