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Eclipse at Half Moon Is Open Again in Jamaica, and It’s the Island’s Most Authentic Escape — With Beachfront Suites, a Sparkling Infinity Pool, and Two Miles of Sand

After a quiet season of restoration, the contemporary heart of Montego Bay’s most storied resort has thrown its doors open again, and there’s no more soulful way to do Jamaica right now. There’s a particular kind of joy in hearing that a place you love has come home, and that’s exactly how I felt when […]

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5 Caribbean Inns to Visit Right Now

They’re somewhere between boutique hotel and bed and breakfast, full of character and charm. The inns of the region are a portal to the soul of the Caribbean, small works of art sculpted by innkeepers who put their passion and, often, perseverance, into their properties. If you’re looking for a different kind of Caribbean getaway, […]

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VIDEO: Another Kind of Caribbean Vacation in Antigua

By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton As you walk through the brick walls and the arches, as you watch the bobbing of the water and the gentle marine dance of bows and sterns, time becomes just a suggestion. There has been a dockyard here for almost three hundred years, most famously for a three-year period […]

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Antigua’s New Historic Restoration Push

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor While Antigua and Barbuda has long been home to one of the Caribbean’s most magnificent historical sites, the UNESCO World Heritage site of Nelson’s Dockyard, it isn’t resting on its laurels. The country’s Ministry of Tourism is now planning a major push to restore, clean and beautify a host of […]

VIDEO: Another Kind of Caribbean Vacation in Antigua

The Caribbean has a major new destination: Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua, the region’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site. While it’s long been a destination for travelers in the know, for those in search of one of the most fascinating sites in the Caribbean, the UNESCO designation gives Nelson’s Dockyard a major new validation, and could be […]

Rum Journal: In Antigua, Having a Drink With Horatio Nelson

Above: the Admiral’s Inn in Antigua (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell ANTIGUA — Nelson drank here, they say. Almost certainly. And maybe he still does. And when you sit here, in what was once a store for pitch tar and turpentine, you feel his spirit. This is the Admiral’s Inn in Nelson’s Dockyard […]