Art Walk nights on St. Croix, USVI are quite an event. Enjoy warm Caribbean breezes, friendly people, free wine, cheese, and lovely displays of local artists’ work as you wander from gallery to gallery in downtown Christiansted. St. Croix is an off-beat tourist destination. Don’t be surprised if you find more locals than tourists on…
COCO BREAD hola, amigos! I used to go to Jamaica part of the time in the winter, coco bread was one of my favorite treats. This is a version of my favorite Jamaican bread… peace, laurennnnnnnnnnn 1 14-ounce can coconut milk 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (¼-ounce) 2 eggs 2 Tablespoons sugar 2 cups…
Anyone with tickets on Independence Air, sheepishsly raise your hand. Starting today, though you can no longer use them there, you can on Spirit Air, another low-cost carrier, until March 6. What’s the catch? There’s a $50 one-way fee for transferring the tickets. But that’s better than having to eat the Independence tix. Spirit offers…
As one of the Caribbean’s Top 100 Resorts, Pirate’s Point Resort and Dive Center on Little Cayman, just announced that it will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary with both special programs and special pricing throughout 2006. First, they’re offering last summer’s prices – $1495 per person for the all inclusive dive package or $1195 per…
Ok, I know this isn’t a recipe and rum isn’t food, but a cure is a cure if it works, eh?? During one of my winter trips to Jamaica in the early 90s I caught a flu bug. Nothing serious, just enough discomfort to delay my travel plans for a few days… I was complaining…
When Jack Frost is nipping at your nose — I like to stick my toes into the warm waters somewhere south of where I live. One likely candidate would be the balmy, tropical island of St. Kitts in the southern Caribbean’s Leeward Islands, which is offering great Winter getaway deals right now. Book a 7-night…
After being hit by a handful of major hurricanes over the past two years, the islands of the Caribbean Sea are finally getting a bit of good news… The deadline to require American citizens to use passports for travel to the Bahamas, Bermuda and all other countries has been formally extended to December 31, 2006.
Vagablond can’t necessarily get if for you wholesale, but if you want to find a Jewish museum in Rio, kosher pizza in Sao Paulo, a monument to Golda Meir in Montevideo, or kosher tacos in Mexico City, check out “A Travel Guide to the Jewish Caribbean & South America” by Ben G. Frank. Like your…
Desperate Housewives’ star Eva Longoria and boyfriend Tony Parker of the NBA’s Spurs were recently spotted at the tre luxe Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, Caribbean Resort. They spent an off-season week on the 30-acre estate. When they weren’t snorkeling and feeding the fish in the sparkling blue waters, they were in a one-bedroom suite that goes…
From the amazing minds at Simplehuman blog.com: “For exploring minds that appreciate being productive even in their downtime, Geek Cruises offers an excellent vacation alternative: cruise-conferences! Topics include design, programming, and more — which means you can hone your Photoshop skills on your trip to the Mexican Riviera. Of course, all your favorite cruise amenities…
From Dive News Wire: Beginning December 16, Continental Airlines — the world’s sixth largest carrier — will launch a weekly non-stop flight from its Houston hub to/from the southern Caribbean island of Bonaire — famed for its scuba diving, snorkeling and warm year-round weather. The scheduled round-trip air service will depart Houston George Bush Intercontinental…