Escape to Tobago | Destination
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
For people of the Caribbean, the start of the annual hurricane season in June is a time of watchfulness, if not anxiety. Hurricanes are a...
On Florida’s “Art Coast” | Destination
You always remember your first visit to a truly great museum. For me, it was the Museo del Prado in Madrid — where my dad and I dragged...
Woodbrook, Trinidad | Neighbourhood
Once a residential suburb, the west Port of Spain neighbourhood is now a hub for nightlife and culture — including Carnival
Go deep: six of the Caribbean’s best dive sites | Round Trip
From coral reefs teeming with aquatic life to dramatic shipwrecks, from underwater canyons to sinkholes and caves, the warm waters of the Caribbean can boast some of the world’s most thrilling sites for scuba diving — like the six memorable locations in the following pages
Mahaica dawn | Offtrack
Southeast of Georgetown, the lower Mahaica River runs through rice paddies and vegetable fields, but the intact native vegetation along its banks is a refuge for numerous birds and other wildlife. Janette Bulkan and John Palmer head out on an early-morning boat trip, encountering dozens of Guyana’s colourful bird species
A cave with a view | Parting Shot
High above the valley of Puerto Rico’s Rio Grande de Arecibo, a system of caves in the limestone cliffs serves as a home for a colony of...
An Aegean Sea archipelago diary | Travellers’ Tales
Monday Homer described it as “wine-dark,” an epithet classical scholars still puzzle over. But from the open deck of the ferry, the...
