Selina is a chain of boutique hostels offering digital nomads and travelers looking for a unique authentic stay a real experience. Stay in a teepee at their La Fortuna property. If you're not familiar with Selina boutique hostels, you probably want to take note for your next Latin American travels. With properties in pretty much every country throu...

East Winds is an all-inclusive boutique resort on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. Located on a beach with a protected coral reef for snorkelling, East Winds comprises 30 cottages in 12 acres of tropical gardens. With only four of these acres developed, it attracts an abundance of nature, with over 100 species of plant, rare birds and lizards. ...

Hunting for conch, and making ceviche out of it, is a highlight of a trip to this Caribbean paradise. Captain Calson 'Rice' Williams jokes that he'll have to kill me if he tells me what the secret ingredient is. And then, on my prompting and at risk of death, he reveals it's Sprite. Yes, a couple of liberal lashings of the soft drink is what makes ...

Cuba and the Art of Queuing​: Learning how to slow down The first phrase any visitor to Cuba learns is "Quien es el último?" or "Who is the last?" Walk down any street in Havana and you will see crowds of people lined up outside of shops. Queuing is a norm in Cuban life, a necessity propagated by shortages of food, household goods, and ot...

As we hopefully move towards the end of the Covid pandemic, far more travellers are seeking outdoor escapes as part of their vacation plans. Camping has become all the rage, and for those not willing to rough it, plenty of "glamping" opportunities have also sprung up. Here are a few places to pitch your tent or get a bed under the stars on your nex...

Harvest Caye, Belize, is a private island in the Caribbean, owned and managed by Norwegian Cruise Lines. Through the long pause in operations, as passengers waited to get back to sea, the trendfor upmarket tailored destination travel reached new heights. The major cruise lines seized the opportunity to develop and market their own exclusive enclave...