Finding the centre in Mexico City
The huge slab of grey basalt sits on a narrow ledge that hardly seems able to support twenty-four tons of rock. On the face of the stone is...
Earthy delights
Andromeda Gardens Bathsheba, Barbados Near a steep cliff overlooking the island’s east coast, Barbados’s best-known garden began as the...
Walking With the Conquerors in the Dominican Republic
I had forgotten one important thing about Santo Domingo. Its ability to surprise. By that I don’t really mean to imply that...
Barbados Shipwrecks Ahoy!
Ask most people what images the word “Barbados” brings to mind and they will likely answer “Rum, beaches. and...
Saving the Sisserou
A mid the branches of the huge gommier trees, on the flanks of the sleeping Morne Diablotin volcano in Dominica, there is a flash of green;...
Tobago Thrills
It’s a brilliant sparkling day. The twin-engined dive boat roars through the water, cresting blue swells and leaving a churn of white...
D.C. on my mind
It’s difficult to put your finger on it, but there is something about Washington, D.C. that holds you by the scruff of your neck and...
Chacachacare: Once Upon An Island
These days it’s mostly foreign yachtsmen who find their way to Chacachacare and anchor, just as Columbus did in 1498, among the...
