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ISLANDS contributor Steve Knopper
What’s the best way to experience Jamaica’s most vibrant music? Rolling Stone Editor Steve Knopper offers his take on exploring the island’s reggae scene, fresh off his assignment for ISLANDS magazine. Read his full offering, a feature article about Jamaica and its most iconic music, in the January 2010 issue on newsstands, December 29th. In the meantime, here are his top ten tips for making the most of your next jaunt to Jamiaca:
Courtesy Tortola's Long Bay Beach Resort & Villas
What you save: Stay at any of the Elite Island Resorts (think Tortola, Antigua, the Grenadines, Barbados, Nevis and St. Lucia) for seven-plus nights and get 50 percent off.
Why we love it: This deal includes some of our favorite island properties, like Antigua’s Galley Bay, Tortola’s Long Bay and the Grenadines’ Palm Island.
Book it now: Available through the Linger Longer promotion. Valid throughout 2010 with no blackout dates and no booking deadline.
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If you loved our latest “Best of the Caribbean” special issue of ISLANDS magazine but still want more, more, more Caribbean coverage, we have it for you. Tuesday, Oct. 27, marks the debut of the first ISLANDS Ultimate Guide in the ISLANDS online store. The theme: Best of the Caribbean. Consider it a greatest hits of the best travel advice, feature articles and spectacular Caribbean photos, all in one digital travel guide. View it, search it, save it, print it, use it for your best Caribbean vacation yet. See the preview below. For a full-screen preview and to buy it now, click here for the ISLANDS Best of the Caribbean guide.
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And you can find more reader picks of what we all love about the Caribbean in our latest “Best of the Caribbean” feature on islands.com.
Your reader picks make up the new “Best of the Caribbean” guide, but if you want to see favorites from ISLANDS editors’, see this guide with 23 must-see/must-do resorts, activities and more for your next Caribbean vacation.
Islands Mag Best of Caribbean Guide - Editors’ Picks
Tags: Caribbean
If you subscribe to ISLANDS magazine, you’ve seen our latest “Best of the World” list — the 14 best islands for family vacations. I loved putting this article together based on my own family travels (our boys still talk about Green Turtle Cay in the Bahamas - see the Green Turtle Club trip video) as well as input from ISLANDS’ editors and contributors, including veteran travel writer Tony Perrottet. Below you’ll find this free excerpt from the November 2009 issue of ISLANDS, on sale at newsstands now, of “The Best Family Islands.” We showcase island resorts from the British Virgin Islands to Bora Bora that offer authentic travel experiences for the entire family. If the article doesn’t appear in your browser, click this link to go directly to the article in our Scribd archive.
Book a trip by today, Oct. 6, on JetBlue’s new flight to Barbados and it only costs $99 each way. Just have to travel between Oct. 8 and Dec. 16. See a map, video and more of ISLANDS’ most recent trip to Barbados for the feature article “Chasing Spirits.”
Tags: Barbados
In the November issue, you told us What You Love About the Caribbean. One of the most common answers: that white, pillowy sand. Well, here’s your chance to take a bit home with you — no pail and shovel necessary. Just order a wall hanging from Sea Sand Designs of St. Thomas. Artist Tracy Perry makes the sand-and-shell pieces by hand. Find the whimsical designs at her 21 stores throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands. Or order one online. She’s already taking orders for holiday-themed pieces (think Christmas greetings and Stars of David), so start checking people off your gift list now. After all, what could be better than giving someone a piece of your favorite island?
Tags: Caribbean, St. Thomas, USVI
Island travelers flooded us with answers in the “What Do You Love About the Caribbean?” contest. Many of those reader responses are featured in the new “Best of the Caribbean” issue of ISLANDS magazine, which debuts on newsstands Oct. 6. Kathryn Maria Noll was one of two grand-prize winners for her brilliant mini-essay of why she loves the Barbados Wildlife Reserve (which you can read below). Her prize was a stay at the Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort, St. Lucia. She enjoyed her stay so much that she sent us this terrific photo album. Click on the photos to see larger views and her captions. You too might win a prize — this time, it’s a four-night stay at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic. Enter the new “Caribbean Favorites” contest.
Grand-prize winner 1: Kathryn Maria Noll
Her winning entry in the “What Do You Love About the Caribbean?” contest.
“Barbados: Wildlife Reserve. Snow White doesn’t know what she’s missing. This magical, mahogany canopied sanctuary with its cobble stone paths, lily ponds, and friendly, wandering creatures is something right out of a rustic fairy tale. You must see the 2-3pm feeding to believe it. Exotic Patagonian Cavies, monkeys, deer, turtles, and birds all gather in a circle to share a peaceful community meal. Baby monkeys gobbling snacks on a bench with you is definitely delightful. But, watching a turtle stroll by with a monkey sitting on its shell while savoring an orange will charm the flip flops off of you!”
Grand-prize winner 2: Tracy DeVries
Her prize was four nights at the Westin St. Maarten.
“Five minutes off the shore of St. Martin lies my slice of heaven. Your first glimpse is an idyllic sliver of white sand that meets the warm, shallow, crystal clear waters of the caribbean. Lined with colorful lounges and umbrellas, relaxation awaits. If activity is what you seek, try kayaking, exploring the uninhabited island by foot, or try your hand at some of the best snorkeling in the area. Oh, ‘and don’t forget the Karibuni Beach Bar’ insists my 11-year old daughter. ‘That’s where the best cheeseburger in paradise is.’ Welcome to Pinel Island.”
From Hotel Kura Hulanda in downtown Willemstad: An upbeat take on the grim truth.
Travel photographers (and writers) are encouraged to “shoot the signs,” at hotels, parks, any points of interest. This helps with captions and fact-checking. But sometimes the signs themselves amuse. Here are a few I shot on my recent trip to Curacao.
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