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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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Exploring Bonaire's Frontier

Above: Washington Slagbaai National Park (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell BONAIRE —THE TOWERING ROCK formations, cacti and unfamiliar terrain may suggest otherwise, but the northwestern corner of Bonaire is very much in the Caribbean. This is the Caribbean’s edge, a surreal combination of scenery that would seem more at home in the American […]

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The 10 Best Caribbean Summer Vacations For 2013

It’s summertime! The weather’s heating up, work is slowing down, and it’s time for a vacation — to the Caribbean, of course. One of the best kept secrets in the Caribbean is that summer trade winds and island breezes can make for some very cool conditions by day and night.  If you are by the […]

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The Caribbean's Best Dive Resorts Right Now

Let’s be honest — if you want to go diving, it’s the Caribbean or bust. Whether it’s the unmatched sea life, easy access to dive sites or the sheer brilliance of the waters of the Caribbean Sea, the region is the top diving destination for a reason. Of course, there are some great places to […]

The 10 Best Caribbean Summer Vacations For 2013

 Above: Bonaire (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell While Bonaire is one of the smallest destinations in the Caribbean, its tourism sector is one of the most important of any individual country in the region, measured as a percentage of its GDP. But the island has found success not by marketing large-scale resorts, but with a […]

Rum Journal: A Rum Punch at Bonaire's Captain Don's Habitat

Above: the rum punch at Rum Runners (All photos by CJ) BONAIRE — Traveling to Bonaire is mostly about what’s under the water, but you’ll also find some of the Caribbean’s top rum punch on the Dutch Caribbean island. And among Bonaire’s best is at Rum Runners at the famous Captain Don’s Habitat dive resort. […]

Diving into Food in Bonaire

 Above: At Sea in Bonaire (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell BONAIRE — THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN island of Bonaire has long occupied the space as the Caribbean’s top diving and snorkeling destination. With clear waters, a cornucopia of marine life and dive site access unmatched in the region, it’s a title that has always […]

A Bonaire Resort's Plan to Save the Caribbean's Coral Reefs

 Above: the coral nursery at the Buddy Dive Resort in Bonaire (Photo: Buddy Dive Resort) By Alexander Britell KRALENDIJK — From overfishing and pollution to disease and climate change, the Caribbean’s coral reefs are in serious jeopardy. But a dive resort on the Dutch Caribbean Island of Bonaire is quietly taking a new approach to […]

The Caribbean's Top 10 Hotel Bars - 2013

 Above: Yara Bar at the Amanyara Turks and Caicos (Photo: Aman Resorts) WE KNOW the Caribbean has the world’s best beach bars, but it’s also home to some exceptional hotel bars — some are well-known, and others are well-kept secrets. Some are on the water themselves, while others are wood-paneled hideaways. While we wish we […]

Painting Bonaire

Above: Sail to Klein by Janice Huckaby By Alexander Britell BONAIRE — For more than two decades, Janice Huckaby has been chronicling Bonaire, brush stroke by brush stroke. Across more than 700 paintings, Huckaby, who first came to the island in 1991, has created an artistic narrative of Bonaire, from the underwater seascapes for which […]

The Caribbean's Top 10 Snorkeling Destinations for 2013

 IT’S ONE OF THE Caribbean’s most popular pastimes – snorkeling. And, thankfully, there are more than enough terrific snorkeling destinations to go around. While these lists always lead to difficult choices, we present to you Caribbean Journal’s inaugural Snorkeling List — the Caribbean’s Top 10 Snorkeling Destinations for 2013. Some are specific snorkeling sites, while […]

Bonaire's Carnival Pub Crawl

Above: Bonaire’s Little Havana (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell BONAIRE — WHILE LARGE-SCALE CARNIVALS like those in Trinidad and Haiti have received much of the attention this week, the celebration in tiny Kralendijk, Bonaire has its own unique charms. The fete on this Dutch Caribbean island begins with a small but robust parade […]