Caribbean Travel Guide

What’s New in the Caribbean after Hurricane

February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 - by caribbean

Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated many islands in the Caribbean region, including Puerto Rico, the British and United States Virgin Islands, Dominica and St. Martin. They also battered Anguilla, St. Barts, the Turks and Caicos and others. But many islands, including Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao in the southern Caribbean, and the central Cayman Islands and Jamaica were unaffected, prompting tourism officials to their bullhorns.

Complete List of Carbbean Islands

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The Caribbean, long referred to as the West Indies, includes more than 7,000 islands; of those, 13 are independent island countries, and some are dependencies or overseas territories of other nations. In addition, that large number includes islets (very small rocky islands); cay’s (small, low islands composed largely of coral or sand) and a few inhabited reefs: See Belize.

When to go to Caribbean Islands?

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There are three factors to consider when choosing your Caribbean holiday: weather, cost and crowds. The weather in the Caribbean is generally best – namely driest, with low humidity and pleasantly cool nights – December through to April. Summer and autumn are stickier, a few degrees warmer and wetter: showers and short, heavy downpours are common, prolonged spells of constant rain less so. June to November is also the official hurricane season.

Trinidad: carnival, calypso and ecotourism

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 - by caribbean

Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is a twin island country that is the southernmost nation of the West Indies in the Caribbean. It is situated 130 kilometres (81 miles) south of Grenada off the northern edge of the South American mainland, 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) off the coast of northeastern Venezuela.

Unexpected tastes at Heladeria in Puerto Rico

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 - by caribbean

Once Puerto Rico gets oppressively hot, there is only one food adventure to be had. In the small central town of Lares, Heladería Lares scoops one of the most impressive collections of ice cream flavours to be found anywhere — on the island or off.

Ten great Caribbean secrets

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 - by caribbean

The Caribbean is not all just yachts and cruise ports (or souvenir hassle). Here are a handful of the region’s hidden experiences that deliver unbeatable trips.