The magic mountain
When I was very young — too young to remember — I experienced a rite of passage common to Virgin Islands children: I was pinched by my...
Among the Dragon’s Mouths: Down the Islands, Trinidad
If you drive west out of Port of Spain and head to the tip of north-west Trinidad, soon you will run parallel to the sea. This drive will...
Barbados’s Gun Hill: hear me roar
Barbados used to be called “Little England”, and a curious relic of that past still rears its maned head on the slope of Gun Hill,...
Earthy delights
Andromeda Gardens Bathsheba, Barbados Near a steep cliff overlooking the island’s east coast, Barbados’s best-known garden began as the...
Starwatch
To many people, May spells potential doom because of the multi-planet alignments which occur this month and which are mistakenly believed...
Diving in St. Martin: in an Octopus’ garden
There’s buried treasure in St Martin. It may not be numbered amongst the world’s top dive destinations, but its underwater world is...
In the pink
The dazzling pink or yellow flowers of Trinidad’s poui trees may be the dry season’s most spectacular sight. Scattered across the hills...
Get a grip
In the Caribbean, climbing adventures don’t always mean high altitudes. The payoff from this sheer cliff on the coast of western Jamaica...
