I have had the good fortune of traveling to a good many cultures and climates in my brief time on this big blue marble. I’ve seen the Rocky Mountains of the western US, and traveled its beaches from coast to coast. I’ve tasted beaches and ruins from throughout the Caribbean and the Cote d’Azur, and […]
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We’re pretty excited about a new item that has just landed on our docks! A few weeks ago we shared that we’d sent a shipment of new Keepsake Boxes to St. Martin, to be featured with one of our retailers. Now, we’re presenting these same boxes for our retail customers. And for this weekend only, […]
Here it is already! Time to look back at another great week of travel writing. The unfortunate thing is, there is no way this list could be all-inclusive. But we did find some great insights for your island shore excursions! Take a moment and reward yourself on this Friday morning. Here are a few highlights […]
One of the highlights of our island travels, is the opportunities we get to meet exciting new artists throughout the Caribbean. Recently we had the chance to meet Italian born Micka, now painting on the French island of St. Martin. We asked Micka to share a bit about her past, and of her work. While […]
In our blogosphere update this week, we look back on another great week of travel writings. From an historic look back at Saba, to a Celebration of National Rum Day, it was another great week to read from some of our Caribbean friends. Our friends at Uncommon Caribbean have done it again! Take a journey […]
To some we have had the good fortune of sampling a good variety of Caribbean Islands. Still others will say we have but touched the tip of the iceberg. But after over 30 island landings, we are finding that the more we travel to new and exciting island destinations, the more we feel the strong […]
The world wide web has become a virtual hotbed of fantastic travel writing. And with so much great writing available almost daily, we thought it a good idea to start a new feature. We’ll try and grab a few snippits of some of our favorites from the week that was and feature them here. While […]
With great anticipation we scoured the map plotting our course for the day. We had planned this first day to quickly give ourselves a snapshot view of the best and most notable strands of St. Thomas’ shorelines. We charted a path on this trip to tour the eastern and north-shore beaches, map and requisite camera […]
Sometimes you have all the time needed to take life at a most leisurely pace, and sometimes you have just enough time to snap the obligatory Kodak moments before the taxi departs. Such was the two-week, six-city tour of Europe a couple years prior, but that’s a story for another day. Recently we had the […]
Ever thought to yourself, as you zipped up the suitcase and toss it in the car heading to the airport, “I wonder if it’s okay to pack ____ in my carry-on bag”? Take a moment to review this handy cheat sheet from the folks at Travel Insurance Guide. You just might be surprised. but better […]