“America’s Paradise”- I read this tagline on the license plates of passing vehicles every day in the US Virgin Islands, and the truth of it resonates with each breathtaking Caribbean view found around every twist and turn of the island roads. With the crystal Caribbean sea and all the marine life, coral reef, and wondrous encounters it provides and the laid-back “5 o’clock somewhere” a...
Preparing for Caribbean holidays requires plenty of forethought and preparation. You’ll be traveling to a tropical paradise, and no matter where you’re from originally, you’ll find that your destination is different in just about as many ways as you can imagine. What should you pack for your Caribbean holidays? Let’s take a look.
Your Documents
You’ll need your travel documents, certai...
Booking your vacation to paradise is exciting. Warm sands, azure waters and cool breezes await you, whether you’re heading for the US Virgin Islands, the Bahamas or Antigua. You’re ready to toss your cares away and stroll hand in hand with that special someone down a white sand beach while the waves break gently beside you. It’s all right at your fingertips – you just need to know the best...
You’ll hear a lot of confusing terms thrown at you while you plan your vacation to the Caribbean islands. You’ll have to know about customs, about duty free shopping, and about local cuisine and dress codes for example. You’ll also hear the terms “eastern Caribbean” and “western Caribbean”. What do those really mean, though?
The Origin
Originally, the terms eastern and western Cari...
“Ahoy, matey! There be pirates here!” While Disney’s The Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise might have renewed popular interest in pirates, swashbuckling and chests of buried gold and jewels hidden away on secluded Caribbean islands, those who live here know the truth. There be pirates here.
The Caribbean has a long history of piracy, sword and gun battles, corsairs and more. In fact,...
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