comments feedThe Best Cruises To Take In 2020, According To Conde Nast Traveler From Business Insider New Orleans round trip to the Caribbean on the Norwegian Getaway Copenhagen, Denmark, to Stockholm, Sweden, on the Oceania Marina Papeete, Tahiti, to Auckland, New Zealand on the Crystal Serenity Cairo round trip on the Viking Ra Lisbon, Portugal, to […]
Why this Portuguese sardine cannery swears by its 100-year-old method
December 12, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By Claudia Romeo From Business Insider Canned sardines are a delicacy in Portugal. The country has a long fish-canning tradition, to the point that the sardine has become a national icon. We visited Conservas Pinhais, one of the oldest preserving factories in Portugal, that has kept its artisanal canning method since 1920. It makes 30,000 cans […]
The Jewish pirates who ruled the Caribbean
November 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By Andrew Paul From Mental Floss As European nations pushed westward in a mad dash for colonies from the 16th to 18th centuries, the Caribbean became a pirate’s paradise. Legendary sailors like Edward “Blackbeard” Teach and William “Captain” Kidd famously stalked the waters in search of vulnerable trading vessels. What’s less well known is that […]
Two OECS climate change activists raise awareness in the international arena
July 21, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Friday, July 19, 2019 — Two young environmental activists from the OECS have recently participated in the 3rd edition of the Peace Boat’s Ocean & Climate Youth Ambassador Programme. Saint Lucian Jevanic Henry and Montserratian Ashneil Jeffers have seized this opportunity to draw the attention of the international community to the urgent necessity to accelerate climate […]
Destinations of the week 10
May 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
100 under-the-radar beaches everyone should visit in their lifetime Part 9 By Alison Millington From Business Insider Whether you’ve only spent a handful of days on the sand in your life or you’re a full-blown sunseeker, there are plenty of breathtaking beaches on this planet waiting to be discovered. And, whether you look for a […]
Portugal police ‘find cocaine in traveller’s padded pants’
February 14, 2018 by Leave a Comment
From BBC Police in Portugal have detained a man at Lisbon’s international airport accused of carrying 1kg (2.2lb) of cocaine in fake buttocks. Local media said the Brazilian citizen had arrived on a flight from the city of Belém, in northern Brazil. It was not immediately clear how police discovered the case. A second man, […]
Caribbean air to send temperatures soaring (-ish) following those recent Scandinavian blasts
January 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Phil Norris From Gloucestershire Live Why go to the Caribbean when the Caribbean is coming to the UK? Not exactly, of course, but warm air from the Caribbean is due to arrive and take the mercury above the seasonal average. Don’t go planning any outdoor Calypso dancing, however, as the mercury will only rise to […]
Destinations of the week
January 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The 25 places you need to visit in 2018, according to the world’s top travel experts – Part 1 By Bobbie Edsor From Business Insider Sail through the air past towering waterfalls and gleaming glacial lakes in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland.Unsplash/Leila Azevedo The more you travel, the more you realise there’s so much of the world […]
Widow eulogizes prominent Vincentian community activist
December 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life In a very emotional tribute Friday evening, Sherill-Ann Mason Haywood eulogized her late husband and prominent Vincentian community activist Maxwell Iwaki Haywood, recalling when they first met to his last active days in the community in New York. “As many of you here know, Maxwell had a very […]
Destinations of the week
November 26, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The 25 places you need to visit in 2018, according to the world’s top travel experts Part 1 The more you travel, the more you realise there’s so much of the world still to discover. In order to help you put together your 2018 travel bucket list, Business Insider asked the world’s most esteemed travel […]
