Caribbean

Picturesque destination-Punta Cana

November 8, 2015

Among the best golf destinations in the world, Punta Cana is the very picture of leisure. Several of the courses have been designed by professional golfers, making for the perfect sort of kicked-back challenge that you want on a golfing vacation. The beaches here are simply perfect: calm, warm waters that gently lap at stretches […]

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Best Beaches Around Montego Bay

Best Beaches Around Montego Bay

October 27, 2015

Montego Bay, or MoBay as the “cool kids” call it, is a fantastic Caribbean destination, with plenty to do to make your getaway memorable. However, if you are like most of its visitors, you are hitting sunny Jamaica to sprawl across its lovely beaches. With so many options for getting that golden tan, my guide […]

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Top 10 budget beach hotels in the Dominican Republic

November 6, 2013

The Dominican Republic is not just about merengue music and package holidays. It’s a big island (more than twice the size of Wales, and second only to Cuba in the Caribbean) so there’s plenty of room for variety and genuine Dominican life, unlike on smaller islands that are monopolised by tourism. With the all-inclusive resorts […]

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Jamaica’s best beach hotels and accommodation on a budget

March 20, 2013

The Rockhouse, West End, Negril If you’re after the cliff-edge drama of the West End, but don’t fancy slumming it, the Rockhouse is probably for you. Some of the West End’s most upmarket hotels are so antiseptic and uptight you’d hardly know you were in Jamaica, but the Rockhouse has managed to combine modern boutique […]

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Eastern Caribbean’s top 10 beach accommodation on a budget: from Antigua to the British Virgin Islands

March 1, 2013

Galley Bay Cottages, Antigua Tucked away on a hillside in a quiet area of north-west Antigua – and a stone’s throw from Giorgio Armani’s cliffside estate – Galley Bay Cottages are a rare find on an island where pricey all-inclusives and super-high-end resorts seem to dominate. These four one- and two-bedroom cottages have great sea […]

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East Caribbean’s top 10 beach hotels and places to stay on a budget

February 22, 2012

Hummingbird Beach Resort, St Lucia Unfussy, wallet-friendly and convivial – this inn is ideally positioned on the beach in Soufrière, St Lucia’s largest west coast settlement. This quiet town is the heart and soul of the country, with a smattering of colonial-era buildings scattered in the centre and a lively seafront. At the northern end […]

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