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Adopting Caribbean Coral

Above: coral in Bonaire By the Caribbean Journal staff When it comes to the protection of the environment, the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire is at the forefront of the region. And that’s exemplified in the work of the Bonaire Coral […]

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Bonaire’s Month of Food

Above: the At Sea restaurant in Bonaire By the Caribbean Journal staff When it comes to diving and snorkeling, Bonaire is right at the top of the list in the Caribbean. But it’s quietly been developing a rather significant culinary […]

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A New Way to See Bonaire

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor There’s a new way to see Bonaire: not under the sea, but right on it. Guests at Bonaire’s Harbour Village Beach Club can find out “what SUP” on new stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) tours of […]

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The Team From At Sea Bonaire Has Opened a New Restaurant

Above: La Cantina in Bonaire By the Caribbean Journal staff Some of the Caribbean’s most brilliant culinary minds have opened a second eatery. Kim van Dijk and Rick van den Broek, the brains behind At Sea Bonaire, Caribbean Journal’s Caribbean restaurant […]


This Caribbean Island Is Growing New Coral Reefs. Here’s How.

Above: the newest coral nursery in Bonaire By the Caribbean Journal staff The threats facing coral reefs in the Caribbean are not new — neither is the reality of their dwindling numbers. But one island is doing something to save them: […]


These are the 4 Things You Should Buy on a Trip to Bonaire

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor So you’ve dived and snorkeled, dined and seen the sights, and now it’s time to leave Bonaire. But before you jet off, make sure you take home a memento of the Dutch Caribbean isle. […]

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9 Ways to Enjoy Bonaire By Land

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor BONAIRE — With a whopping 89 dive sites, 350 species of fish, and 57 types of coral, Bonaire is a bonafide diver’s paradise. But you don’t have to go deep to appreciate it. Here […]


In Search of the Caribbean’s Only Cactus Liqueur

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor “Have you ever tried drinking a cactus?” the tour guide asks, knowing full well what my answer will be. But I’m here at Cadushy of Bonaire, where they make a liqueur of the same […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: Going Off Road in Bonaire

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Matěj Vácha, who sent in this snapshot of the frontier roads in Bonaire. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject […]

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In Curacao, Cactus for Lunch

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor I’ve eaten goat, tripe and ostrich in my travels but this is a first. As the Curaçao sun beats mercilessly down on our jeep pulled over on the arid north coast, tour guide Michel […]


The Best Caribbean Islands to Retire To

Best Islands to Retire to

Sometimes you go to a Caribbean island and wish you didn’t have to leave. (Or perhaps in your case it’s all the time). These are the kind of islands you know you could live on permanently or already do.  More […]


Rum Journal: A Cactus-Based Rum Cocktail From Bonaire

Above: the beach at the Harbour Village in Bonaire By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Bonaire’s kadushi cactus thrives in the Dutch-Caribbean territory’s arid climate, growing up to 30 feet tall. And since 2009 the night-blooming succulent has been used […]