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The Best Hotel in Cartagena Has a Convent Past, a Walled City Address, and Overflows With Historic Charm

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Cartagena is a city shaped by walls. They frame the Old City, define its movement, hold back the Caribbean heat, and quietly organize daily life. Staying inside them changes how the city is experienced. The Sofitel Legend Santa Clara sits within those walls not as an addition, but as part of their long history. Once […]

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Rum Journal: Soggy Dollar Rum, a Journey to the BVI in a Bottle

soggy dollar bvi

By Alexander Britell One of the most beautiful — and perhaps most understated — things about rum is its power to transport. The romantic energy of rum can take you from wherever you’re indulging to a far-off Caribbean island somewhere, to the waving palms of a sugar cane field, to an idyllic beach bar. It’s something […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Another Day on Jost Van Dyke

The latest Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from Caribbean Journal reader Raif Hastings, who sent this photo of White Bay taken during a week-long stay at a villa on the island in the British Virgin Islands. “We were really struggling down there everyday I tell you, ha!” Raif tells us. We can imagine! Have […]

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VIDEO: A Secret Sandbar in the Bahamas

White Bay Sandbar

There is no one here. And it feels like no one has ever been here. This is White Bay, a secret sandbar off the western coast of Great Exuma in the Bahamas, a beach straight out of a beer commercial, a beach that becomes entirely yours the moment you take your first step. You can get […]