Monthly Archives: February 2020

Itinerary: I will be entering overland from Dominican Republic – fly or bus from Santo Domingo, Caribe Tours runs a once-daily bus to Petionville (in the hills above Port-au-Prince) that leaves at 11AM. Unfortunately, this bus drops you off in … Continue reading →

CARIBBEAN – GREATER ANTILLES May 2020 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC The Dominican Republic is a Caribbean country that occupies the eastern half of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti. Besides white sand beaches and mountain landscapes, the country is home … Continue reading →

The Archipelago of the Azores is a group of nine volcanic islands in the north Atlantic Ocean at the same latitude as Lisbon. They lie about 1,500 km (950 mi) from the western edge of the Iberian Peninsula and about 3,900 km (2,400 mi) from North America. Seismic activity, though … Continue reading →

MSC CRUISES – LESSER ANTILLES Saint Lucia is called the “Helen of the West Indies”, a popular destination due to its tropical weather, scenery and its numerous beaches and resorts. The twin Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton) are striking cone-shaped … Continue reading →

MSC CRUISES – LESSER ANTILLES Saint Kitts and Nevis are a pair of tropical islands in the Caribbean, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago. It is called “The Mother Colony of the West Indies”. … Continue reading →

MSC CRUISES – LEEWARD ISLANDS Dominica is often known as “The Nature Island of the Caribbean” due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system. The most mountainous island of the Lesser Antilles, … Continue reading →

MSC CRUISES – LESSER ANTILLES The British Virgin Islands are a self-governing British overseas territory just to the north-east of the US Virgin Islands. 60 islands and keys, 43 uninhabited, the islands fall into two types: the majority are steep volcanic islands (Tortola and Virgin Gorda), and … Continue reading →

MSC CRUISES – LESSER ANTILLES. Seen twice on cruise, day 2 and 8. See one island each time with maybe an excursion from each to an island. Guadeloupe. Butterfly Island (French: l’île Papillon) on account of the shape of two of … Continue reading →

MSC CRUISES – LESSER ANTILLES  Martinique is a Caribbean island that is an overseas department of France in the Caribbean Sea, north of St. Lucia and south of Dominica. Tourism comes mostly from France, with big jets flying in directly from Paris. North Americans, who have no direct … Continue reading →

CARIBBEAN – LESSER ANTILLES As a traveler in the quest to see all 193 United Nations countries, how to see the 14 Caribbean countries presents the greatest variety of options: cruise, fly between islands, local boats, crew on a sailboat? … Continue reading →