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11 Caribbean Beach Bars to Visit in 2018

There’s something about the rum punch in the sand, the beer on the beach, the gregarious proprietor, that seems to etch itself in the mind of every traveler to the Caribbean. Plainly, the Caribbean beach bar epitomizes the Caribbean vacation …

Another Jost Van Dyke Beach Bar Reopens

By the Caribbean Journal staff Another famous beach bar has reopened its doors on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricane Irma, the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board announced this week. Following the reopenings …

The British Virgin Islands’ Soggy Dollar Bar Is Open Again

By Alexander Britell If there’s one place that defines the Caribbean beach bar, one place that draws rum-loving pilgrims from around the world, it’s the Soggy Dollar Bar. But after closing due to damage from Hurricane Irma, the legendary spot …

Anguilla’s Best Beach Bar Has Rebuilt and Reopened

By Alexander Britell It was the greatest beach bar in Anguilla. Until Hurricane Irma tore it down. But the beloved Garvey’s SunShine Shack did not let the storm win, and in just a few months, has totally rebuilt and reopened, …

St Barth’s La Plage Beach Bar Is Back

By the Caribbean Journal staff Days after the reopening of the popular Tom Beach hotel in St Barth, the property’s famous beach bar has also reopened its doors. La Plage, one of the main hotspots on the sand in St …

VIDEO: Discovering Boca Grandi Beach in Aruba

The moment you pull the car over the sandy path, you realize this isn’t like any other beach in Aruba. And it isn’t like any other beach in the Caribbean, either. This is Boca Grandi. It isn’t the beach you’re …

Jost Van Dyke’s Foxy’s Tamarind Bar Reopens

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s most legendary beach bars has reopened in the wake of last month’s hurricanes. Foxy’s Tamarind Bar on Great Harbour on Jost Van Dyke has officially reopened its doors. “The storm blew …

Riu’s Adults-Only Expansion in Punta Cana

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hotel giant Riu is expanding its offering in the Dominican Republic with a new 501-room addition in Punta Cana. Riu is adding a new 501-room adults-only wing to its Riu Republica resort on Arena Gorda …

This St Martin Beach Bar Was Destroyed By Irma. Here’s How to Help Rebuild It.

By the Caribbean Journal staff It was one of St Martin’s legendary beach bars: Calmos Cafe, the always-happening nightlife and culture hub in the heart of the French Caribbean town of Grand Case. But as it did for much of …

Rum Journal: In St Barth, the Right Beach Bar at the Right Time

GRAND CUL DE SAC — It’s early. Not morning, but not quite lunchtime. On a hot summer day in the French Caribbean, that means only one thing: a Ti’ Punch. The world’s greatest (and simplest) cocktail: Rhum agricole blanc, a …

New Warwick Hotel in the Bahamas Plans October Debut

A new all-inclusive option in the Bahamas By Sarah Greaves-GabbadonCJ Travel Editor The Warwick Paradise Island Bahamas, an adults only all-inclusive resort, has released introductory rates for the property, which will be the first new development on Paradise Island since …

These Caribbean Beach Bars Come With Their Own Hotels

By Sarah Greaves-GabbadonCJ Travel Editor You’re at your favorite Caribbean beach bar enjoying the blissfully mind-numbing effects of your favorite rum drink. The sun is hot, the sand is soft, and refreshingly cool waves lap at your toes. It’d be …

VIDEO: A Legendary Caribbean Beach Bar

In the beginning, there was Kali. Long before St Martin was one of the Caribbean’s top travel destinations, there was Kali. Just Kali and his beach bar. This is Kali’s, the first beach bar in St Martin when it opened …

The Best Caribbean Beach Bar You’ve Never Heard Of

By Alexander Britell Guadeloupe: the French-Caribbean archipelago that still remains largely a mystery to travelers from the English-speaking world. It is a remarkably diverse place: its main “island” is split between a largely developed (think European style infrastructure) Grande-Terre and …