Caribbean Travel Blogs

I didn't sleep a wink that night as the excitement was way to much for me to handle, images of crystal clear waters, white sands and rum based cocktails would not leave my mind. I couldn't beleive that in just a few hours I would be on a flight to Jamaica, away from London for 3 weeks for qualitly …

  In & Out of Piarco - Trinidad's Airport   Sweet Trinidad public domain/arranged & adapted by Van Dyke Parks   Sweet Trinidad, sweet sweet Trinidaddarling keep the home fires burningUse gas, don't burn any wood.   Well, I've traveled the USA from north to sout…

On my last day I experienced Cuba at its most frustrating.  After eating a delicious Cuban breakfast at our casa and saying our sad goodbyes to Sergio, Miriam, and their daughter, we departed for the airport.  We checked in with the airline and got through customs with no problem.&nbs…

We landed, debarked and collected our baggage uneventfully.  I called my sister Laura to let her know we arrived,  she works at The Frenchmans Reef Marriot as an events coordinator.  She left work to come meet us and lead us back to her hotel.  I had reserved a Jeep Liberty…

          Oslo - Havana, this will be a long day.       I have had a dream; se Cuba before Castro dies.  Last autumn I realised I had to hurry when Fidel got health troubles.     I got the opportunity to be part of a group bic…

Getting off a cruise ship is my other least favorite part of the vacation.  You need to be out of your cabin and wait for your turn to leave the ship.  We had a good breakfast in the Windjammer buffet and said our last goodbyes to the Legend.   We were off the ship at 9:00 a.m. and…

I awoke early this morning to watch the sunrise from the balcony amongst the pretty pond and green trees. Around 11pm we had a glass bottom boat trip booked, the hotel provides this trip for free, there were quite a few couples on this trip, the guys guiding the excursion were great one was appare…

In the Winter of 2006 I achieved one of my ultimate goals. To be in a movie!!! And not just any movie, but one of the most successful film franchises in movie history. The Pirates of the Caribbean. AAAHHH!!!! Now this whole experience actually started in Nov of 2005. When I first heard abo…

Carnival Glory docked in Nassau around 8:00 a.m. It had been a short overnight sail from Port Canaveral. But, port time would be limited as we had a much longer voyage ahead to reach St. Thomas two days hence. We disembarked and walked over to Festival Place, the customs and welcome center. I …

We stayed at Iberostar Bavaro/Dominica/Punta Cana Resort.  All inclusive.  The beaches & resort were very nice.   The food was pretty good, but the beaches, resort, crowd, and nightlife were excellent.   We met so many cool people (staff and other tourists). Our rooms we…

Carnival Miracle arrived at St. Thomas in the early morning. We had also visited St. Thomas on our cruise last summer. Then, we we saw Magens Bay, the scenic overlooks, Blackbeard's Castle (Skytsborg), and the historic houses along The 99 Steps.  (See my June 2007 St. Thomas/Charlotte Amalie b…

I must start off stating How exited I was going on this trip. This was my first international trip outside the US. I have visited Toronto, Ontario, Canada before but for the record this was the one. I mentioned to my son Elliot (cabotono) my desire to go to the Dominican Republic. This was really o…

Temprano me llevó Noel a la Plaza de la Revolución...tomé unas fotos, caminé un rato y tomé un cocotaxi hacia la Catedral de La Habana. Pasé a despedirme de Enrique y Marissa, caminé por Prado un rato por el Parque Central y tomé un taxi colectivo hacia Miramar ya que tenía que salir al ae…

Leaving Jamaica was one of the hardest things I've had to do in a long time.  I was darn near tears when going because really, who wants to leave paradise?!?  We woke very early that morning, got our luggage together and waited for our driver to arrive and take us to the airport where we …

I have family in Cuba. Went in summer 2000. Returned to Cuba in Jan 2009 and finally made it to Trinidad, my grandmother's home town. My cousins in Trinidad rent out a room in their beautiful 200 year old colonial home. If you would like more information don't hesitate to contact Julian and his wife Isabele at jsantanau@dmst.ssp.sld.cu. Isabele speaks English and is a wonderful cook. Trinidad has become a UNESCO world heritage site.