The Best Caribbean Islands For Island Hopping

By: - June 24th, 2014
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Guadeloupe

You can do all the island hopping you want in the Guadeloupe Islands and stay within the same territory. That’s because this beautiful archipelago has five islands within easy reach by ferry and air from the main island of Grande Terre/Basseterre, each with its own character and flavour, from tiny Terre-de-Haut to beach paradise Marie Galante. (Above: Terre-de-Haut)


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St Lucia, Malaysia Hold Talks

Above: the Embassy Suites is located in the city’s Silver Sun Gallery complex By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton’s Embassy Suites brand has opened a new hotel in Santo Domingo. The new property in the Dominican Republic’s capital is a 150-suite, new-build hotel in part of the Silver Sun Gallery complex in the city’s business […]

Haiti: UNESCO to Send Experts to Explore Possible Santa Maria Wreck

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