On, on! Hashing in the Caribbean
There’s a group of mainly goofball types, plus a few odd normal people, who spend every other Saturday afternoon chasing chalk marks or...
Suriname: one country, four continents
It’s the kind of clichéd joke travel writers sometimes make, when they want to emphasise the obscurity of a place. Country X was so...
The Merikins: heroes of the forgotten war
The company villages perch atop the ridges of low hills in southern Trinidad — too low to offer panoramic views, but high enough to keep...
Word of mouth (May/June 2016)
Jazz for the people Laura Dowrich on how St Lucia Jazz, celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary, brings artists and audiences close...
Virgin Gorda — “I could easily get used to this”
“My love affair with the Fat Virgin — Columbus’s take on the island’s geographical shape — started in March 2007, visiting an...
Charlotteville, Tobago
Streetscape The topography of Charlotteville is still more of a beachscape than a streetscape, dominated by the shimmering blue expanse of...
Cuba — the enigma of an island
The Egyptian mummy lies silent and elegant under the glass case. Standing there in the cool de-humidified air, I’m aware of experiencing...
Barbuda — precious blue
The people of Barbuda are culturally connected to the sea, depending on it for food, recreation, and their livelihoods. Coral reefs and...
