Fortunate traveller
Travel writers (in the Caribbean and, I suppose, anywhere else for that matter) come in two categories. The first consists of those who...
Essential Antigua: a traveller’s guide
One of the first things people will tell you about Antigua is that the island boasts 365 beaches, one for every day of the year. (This kind...
It’s a brown world | Last word | Classic
At home in Trinidad, Caroline Taylor’s multi-ethnic identity is no mystery; the rest of the world is a totally different melting-pot. Originally published in 2004, this evergreen archive piece was also reproduced in the September/October 2018 issue
10 things to do in Trinidad after Carnival
So it’s Ash Wednesday, the day after Carnival Tuesday, and a high-pitched ringing in your ears has replaced the sound of loud soca music....
Feeling Havana
Cracked concrete blocks that soar skyward between elegant single-story houses. Peeling art deco treasures squashed against brand-new...
Edwidge Danticat: finding her way home
I have never met Edwidge Danticat in person. Until I interviewed her a few months ago, any knowledge I had of her came from her fiction,...
Hit the road in St. Lucia
GO WEST, OLD MAN St Lucia’s west coast road, heading south, is narrow and winding, twisting its way up and down as it hugs unforgiving...
The Man Who Wanted to be a Horse
One day I was contemplating the mystery of Carnival in my sunny apartment in San José de Oruña, Trinidad, when the telephone rang. “Can...
