Archive for Category: "Caribbean"
Like a Local Spotlight: Cuba Beaches
Memorial Day Weekend starts on Friday, which means we’re heading into beach season. Instead of having the same experience as last year, it’s time to look at a more unusual and exotic destination. To find uncrowded and undisturbed beaches, head away from the typical resorts and travel like a local. Taking a page from Peter [...]
Like a Local Spotlight: Cuba’s Tobacco Farms
The launch party for Peter and Michelin’s Like a Local guides is tonight and we want you to join us in celebrating. Follow along on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ where Peter will be sharing the top 10 local travel secrets in his first five guides. This morning, we’re going in depth on one of the [...]
The Caribbean: Like a Local & Peter’s Top 5 Island Travel Tips
Peter Greenberg and Michelin’s Like a Local guidebooks have just gone on sale. To pick up your copy, check out the travel section of your local bookstore or click here to order online. And if you’re in Chicago tomorrow, head to O’Hare where Peter will be signing all five of his Like a Local guides. [...]
Celebrity Chefs & the New Puerto Rican Cusine
Puerto Rican cuisine is evolving along with the food culture. In advance of the Saborea Puerto Rico Culinary Festival next month, Dena Braun-Roché heads to the island to examine how celebrity chefs are modernizing traditional recipes. As the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico evolves, it’s no surprise that its cuisine is changing too. Today you can [...]
Travel Deals: Spring Break Savings in the Caribbean
It may be high season in the Caribbean, but you still have a chance to score some great deals. With spring break right around the corner, check out these island savings. Dive into Saving Diving enthusiasts can take advantage of the Sands at Grace Bay’s “Deal To Dive For” travel package in Providenciales, Turks & [...]
Carnival Travel 2012: Party Like a Local in Trinidad
With Ash Wednesday set for February 23, Carnival is fast approaching. Editor Lily J. Kosner put on her party hat and set out for Port of Spain, New Orleans and Rio Di Janeiro. In part one of her series, find out everything you need to know to be prepared to party in Trinidad & Tobago. [...]
Peer to Pier: Ecotourism & Birding in Tobago
Every eco-lodge has its own story and every proprietor a unique motivation, Meg Pier continues her Peer to Pier interview series in Tobago with Ean Mackay of Adventure Eco Villas. Meg Pier: When did you open Adventure Eco Villas? Ean Mackay: My father started Adventure Farm in 1972. His concept was to plant every type [...]
Travel Tip: Underwater Art
If you’re headed toward warmer weather this winter, keep your eyes open…underwater. Along with the colorful fish and coral reefs, you might stumble across another kind of show. In Cancun’s National Marine Park, an artist named Jason deCaires Taylor has created a monumental underwater art exhibition. More than 400 life-size sculptures sit on the sea [...]
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