The island of Statia is steeped in a rich history that few people are aware of. St Eustatius, as it is formally known, was once the richest trading post in the ...
The Bahamas is made up of 700 islands spread out over 180,000 square miles of the western Atlantic, although it has a Caribbean feel. They’re all low-lying. The...
Keri Jones visits Nassau, the capital of The Bahamas, where he discovers a special island where you can swim with stingrays, dance with dolphins and “kiss” a se...
The islands making up Guadeloupe have not really been on the British tourist trail until recently, although this Caribbean territory is very popular with French...
I’m at the highest mountain in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. But I’m not in Europe. And my plane has just successfully completed one of the scariest landings ...
My first impression of San Juan wasn’t good. Leaving the airport, I thought I’d travelled to an overdeveloped American playground of casinos and high-rises link...
It can be difficult finding an authentic, unspoiled destination in the Caribbean. On many islands I’ve visited, tourism development has taken away any sense of ...
As we waited and waited for police approval to crackle over my guide’s walkie-talkie, I began to wonder whether this was a good idea. I was about to enter the o...
“I don’t like the Caribbean,” one of my friends told me recently. “I think you’d like Montserrat,” I replied. When I thought about his comment, I realised how i...
“I wonder how many people have arrived here in error?” I asked myself as I filed through immigration at the basic, boxy, pink concrete building known as Douglas...
