What’s the Caribbean without its beaches? But the people are losing access to them
Kenneth Mohammed
Barring public access to beaches and other sites is not a model for development. Transparency and engagement are needed
July 2021
Holidays from hell: Naga Munchetty, David Baddiel, Jon Snow and others on their worst breaks
We’re all so desperate to get away. But were our summer breaks as good as we remember? Famous travellers tell their sorry tales to Michael Segalov
April 2021
Travel encounters
‘You must come to our Friday night lime!’ Community cricket in Trinidad
Continuing our encounters series, our cricket-mad writer recalls the night she was invited to play – and party – at a club in Port of Spain
January 2021
Virtual travel guides
Havana: a virtual tour through food, music, films and books
Travel vicariously through the arts, culture and cuisine that give the city its beauty and rhythm
August 2020
Cubans bid farewell to Eusebio Leal Spengler, the saviour of Havana
Eusebio Leal Spengler was born poor but went on to mastermind the restoration of the island’s splendid capital
June 2020
10 of the best Latin American novels – that will take you there
From the magic realism of the tropics to the ‘gritty city’, Latin American literature is as rich and beguiling as the region itself
January 2020
Cool running: Jamaica's Kingston marathon
A race around the capital lures Adharanand Finn to Jamaica, but it’s the friendly island that is the real winner
July 2019
A tour of Dominica in search of Creole cooking and the spirit of Jean Rhys
On the taste and scent trail of the Caribbean island immortalised by the Celtic-Creole novelist
April 2019
Feet in the clouds: climbing Cuba’s highest peak
A spectacular and dangerous trek up Pico Turquino reveals a side of the island often overlooked
March 2019
Sagua La Grande: a sweet future for Cuba’s sugar city
Rundown but beautiful, and with a host of exotic stories to tell, the town is on the rise as new hotels open and renovation gathers pace
January 2019
Walking in the Caribbean: sun, sea … and treks
With its gorgeous coastlines, lush interiors and volcanic peaks, the Caribbean is now a hot ticket for hikers, too – as our writer finds in Antigua and Montserrat
November 2018
A bike tour of the real Barbados
Cuba libre: exploring the island by campervan
Top 20s
20 best affordable hotels in the eastern Caribbean
Readers' travel tips
Caribbean islands: readers’ travel tips
October 2018
10 of the best places to enjoy the dances and music of Cuba
As Havana prepares for its autumn ballet festival, we select select places to watch and dance timba, salsa, rumba and more
June 2018
A local’s guide to Havana, Cuba: 10 top tips
Cuba’s capital is changing and a lot of the cutting-edge art and new wave restaurants are in characterful districts away from the much-visited old city
April 2018
Our man in Havana: music, mojitos and swearing in Spanish
The former Observer Magazine editor moved to Cuba to write a book – but with its crumbling elegance and sense of drama Havana presents plenty of distractions from the job at hand
March 2018
Flipping magic: on the turtle trail in Barbados
Watching turtle hatchlings make it to the sea is just one of many good reasons to visit Barbados in low season
January 2018
British Virgin Islands tourism showing signs of recovery after Hurricane Irma
Now is the time to visit the islands, says one UK operator, as cruise and sailing tourism return nearly five months after the devastating storm – while rebuilding continues on land
