Guy Britton, Author at Caribbean Journal

This USVI Beach Has Almost No Crowds, Atlantic Surf, and a Side of St. Thomas Most Travelers Never See

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This Bahamas Island Is Just Off the Coast of Florida. And It’s Having a Moment

There aren’t many places in the Caribbean where you can leave Miami after breakfast and be standing on a white-sand beach before lunchtime. Bimini has always occupied a unique place in The Bahamas: close enough for a spontaneous escape, yet far enough away to feel like you’ve crossed into another world. The water is startlingly […]

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British Virgin Islands Spring Regatta Gets Underway With Scrub Island Invitational, as Week of Racing Begins

It's one of the biggest Caribbean sailing events of the year.

The 53rd edition of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival is now underway, with racing beginning this week in Tortola and a full schedule set to carry through several days of competition and events on and off the water. The week opened with the Scrub Island Invitational, an 11-nautical-mile race from Tortola to Scrub Island Resort, Spa […]

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This Caribbean Island Has an Underwater Snorkeling Trail With Colorful Coral, Clear Water, and 400 Feet of Guide Markers

You wade in at Trunk Bay and the bottom is white sand, the water clear enough to track your own shadow across it. A few steps out, the shoreline sound drops away. There’s only the soft push of water against your ears and the faint crackle that comes from the reef. Ahead, a line of […]

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These 20 Caribbean Hideaway Beaches Are the Perfect Escape From the Crowds

The Caribbean still has corners where the soundtrack is just wind and water, where footprints disappear as quickly as they appear, where a stretch of sand can feel entirely yours. You don’t need to search that hard for it, either. Even on islands with busy resort corridors and cruise ports, there are beaches that stay […]

This Caribbean Island Has an Underwater Snorkeling Trail With Colorful Coral, Clear Water, and 400 Feet of Guide Markers

Just fifty miles off the coast of Florida, the Bahamian island of Bimini has long functioned as both an entry point and an escape — close enough for a same-day crossing, but far enough to feel removed the moment you arrive. For decades, that proximity shaped everything: the steady movement of boats from South Florida, […]

This Luxury Caribbean Resort Has 28 Canopy Rooms, Bungalow Suites, and a Jaw-Dropping Beach

I kept returning to the same section of Portici Beach, just beyond the loungers where the sand stays cool under the trees. The water holds that deep, glass-clear blue, with a steady, even entry and no interruption underfoot. You walk in, and it stays consistent, the bottom soft the whole way. The bluff rises directly […]

These 15 Caribbean Islands Are the Ultimate Beach Bar Destinations

Some islands give you a beach and a bar. Others give you an entire culture built around them. Across the Caribbean, there are places where the beach bar isn’t a stop — it’s the reason you booked the flight. You land with a short list, a loose plan, and the understanding that most of your […]

This Barbados Beach Has Tall Cliffs, Brilliant Blue Water, and a Haven for Slow Travel

The first time I drove out to Foul Bay, I thought I’d taken a wrong turn. The road narrowed, the houses thinned out, and then there was only wind coming off the Atlantic and a strip of coastline that didn’t look arranged for anyone in particular. You park on the edge of the bluff, step […]

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This Caribbean All-Inclusive Has Its Own Private Island, Swimming Pigs Nearby, and a Boat with Every Villa

You wake up with the water in view, make breakfast in your villa, and step out onto the terrace. The fridge is already stocked, the coffee is ready, and the morning moves at your own pace. A few minutes later, you walk down to the dock. Your boat is there, fueled and waiting, the Exumas […]

Punta Cana Is Getting a New Adults-Only All-Inclusive — With 239 Suites, Swim-Up Rooms, and a Wave Pool

Another adults-only all-inclusive is coming to Punta Cana Playa Bávaro runs for miles along the eastern edge of the Dominican Republic, a stretch of white sand lined with palms and large resorts facing the Caribbean. It’s the center of tourism in Punta Cana, the place most travelers picture when they think about the country’s Caribbean coast. […]

This Caribbean Island Has a Rainforest Pool With a Waterfall, Jungle Trails, and Emerald Water

The sound comes first, then the pure color. You hear the water before you see it — a steady rush somewhere inside the rainforest, echoing through thick green canopy inside Dominica’s Morne Trois Pitons National Park. The path winds through towering gommier trees and dense ferns. The air carries the scent of wet leaves and […]

One of Antigua’s Hottest Beach Bars Is on Its Own Little Island

A short wooden dock extends into a narrow stretch of turquoise water. Boats cross this channel constantly, shuttling between the mainland and a small island just offshore. The ride takes about three minutes. On the other side sits Little Jumby Island, a small, low-lying strip of land covered in coastal vegetation and edged by bright […]