Willemstad, Curaçao | Wish you were here By Caribbean Beat | Issue 153 (September/October 2018) Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places
Guyana by the score | Destination By Caribbean Beat | Issue 153 (September/October 2018) Guyana, on an island scale, is vast: 83,000 square miles of Atlantic coast, mighty rivers, savannahs and forests stretching to the horizon. It can be overwhelming for a first-time visitor — so we’ll help you narrow it down. Here are twenty key places, events, and things that capture the true spirit of “the land of many waters”
South Coast, Barbados | Neighbourhood By Caribbean Beat | Issue 153 (September/October 2018) The sheltered south coast of Barbados is a visitors’ playground — but alongside crowded beaches and lively nightlife, you’ll find lots of history and touches of nature, too
Falling for Havana | Explore By Donna Yawching | Issue 153 (September/October 2018) Few cities in the world have such an aura of history and glamour as Havana. As Donna Yawching writes, the Cuban capital has its gritty side — right next to world-class architecture, amazing culture, and a spirit that has to be experienced to be understood
Georgia Popplewell: “In my dreams, my travel journals look like illuminated manuscripts” | In the bag By Georgia Popplewell | Issue 153 (September/October 2018) Georgia Popplewell — Trinidadian writer, media producer, and frequent traveller — on one essential item in her luggage: a decent notebook
Head for heights | Round Trip By Caribbean Beat | Issue 152 (July/August 2018) There’s nothing like the thrill of a higher perspective, far above the ground — from ziplining to rock-climbing to floating in a hot-air balloon. Get ready to soar
Charlestown, Nevis | Neighbourhood By Caribbean Beat | Issue 152 (July/August 2018) The capital of St Kitts’s sister isle boasts historic architecture, museums, and proximity to one of the Caribbean’s most famous beaches
Love is in the air | Round trip By Caribbean Beat | Issue 151 (May/June 2018) For many lovebirds around the world, the idea of a Caribbean wedding — making vows on the beach, with a backdrop of glimmering blue sea — seems like a dream. And it easily comes true
Kralendijk, Bonaire | Neighbourhood By Caribbean Beat | Issue 151 (May/June 2018) The gateway for dive tourists drawn to Bonaire’s pristine waters, the island’s capital has a relaxed charm, and touches of colourful history
“Just drive all around the island” | Personal tour By Caribbean Beat | Issue 151 (May/June 2018) Artist Suelin Low Chew Tung offers a tour of her home island, Grenada, from beaches to hiking to the best place to buy local chocolate
Havana hello | Destination By Caribbean Beat | Issue 150 (March/April 2018) Caribbean Airlines’ newest destination is one of the region’s — and the world’s — most iconic cities. From music to revolutionary history, baroque architecture to pastel-hued classic cars, from the Malecón to the bar where mojitos were (supposedly) invented — welcome to Havana, now serviced by two direct flights from Port of Spain each week
São Luís do Maranhão — Brazil’s reggae city | Travellers’ tales By David Katz | Issue 150 (March/April 2018) Founded in 1612 on Brazil’s Atlantic coast, the city of São Luís do Maranhão is a treasurehouse of historic achitecture, encrusted with ornate blue tiles, and has a long tradition of avant-garde poets. It’s also — as unlikely as it sounds — a hotbed of reggae music. David Katz pays a visit, to investigate how this city more than two thousand miles from Kingston has adopted reggae as its very own, with a new museum celebrating the cultural link
Maya coast, Mexico | Parting shot By Caribbean Beat | Issue 150 (March/April 2018) On Mexico’s Mayan Riviera, the ruined city of Tulum keeps watch over the Caribbean Sea, centuries after it was abandoned
Escape to Tobago | Destination By Caribbean Beat | Issue 149 (January/February 2018) Even at the height of Carnival season, Trinidad’s sister island maintains its laid-back, tranquil vibe. Need to escape from the fetes and frenzy? Welcome to Tobago’s beaches and bays, forests and waterfalls — a natural vitamin shot for the soul
After the storm | Perspective By Caribbean Beat | Issue 148 (November/December 2017) In the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, here’s how you can help the islands most badly affected
On Florida’s “Art Coast” | Destination By Samantha Rojas | Issue 148 (November/December 2017) South Florida: famous for its beaches, its nightlife, its shopping and entertainment. But the stretch of golden coast between Miami and Fort Lauderdale should also be famous for its fabulous art scene and world-class museums, says Samantha Rojas
Woodbrook, Trinidad | Neighbourhood By Caribbean Beat | Issue 148 (November/December 2017) Once a residential suburb, the west Port of Spain neighbourhood is now a hub for nightlife and culture — including Carnival
A cave with a view | Parting Shot By Caribbean Beat | Issue 147 (September/October 2017) Puerto Rico’s Cueva Ventana offers visitors a stunning natural view of the Arecibo valley
An Aegean Sea archipelago diary | Travellers’ Tales By Philip Sander | Issue 147 (September/October 2017) The islands of the Aegean Sea are the original archipelago, which has lent its name to scatterings of islands everywhere else in the world. Under the baking summer sun, Philip Sander explores the Cyclades, from picturesque hill villages to ancient ruins to glistening bays, and feels oddly at home
Lethem, Guyana | Neighbourhood By Caribbean Beat | Issue 147 (September/October 2017) Far from Georgetown and the Atlantic coast, Guyana’s raffish border town is a gateway to neighbouring Brazil — and to the adventures of the Rupununi, with its rolling savannahs, misty mountains, forests, birds, and beasts
