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Remembering Cuban musical icon Celia Cruz
“Ay, no hay que llorar
Que la vida es un carnaval
y es más bello vivir cantando…”
Today marks exactly a decade since the world lost one of its most memorable pop music giants. In the lines above, from one of her signature songs, Carnaval, the late Celia
What's cool to do on St. Maarten/Martin
It's a wee isle indeed — a mere 33 square miles (87 km²) — but in this small package you'll find not only two cultures (the slightly larger French part in the north and Dutch in the south) but lots of good things besides the gambling, shopping, and
Are Dominican cigars now the best in the world?
When Christopher Columbus and his merry band dropped anchor for the first time in the “New World” in 1492, they found the the Taínos and Arawaks of Hispaniola (now two-thirds occupied by the Dominican Republic) smoking some funny kinda dried brown
Mango madness at St. Lucia's Jade Mountain
“A huge advantage of being here in St. Lucia is the year round growing season”, says Allen Susser, Consulting Chef atJade Mountain Resort. A twisting back country road leads from Soufriere, the closest village, traversing deep forest and steep cliff
Progress on the new airport in St. Vincents
Does anyone have any information on progress on the new airport on St.Vincents?
Read more…how the DR is stepping up its game/increasing tourism arrivals
Wake up, Cuba: The Dominican Republic may be stealing your business. While your tourism numbers were flat for 2012, visits to the D.R. were up almost 6%, and travel from the United States leaped 14%. Why?
the Best of Barbados
Like virtually every country in the Caribbean, Barbados has more than its fair share of beautiful beaches. But for those who want to see more of this former British colony—the most developed island in the region and the third most developed country i
why many opine that Trinidad is Cuba's most exquisite colonial destination
Certainly Cuba has no shortage of charming Spanish colonial and early post-colonial architecture, from Pinar del Ríoout west to Santiago in the east. But for me the place that most makes me feel like I’ve actually stepped into the past of a century
'Curaçao's Travel Adventures' is our Read of the Week
from member Lynn Sullivan:
Curaçao is the largest and most economically developed of the three ABC islands. The beaches are lovely, and the vast countryside is covered in a mix of desert and tropical flora. Much of the island’s colorful architecture
Outdoor Adventures on the Dominican Republic's North Coast
Ever climbed up a waterfall? Read on. As far as Dominican vacation destinations go, this stretch of the country's north coast with the city of Puerto Plata at its center has been over shadowed by Punta Cana out east. But for the active, outdoorsy, an
decent hotels in Kingston, Jamaica?
A fellow Tripatini member would greatly appreciate your suggestions - to help please reply not here but at this link to our Ask A Travel Pro forum.
Thank you!!
a great overview of visiting St. Barts
For 50 years this tiny island near St. Martin has been a Mecca for celebrities, models, and hedge-fund managers, but this Mecca comes with topless sunbathing. And unlike many other islands, it has restricted growth and maintained its ambience as a un
can tourism save Haiti?
The brouhaha that erupted a couple of years ago about the “questionable taste” of Royal Caribbean bringing its passengers to a leased beach at Labadee (aka Labadie), on Haiti‘s north coast, is a good example of the inevitable awkwardness in overlayin
on our blog: Robert De Niro's Love Affair With the Dominican Republic
Double agents, high drama, betrayal and plenty of high-tech gadgetry. The Good Shepherd, directed by Robert De Niro and released in 2006, had all the magic ingredients of a classic spy film. With Matt Damon and Angelina Jolieproviding the obligatory
on our blog: snorkelers meet Nazis in Aruba
One of the best snorkeling sites in the Caribbean lies barely 100 yards off the west coast ofAruba and a few miles north of the Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino. The water there is calm, visibility is excellent, and the the site features t
Read more…good list of words/phrases in Puerto Rican Spanish
While looking up the well-known exclamation "ay, bendito!" I came across this fairly comprehensive list on Wikipedia, which taught me quite a bit I didn't know (and I've been speaking Spanish for decades!):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Puerto
suggestions for "party" hotels in Cuba
A Tripatini member is traveling to Cuba with a group of 20-somethings and would love suggestions, preferably beachside. Please respond not here but rather at this link to our Ask A Travel Pro forum. Gracias!
on our blog: what is Jamaica's clothing-optional Hedonism II really like?
This was to be my seventh trip to SuperClubs’ adults-only, clothing-optional beachfront resort (just half the resort is nude), but I was still excited. On 22 acres toward the northern end of Jamaica's NegrilBeach, the longtime all-inclusive known as
