Blue Lagoon, Port Antonio | Bucket list By Caribbean Beat | Issue 157 (May/June 2019) Just far enough from the bustling resorts of Jamaica’s north coast to feel secluded, this expanse of vivid blue water is a not-so-secret treasure
Andromeda Gardens, Barbados | Wish you were here (Mar/Apr 2019) By Caribbean Beat | Issue 156 (March/April 2019) Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places
Home to Antigua | Home ground By Bridget van Dongen | Issue 156 (March/April 2019) Returning to Antigua after eight years away, Bridget van Dongen couldn’t wait to re-introduce herself to the island that made itself her home
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
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
Llewellyn Caines: “Sunshine” in paradise | Nevis By Garry Steckles | Issue 145 (May/June 2017) How did tiny Nevis come to have one of the Caribbean’s most famous beach bars? Garry Steckles meets Llewellyn “Sunshine” Caines and hears the story behind his Pinney’s Beach establishment, its celebrity clientele — and the lethally delicious Killer Bee rum cocktail. Plus: why a new geothermal project could soon make the island one of the world’s greenest destinations, and an exporter of energy to its neighbours
Tobago therapy By Caroline Taylor | Issue 143 (January/February 2017) If your Carnival plan involves a quiet getaway from the heat and the action, Tobago might be just the place you’re looking for. Caroline Taylor suggests all the ways Trinidad’s tranquil sister isle can soothe your spirit
An alphabet of Caribbean beaches By Caribbean Beat | Issue 142 (November/December 2016) How many amazing beaches are there in the Caribbean? Far, far too many to list. But here’s a start: a beach for every letter of the alphabet, from Anse La Roche in Carriacou to Zion Hill in Jamaica
Antigua for adventure By Caribbean Beat | Issue 141 (September/October 2016) Think of Antigua, and you probably imagine lazy days on the beach, sipping sweet rum cocktails. But thrill-seekers needn’t fear getting bored — Antigua can offer more than a few ways to fill your days with adventure
On a clear day in St Kitts . . . By Caribbean Beat | Issue 141 (September/October 2016) Three islands in one amazing view
Caribbean volcanoes: fire down below By Caribbean Beat | Issue 140 (July/August 2016) Shaped by subterranean forces, the islands of the Lesser Antilles are an arc of volcanoes — some extinct, some dormant, some still active. And among their dramatic forested peaks, crater lakes, and hot springs, amateur vulcanologists (and ordinary tourists) can find ample evidence of our planet’s restless energy
On, on! Hashing in the Caribbean By Denise Chin | Issue 140 (July/August 2016) For some, the attraction of being outdoors is the fresh air, the scenery, the healthy exercise. For others, it’s the booze. Denise Chin on the attractions of the “sport” of hashing
Secret islands: the “undiscovered” Caribbean By Caribbean Beat | Issue 136 (November/December 2015) There are seven thousand islands in the Caribbean, and though none of them is truly “undiscovered,” some come pretty close
Tobago: green as an island By Helen Shair-Singh | Issue 134 (July/August 2015) Tobago may be best known for its breathtaking beaches, but the island’s natural beauty doesn’t end there. Helen Shair-Singh explores the attractions of forests, wetlands, and reefs, and explains how visitors can help preserve them for the future
Holetown, Barbados By Caribbean Beat | Issue 133 (May/June 2015) The oldest settlement in Barbados, founded in 1627, Holetown has history, a prime beachside location, and some of the island’s best dining and shopping
Sea to sea: the Bahamas’ Glass Window Bridge By Caribbean Beat | Issue 133 (May/June 2015) On the Bahamas’ Eleuthera Island, the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea are separated by whisper-thin Glass Window Bridge
The magic mountain By David Knight Jr | Issue 133 (May/June 2015) St John, smallest of the three main US Virgin Islands, is best known today as a vacation stomping ground for the rich and famous — “the Beverly Hills of the Caribbean.” But for David Knight, Jr, who grew up on its forested slopes, St John is a place of childhood mystery and family history, whose fragrant bay trees supported a once-famous industry long before the first tourists arrived
Among the Dragon’s Mouths: Down the Islands, Trinidad By Sharon Millar | Issue 133 (May/June 2015) The tiny islands scattered off Trinidad’s north-west peninsula, separated by the sea channels called the Bocas del Dragon, are beautiful and sometimes eerie outposts of history. Gasparee, Monos, Chacachacare, and the others have long been known as holiday retreats, writes Sharon Millar, but their bays and hills also conceal a wealth of stories
Barbados’s Gun Hill: hear me roar By Caribbean Beat | Issue 131 (January/February 2015) A stalwart limestone lion guards Barbados’s Gun Hill
Earthy delights By Caribbean Beat | Issue 128 (July/August 2014) The Caribbean’s public gardens are places to enjoy the pleasures of nature — and centres for research and conservation as well
In the pink By Caribbean Beat | Issue 126 (March/April 2014) The dry season brings Port of Spain’s colourful poui trees into their glory
