20 best affordable hotels in the eastern Caribbean
A world away from the cruise ships and all-inclusives, our writer goes islandhopping through the eastern Caribbean, staying in small, characterful hotels
February 2011
Edouard Glissant
Martinican poet, writer and academic whose work was informed by colonialism
January 2011
Write to roam: artistic and literary favourites
Looking for a holiday to fire your imagination? Dixe Wills picks 10 places that inspired art, architecture and some of the greatest writing in the English language
December 2010
Readers' travel tips
Readers' tips: the Caribbean on a budget
The blue seas, white sand beaches and alluring winter sun of the Caribbean don't have to cost the earth. Our readers have found some idyllic spots, starting at £1 a night in a hammock