Topic Tag: Christopher Columbus

Arrive, Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, British Virgin Islands

Road Town, Tortola | Neighbourhood

A year and a half after the devastation of Hurricane Irma, the capital of the British Virgin Islands is back in the business of welcoming visitors

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Arrive, Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, St. Kitts and Nevis

Charlestown, Nevis | Neighbourhood

The capital of St Kitts’s sister isle boasts historic architecture, museums, and proximity to one of the Caribbean’s most famous beaches

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Engage, History, Jamaica

Sin city: Jamaica’s Port Royal | On this day

It was once known as “the Sodom of the New World” — until a catastropic earthquake sent it tumbling into the sea. On the 500th anniversary of its founding, James Ferguson recalls the history of Jamaica’s infamous Port Royal

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Leisure, Travel, Lifestyle, Antigua and Barbuda

Living the life: a guide to Antigua and Barbuda

The sun is going down as the plane swoops low over St John’s towards the airport. Its golden light washes Antigua’s rolling hills, the...

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Festivals and Events

Celebrating our heritage

Although there’s no fall or even autumn in the Caribbean (we’re strictly a two-season territory, so when we we’re not wet, we’re...

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Travel, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Snapshots of St Vincent

The breeze hit me as soon as I stepped out of the airport in St Vincent. It was the sort of breeze that said “mountains”. I...

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Arts and Architecture, History, St. Lucia

Potted history

Caribbean handicrafts — from canoe building to basket making, lace embroidery and vaudou flags — combine function, aesthetics and...

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Embark, Festivals and Events

Word of mouth (September/October 2017)

The line of victory Vicky James feels the exhilaration of the struggle at Antigua’s Francis Nunes Jr Memorial Fishing Tournament It’s...

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