Giant lizards in the sun
Aruba has a reputation of having the best beaches in the Caribbean (I agree!) and it suddenly became an island where I ended spending the largest number of days than on any other Caribbean island on this trip. Unintentionally! I was stuck due to a tempora... more - travel report by
krisek
A happy country. Singing and dancing.
The Cubanos were exceptionally friendly. They approached visitors with purity and natural way that it was breathtaking. And they were all beautiful. The women were so feminine and natural and dressed with great taste. And the guys were athletic and cheerf... more - travel report by
krisek
St. Lucia - Stunning Carribean Treasure
St. Lucia has a population of about 160,000 people and gained its independence from Britain after changing hand between the British and the French 14 times. The locals will speak English to you but seem to prefer a Creole Patois incorporating the French h... more - travel report by
murrayskinner
Blue oranges in a liquid form with a kick.
Willemstad boasts seventeenth and eighteenth centuries architecture copying the style of the incomparable Amsterdam, and also the first synagogue on the western hemisphere. The main difference is that Willemstad has all the buildings painted in eye-stingi... more - travel report by
krisek
One Love - Out of many, one people...
It’s located south of Cuba and is approximately 10,991 sq km with a population of over 2m. The capital city is Kingston (and was once described as a ‘tough city’ by Ian Fleming who made his home on the island, back in the 1970s and things haven’t changed... more - travel report by
mistybleu
If you are 18, you are too old to DJ
When I finished looking around St. John's, I figured that I had enough time to wander off to a beach out of town. I took a longer stroll and I had absolutely no idea where I was going. I just kept going either north or north-west from the capital. I passe... more - travel report by
krisek
1 month hopping the Caribbean Islands on the cheap
During February/March 2003 I hopped across twenty fascinating Small Antilles islands. I thought that they would be boring and repetitive, but I was wrong. Practically all of them were discovered during the four Columbus travels from 1492 to 1502. The Grea... more - travel report by
jorgesanchez
Oh Island In The Sun
Tobago is part of the twin island state of Trinidad & Tobago (TNT) which is located just off the coast of Venezuela. It is part of the British Commonwealth and received Independence in 1962, then became a Republic shortly afterwards; (so the Crown is no l... more - travel report by
mistybleu
La Guadeloupe or the butterfly
Discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493, the island is made a French Overseas Department on march 19th 1946, then a Region in 1974. Grande-Terre in the East is mostly flat and the climate here is dry. Sugar cane plantations farm its limestone soi... more - travel report by
mamielle
It's carnival time again....
Carnival is a wonderful example of how a country can come together as one; where the only thing on the agenda is to sing, dance, shout, eat, play music, ole talk and just plainly have fun. Carnival as we know it today came to Trinidad via Europe and Afric... more - travel report by
mistybleu
