Tag: Caribbean

France and the Netherlands have a border. You might not see where it is on the map, but that’s because it’s a small border. And it’s on the other side of the world. St. Martin or St. Maarten (depending on where you are) is an island in the Caribbean. It

Trinidad has a special connection with my dad. No, it isn’t the last three letters. First is V.S. Naipaul, who was my dad’s favorite author. He was born in Trinidad, and one of his most famous books, A House for Mr. Biswas was set in the Lion House, which is

Another day, another Caribbean nation. That’s how life goes on the cruise. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a small island nation in the Lesser Antilles.  We began at Fort Charlotte. It is on a hill overlooking Kingstown, the capital. We took a bus to get there, and it was

We visited St. Lucia in December of 2017, a year after visiting Dominica, and just after visiting Martinique. Instead of using the local ferries, as we did on our previous trip to St. Lucia, we opted for the plane, so that we didn’t throw up. The plane we were on

St. Kitts and Nevis is the smallest country in North America. Its claim to fame is beaches, and so we had a dilemma. What to do in St. Kitts? We turned to Nevis instead. Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury, was born in Nevis’s capital, Charlestown.  We got off

Yes, for your information, we did visit Montego Bay. The tourist hub of Jamaica, Montego Bay is known for its resorts. We were visiting one, namely, the Hilton Rose Hall resort. It was the Memorial Day weekend, and we wanted to experience something we lacked in our travels. An all-inclusive

If the only thing your country is known for is nutmeg, you know you’re obscure. We visited Grenada as part of our cruise through the Lesser Antilles. We got off at the port of St. George’s, which was also where most of the action was. Our first destination was Fort

Guadeloupe is a French territory in the Caribbean. Everyone speaks French, so if you expect to find signs or text in English, you’d be sorely mistaken. We’ve visited Guadeloupe twice, similar to Dominica. The first time was in our dual trip to both Dominica and Guadeloupe, while our second visit