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Pendry Is Opening Its First-Ever Caribbean Resort in Barbados 

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Luxury boutique brand Pendry is opening its first-ever Caribbean hotel on the island of Barbados. The company is rebranding — and transforming – the former Port Ferdinand residential resort into what is now one of the region’s most anticipated debuts.  So what’s in store?  An 80-room retreat, with a marina, several eateries, a spa, a kids’ […]

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Major Caribbean Coral Restoration Project Expands to Curacao

Above: saving corals in Bonaire By the Caribbean Journal staff A major Caribbean coral restoration project is expanding. The Coral Restoration Foundation Bonaire has joined forces with the Coral Restoration Foundation to launch a similar project in Curacao. CRF Curacao has already seen the establishment of a 10-tree coral nursery with both staghorn and elkhorn […]

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The Best Caribbean Hotels for Snorkeling

Snorkeling. It’s by far one of the most popular activities in the Caribbean, enjoyed by anyone and everyone, by travelers of almost all ages. It’s what you daydream about when you’re planning a Caribbean trip: warm water, abundant sea life, a window into another world. These are the best hotels for snorkeling in the Caribbean, […]

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The 50 Best Caribbean Beach Bars

It may seem like a list of 50 beach bars is a lot. But when we finished compiling this momentous list, we weren’t even breathing hard. That’s because the Caribbean is the beach bar capital of Planet Earth, and we could easily have placed another 100 beach bars on here. But these are our favorites, […]

The Best Caribbean Hotels for Snorkeling

 Summertime. Yes, the Caribbean is hot, but so is everywhere else. But what the Caribbean offers is a diverse, scintillating collection of islands where you can find your own cool, whether it’s windsurfing in Aruba or traversing a mountain jungle in Dominica. Here are 10 great summer vacations in the Caribbean this year — the […]

A New Beer in Bonaire

 Above: Bonaire Blond By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a dominant beer in Bonaire: Polar, which comes from nearby Venezuela, although many also prefer Heineken. But a new small-batch label is looking to make a mark: Bonaire Blond. It’s a pale beer, with what are described as “hints of lime and aloe vera,” the latter one […]

Caribbean Home: On the Sea in Bonaire

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Bonaire. It’s the tiny gem of the Dutch Caribbean, a place that’s known for its world-class marine park but also has an under-the-radar culinary scene. If you’re looking to splurge and live right on the ocean here, then this oceanfront villa is for you. The villa has four bedrooms, three […]

Caribbean Photo of the Day: The Landscape of Bonaire

 It’s the first thing that strikes you as you travel around the island of Bonaire: the cacti. There are thousands and thousands, not just dotting but enveloping the landscape of this little Dutch Caribbean island. And the cacti are often right on the sea like this, offering a view you really can’t see anywhere in […]

The Best Caribbean Snorkeling Islands

 It’s the Caribbean’s most precious resource. It’s right there. It’s beckoning you. You’re on the beach, taking in the sun, and you’re fascinated by what’s going on in the vast blue world right in front of you. It’s why so many people always pick up a mask and fins and decided to snorkel on their […]

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 scene in recent years. That’s why the island has announced that it will be hosting […]

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 Restoration Foundation, which has been working to regrow and plant new coral to supply for […]

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 the Dutch-Caribbean island’s north coast. The hour-long tours are limited to a maximum of three […]