Caribbean Travel Stories

Jul 16, 2020 • 4 min read

The verdant mountains and numerous protected parks means hiking in Puerto Rico has plenty of potential. Here are 7 trails to try.

Jul 10, 2020 • 6 min read

Whether underwater or roaring through its bumpy coastline, Aruba is a Caribbean island that truly provides something for everyone.

Feb 6, 2020 • 5 min read

Rio isn't the only city that knows how to celebrate Carnival in style. In the week leading up to Lent, millions of people across Latin America take to the…

Feb 5, 2020 • 4 min read

Learn about the Caribbean's deep history with rum by cruising the region and visiting a distillery or two along the way. Here are seven places to taste, tour…

Jan 23, 2020 • 4 min read

No island in the Caribbean is alike and neither are their signature cocktails. Rooted in the history of each individual island, here are seven Caribbean…

Dec 11, 2019 • 5 min read

Drag yourself away from the beaches, palms and coconut oil and you’ll find that the Caribbean offers a trove of unexpected adventure in beautiful locales.

Jan 2, 2019 • 7 min read

Despite the fact most cruise ships now resemble floating cities with high-speed wi-fi and virtual reality pods, there remains something pleasingly old…

Dec 11, 2018 • 5 min read

Guadeloupe – it’s part-French, part-Creole, happily rustic and refreshingly authentic. 

Nov 15, 2018 • 6 min read

Lounging beachside with a frosty cocktail is a Caribbean essential, but there are lots of adventurous alternatives if you want to get active. Down toward…

Oct 22, 2018 • 4 min read

Sleep in a bubble, yurt, hostel, boutique city hotel or remote luxury lodge. This year certainly offers up a world full of new choices when it comes to…

Jul 18, 2018 • 8 min read

Whether it’s bouncing with the crowds at a Nairobi boomba gig or foot-tapping along to the fiddle-slicing symphonies of Dublin's trad scene, attending a…

Jun 4, 2018 • 4 min read

To experience the real Dominica is to rub sweat from your brow, to have your favorite pair of hiking boots caked in mud, and to thoroughly understand how…

May 30, 2018 • 6 min read

It’s a hard time to be a coastal rock formation. Malta’s Azure Window collapsed into the sea in 2017. There are now only eight of the 12 Apostles left on…

Apr 30, 2018 • 4 min read

For food, fun and festivals, Port of Spain, the capital city of Trinidad and Tobago, is your ideal Caribbean location. The country's complicated history…

Mar 28, 2018 • 5 min read

Just 50 miles north of Venezuela and, importantly, well south of the Caribbean hurricane belt most prone to storms, lies Bonaire, one of the Dutch 'ABC…

Mar 20, 2018 • 3 min read

Six months after Hurricane Maria hit, a new Puerto Rico is being painstakingly and lovingly carved from the rubble.

Oct 24, 2017 • 6 min read

Think you’ve seen it all? Refresh your bucket list with these incredible new openings and experiences coming in 2018.

Oct 19, 2017 • 3 min read

Anyone who has ever visited San Juan knows the city has a certain magic that is eternal – the cobblestone streets evoke its almost five-hundred-year-old…

Sep 20, 2017 • 4 min read

Whether you believe in the ‘new year, new you’ ethos or not, start the coming year as you mean to go on with some well-deserved R & R.

Jun 26, 2017 • 6 min read

US- Cuba relations have rarely been straightforward. The path to improvement is often a case of two steps forward, one step back. After several years of…

May 22, 2017 • 5 min read

Sequinned revellers, shiny pants, pilgrimages and historic towns – July certainly has a lot in store for the culture-conscious traveller.

Mar 29, 2017 • 5 min read

Shoulder season prices can often mean compromising on the destination – maybe the days aren’t as warm as you’d hoped, the local bars and restaurants…