By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 48 (March/April 2001)
Woman is boss
“It was the pick of the draw!” says Monique Nobrega. Last November 9, she and Captain Wendy Yawching piloted a BWee Express Dash-8 from...
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 2 (Summer 1992)
White Weddings with a Caribbean Tan
Newly-weds long ago discovered the idea of Caribbean honeymoons. What better way to give married life a good start than with blue skies and...
Arrive, Culture, Travel, Lifestyle
By Ishwar Persad ● Issue 132 (March/April 2015)
Bali high
The island of Bali is known for being a feast for the mind, spirit, and body — as well as for volcanic mountains, lush terraced rice...
Arrive, Culture, Travel, Lifestyle
By Ishwar Persad ● Issue 129 (September/October 2014)
Beating Namibia’s Big Daddy
After spending a week in Windhoek, capital of Namibia, we set out on the six-hour journey to Sossusvlei in a bakkie (or pickup truck),...
Culture, Technology, Lifestyle
By Michael Goodwin ● Issue 44 (July/August 2000)
Netwatch: Caribbean Summer
It may be off-season but it still sweet fuh so! The sensual contrast between sleet and snow at home and the warm breezes of the tropics...
Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Trinidad and Tobago
By Donna Yawching ● Issue 44 (July/August 2000)
Tobago Thrills
It’s a brilliant sparkling day. The twin-engined dive boat roars through the water, cresting blue swells and leaving a churn of white...
Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, United States, Caribbean Diaspora
By Suzanne Lopez ● Issue 43 (May/June 2000)
D.C. on my mind
It’s difficult to put your finger on it, but there is something about Washington, D.C. that holds you by the scruff of your neck and...
Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Grenada
By Melody Wren ● Issue 108 (March/April 2011)
Grenada’s Underwater Sculpture Museum: something rich and strange
Known for its spices, stunning beaches and relaxed Caribbean vibe, Grenada is also becoming famous as the site of the world’s first...