Travel Guide:Carnival, à la Saint Thomas

April 22nd, 2010 by admin

While all the Carnival parades, dances and street parties were taking place in Brazil, Trinidad and New Orleans, things were completely quiet on the US Virgin Islands. It’s not that the USVI has anything against the often-fleshly pre-Lent celebrations that traditionally take place Read the rest of this entry »

Travel Guide:Visiting Barbados

January 25th, 2010 by admin

Barbados has been putting a lot of effort into advertising its credentials as a tourist destination. It recently won an award for its official tourism web site, Totally Barbados. But does the non-cyber version of this Caribbean nation live up to the hype created by its online incarnation?
Many Read the rest of this entry »