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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset at Soper’s Hole, Tortola

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This Secret Turks and Caicos Spa Has a Rare Fire-and-Water Massage You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Warm water begins to fall in steady streams across your back while heated stones move slowly across your shoulders. The surface beneath you — a massive black granite massage table — holds the warmth, keeping the heat constant as water flows from above. Two sensations at once: warmth from the stone and heat from the […]

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First-Ever Nonstop Flights Planned Between Miami, British Virgin Islands

A long awaited air link could soon become a reality. And it could be a game-changer for British Virgin Islands tourism and you could soon also charter a jet. The government of the British Virgin Islands has partnered with air carrier BVI Airways on what will be the first-ever direct, nonstop flights between Miami and […]

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VIDEO: Long Bay, Tortola, British Virgin Islands

What’s the prettiest beach in Tortola? There are many contenders, but for sheer, raw beauty, it’s hard not to go with Long Bay. Home to the Long Bay Beach Club, this beach is exotic, powerful, ethereal. It’s got a certain kind of mystical quality. Here’s what we mean:

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Marina Cay, British Virgin Islands

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Marcus Weitzman of Mesa, Arizona, who sent in this beautiful photograph of Pusser’s restaurant on Marina Cay in the British Virgin Islands. Did you take a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next […]

VIDEO: Long Bay, Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Finding keyless Caribbean hotels By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor A hotel room with no key? What?! At first thought, relaxing in a room you can’t lock from the outside seems practically impossible. But consider this: If you’ve tucked away all your money and irreplaceables in the safe (as you should), what else of real […]

Dreaming of Saba Rock

Dreaming of nights on a tiny rock in the British Virgin Islands By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It’s only one square-acre, a tiny spit floating in the British Virgin Islands’ North Sound. But Saba Rock is on my list of places to visit in 2016. I want to spend a long weekend cozying in […]

The Soggy Dollar Now Has a Radio Station

The Soggy Dollar Bar. It’s one of the legendary places in the Caribbean: set on White Bay on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands. Perhaps more importantly, it’s the home of what’s almost certainly the Caribbean’s best painkiller. But now it has a new party piece. It’s called Soggy Dollar Radio, and it’s […]

The Best Airport Hotels in the Caribbean

In the Caribbean, an airport hotel means something very, very different than what you’re used to. By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Maybe you’re traveling with little ones; jetting off on a quick getaway; or you’ve already flown across the country to make your Caribbean connection. Either way, there’s a lot to be said for […]

The Caribbean's Sweetest Hotel

Why the Bitter End is so sweet By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor I really should be sailing. After all, it’s my last day at Bitter End Yacht Club, a British Virgin Islands institution that’s been the Caribbean’s premier sailing resort for 40 years. Thousands of people have learned to master the sea here on a […]

A New Chef at Scrub Island

The British Virgin Islands’ Scrub Island has a new chef. The private-island property has named Peter Birk its new executive chef. In the role, Birk will direct the culinary team and manage operations at the resort’s four restaurants: Caravela, Tierra! Tierra!, One Shoe Beach Bar and Grill and the Gourmet Market and Deli. Birk comes […]

Norwegian Breakaway Just Docked in This Caribbean Port for the First Time

A new port of call By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Norwegian Breakaway sailed into the shores of Virgin Islands for the first time today. The ship made its inaugural call to the port of Road Town. Captain Mikael Hilden received a plaque from Minister of Communications Mark Vanterpool in commemoration of the occasion, as did […]

The Best Table at the Bitter End Yacht Club

The best seat in the house By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor The dining room staff at Virgin Gorda’s Bitter End Yacht Club call it table 302. I call it the best seat in the house. Tucked into a quiet corner at the north end of the Clubhouse restaurant, the teak two-top has become my […]

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