The Caribbean

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Cienfuegos, Cuba: A Mini-Guide for Travellers

Situated on the Caribbean coast of southern-central Cuba, Cienfuegos is a compelling place to visit. With its colourful facades, wide streets and charming French colonial architecture, it rightfully deserves the Perla de la Sur (Pearl of the South) title. Founded by the French in 1819, Cienfuegos is one of Cuba’s newest settlements and feels quite different ...

10 Interesting Things About the People of Grenada

Grenada is a lovely island blessed with a breathtakingly lush interior, beautiful beaches and flavourful food. But the people here are what make the Island of Spice so unique. Grenadians are without a doubt some of the friendliest people in the Caribbean. The island is made safe by their calm and relaxed nature and they feel obligated ...

Our Experience at J’ouvert – Carnival Grenada 2016

If you’ve been following us on Twitter, Facebook or watching our stories on Instagram, you’ll know that we’ve been having a blast here in Grenada during this Carnival season. Grenadians look forward to this time of year like westerners look forward to Christmas and birthdays. This is – without a doubt – their favourite time of ...
Our Tropical Paradise: Grenada, We're Home

Our Tropical Paradise: Grenada, We’re Home

Is there somewhere in the world that you adore so much that you find yourself drawn there, almost as if there were some magnetic pull? Perhaps it’s your home country, or a foreign land that got under your skin? For us, that place is Grenada. This Caribbean island stole our hearts in 2014 and we’ve ...
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Barbados to Puerto Rico – Our Crazy Caribbean Journey

Not all travel days run like clockwork. This is something we’ve learned after 7 years of wandering around the world. And even though we were aware that mishaps can happen (and will), we weren’t prepared for our disastrous travel day from Barbados to Puerto Rico. We arrived at the airport nice and early (we’re notoriously ...
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Our First Impressions Of Barbados

We’ve been living & pet sitting in Barbados for almost a month now, and so far we have a good impression of the island. There are numerous things to see and do, and places to visit in Barbados and we’re enjoying exploring the island. We find ourselves constantly comparing it to our previous tropical paradise ...