When I was working in the office at a hotel in St. Maarten, our guests would often e-mail me pre-arrival asking what they should pack for their trip. For first time visitors to the Caribbean, it’s hard to imagine that when you’re visiting the Caribbean you really don’t need long sleeves at all, unless maybe [...]
Read MoreNovember 2006
So, I just moved back to my home state of Texas and the huge city of Houston after living off and on in the Caribbean for the past 3.5 years. I first moved to the Caribbean to take a job managing a hotel in St. Maarten, Dutch West Indies. I didn’t want to go! In [...]
Read MoreTripAdvisor TravelCast Top Ten Hot World Destinations for 2007 1. Pamukkale, Turkey 2. Parga, Greece 3. Ayr, Scotland 4. Campeche, Mexico 5. Marrakech, Morocco 6. Naxos, Greece 7. Puno, Peru 8. Soller, Spain 9. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 10. Fes, Morocco, TripAdvisor TravelCast Top Ten Hot U.S. Destinations for 2007 1. Anna Maria, Florida 2. Kailua, [...]
Read MoreGetting There There are several ways to travel to the Caribbean-For simplicity sake, I’m going to assume you’re either coming from Europe or the US. If you’re up for the adventure you can hope on a boat leaving from Florida or Antibes or just about any other big boating city, but these are most likely [...]
Read MoreWhen I was in college I had a huge world map covering a wall in my apartment and, of course, it had thumbtacks in all the places I’d been. Which at the time was like four including my hometown! I was explaining to a friend who was visiting my apartment how I wanted to go [...]
Read MoreLast night I was watching the Travel Channel-seriously what else would I be watching?-and Edible Adventures came on before Bourdain. So, I’m interested because it’s about Costa Rica and I wanted to see if they were going to the Nicoya Pennisula. Maybe I missed that part, but the host, Stephen Brooks, was super entertaining and [...]
Read MoreI’m a huge fan of traveling by myself. Sometimes I think maybe there is something wrong with me because of it. I worry that it makes me anti-social or perhaps a control freak-I have to do it my way or no way…OK. So some of this is true. I want to be able to control [...]
Read MoreOther resourceful ideas for making money and working your way around the world.1. Fruit picking in New Zealand2. Scuba instructor in Australia3. Bartending at an Irish Pub in Europe4. Working on a private or charter yacht in the Mediterranean or Caribbean5. Building websites for local companies anywhere in the world6. Managing a hostel anywhere7. Au [...]
Read MoreThere are many factors to consider in the process that may encourage or discourage your final destination decision. Here are some factors to consider: Language: Are you comfortable being in a place where you don’t speak the language? Or do you want somewhere where English is predominant? Distance: Take into consideration the actual flight time [...]
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