You can feel the history on the corner of this Caribbean island before you even step through the gates. The stone walls rise from the water’s edge, flanked by tall masts and the gentle sway of yachts. This is Nelson’s Dockyard, the heart of English Harbour in Antigua, and one of the Caribbean’s most evocative […]
You may know the tiny fishing village of Deshaies in Guadeloupe for its alter ego: Saint Marie, the fictional island in the popular BBC series “Death in Paradise,” in which a series of UK-based detectives are sent to solve crimes in the heart of the Caribbean. But the real Deshaies is one of my favorite […]
The rainforests of Basse-Terre. The sugarcane fields of Marie-Galante. The beaches of Grande-Terre. The seafood in Deshaies. Guadeloupe is a layered, fascinating Caribbean destination, and it’s about to hit the travel map in a new way. Air Canada is kicking off new nonstop routes between Toronto and Guadeloupe’s Pointe-a-Pitre, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new […]
Rainforests. Beaches. Island-hopping. Haute cuisine. Rum. It remains one of the best-kept secrets in the Caribbean: the French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe, tucked in the heart of the Eastern Caribbean between Antigua and Dominica. We’ve always loved visiting the destination, from the “main” islands of Basse-Terre (go for the volcanoes and the rum) to the […]
