Best of Jamaica 10-Day Itinerary
Ten days is a good length for a trip to Jamaica and provides enough time to relax on the beach while also venturing beyond the sun and sand for a mix of adventure and culture. Highlights include the...
View ArticleJamaica Nature Itinerary: Hidden Beaches and Hillside Hikes
Hikes, bird-watching, secluded beaches, and mangrove tours are indispensable to a greater appreciation of Jamaica’s natural wonders. This 8-day itinerary was developed with Jamaica’s nature attractions...
View ArticleJamaica’s Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
Consisting of nearly 81,000 hectares (200,000 acres) in the parishes of St. Andrew, St. Mary, St. Thomas, and Portland, the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (BJCMNP, tel. 876/920-8278) covers...
View ArticleJamaica’s Best Waterfalls
From lively swimming holes to secluded mountain rivers, you’ll fall in love with Jamaica’s waterfalls. Here’s how to hike, admire, or swim in the best falls on the island. Visitors can climb through...
View ArticleJamaican Roots & Culture: 10-Day Itinerary
Delve into the pulsating cultural milieu that shapes and defines Jamaican society. The roots of Jamaican popular music will become vivid with this tour, designed to immerse visitors in the island’s...
View Article1 Week in Cuba: Cars, Cigars, and Cabarets
Cuba is a mother lode for anyone who loves classic American autos, fine cigars, quality rums, and Las Vegas-style cabaret revues. Before 1959, Havana was the hottest spot in the Caribbean, notorious...
View ArticleTwo-Week Best of Cuba Itinerary
Cuba is a large island, and exploring the isle fully would take at least a month. This fast-paced itinerary provides a sampling of the top scenery, beaches, and cities for those intent on seeing the...
View ArticleTips for Solo Female Travel to Cuba
Cuba is one of my favorite countries in the world. I love it so much that I’ve made eight separate visits to the island and began leading group tours there. From the powdery white sand beaches and...
View ArticleFun in Bermuda for Kids
Being a kid in Bermuda is like stepping into Fantasia or Alice in Wonderland. There are plenty of weird animals—lizards, trilling treefrogs, yellow-bellied kiskadees, manta rays gliding like UFOs under...
View ArticleKey Sites Along Bermuda’s African Diaspora Trail
Bermuda’s black heritage and the 200-year legacy of slavery on the island are remembered through a chain of monuments and museums. The African Diaspora Trail belongs to an international group of...
View ArticleBermuda’s Blue Hole Park and Walsingham Nature Reserve
Located in Hamilton Parish, this vast property (sunrise-sunset daily, free), held largely by a private family trust but open to the public, incorporates coast and forested land from Blue Hole Park to...
View ArticleOne-Week Best of Bermuda Itinerary
With its short distances and efficient public transport, Bermuda reveals much of itself to energetic travelers during a weeklong stay. Look below the surface of this reef-fringed paradox and you’ll...
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