Union Island feels like an outpost of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and it really is. Its one of the islands furtherst South, far away from any cruiseships, big airports or mass tourism. Union Island was the place in the Caribbean that I had been looking forward to the most. People have told me that...Read More
Staying with John in Bequia, I got to meet his friends Paul and Cathy who was running a tour company called Island Time Bequia where they had a sailboat with Capitain Irwin for rent. They had a trip scheduled for the next day and invited me to come along when I told them that I...Read More
I arrived in busy Kingstown, St Vincent early morning and jumped straight on the ferry to Bequia (pronounced Backway) which by the way was an old Norwegian ferry where all the information, even emergency information still was writen in Norwegian. Once I was in Bequia I was overwhelmed by the change of pace. I soon...Read More
St. Lucia might be the island so far that has lacked the most character. It is a nature heaven with beaches, cliff and mountains but is all to developed. It was the only place in the Caribbean where I have seen big malls with american shoes such as radioshack and Massy Megastore. And if you...Read More
Barbados seems to be the place to go if you want a purely enjoyful holiday somewhere in the Caribbean. Its got azure waters, white sandy beaches, the litteracy rate is as high as 98 percent and everything simply works! Even though it seems to have reaped well of wealthy European visitors, the place has its...Read More
When I first got to Dominica I was shocked to see how much the hurricane Maria had destroyed just two months earlier. I was camping in the garden of a local guy, who like most of Dominicans, did not yet have power. His son said that he wished to get the power back for christmas,...Read More
Before coming here to Dominica, I was told that the country was completely in ruins, and I am sorry to say it, but it really is. The first day here was spent seeing the few things that still remained and the rest of the days I had signed up to join the Red Cross WASH...Read More
Upon arrival at Robert L. Bradshaw airport in St. Kitts I was met by my dutch couchsurfing host Lennart, who had come to pick me up on his scooter. He also drive me around the Southern Part of the Island, making the most of the two days I had there. We went all the way...Read More
My couchsurfing host in Antigua was living right in the middle of the island, and standing on his veranda we could see the coast in almost all directions- that should give you an inpression of really how small the country Antigua & Barbuda really is. It is about the sams size as the island I...Read More
There didn’t seem to be much to do in Kingston so all we got to see was some parks, the Devon House, a crafts market and the Bob Marley Museum in Uptown. Leaving the museum there was a motorcyclist driving up to us, grabbing the phone of my friend and the driving off, so the...Read More
It is not often that I say that places are over rated, but Treasure Beach in Jamaica fits the category. I had read about it in a Lonely Planet guide and thought that the place seemed perfect with no husslers and a quiet beach, which it also was, but that was about it. First of...Read More
My initial plan in Jamaica was to first spend a night in Montego Bay and then move on to Negril, but when I head from others on the plane that Montego Bay was just overfilled with tourists I decided to head straight to Negril instead. There I got to camp at Roots Bamboo guesthouse which...Read More
A colorful fish restaurant on Radio Beach Most people see Bahamas as a super expensive tourist destination where you need to book overpriced flights and super fancy resorts to visit. That was the case with me until recently when I discovered the FRS Caribbean day cruises. They leave twice a week from Miami City Center...Read More
With flights costing around 120USD (with Norwegian) from Oslo to Fort Lauderdale, and onwards (with Spirit) in the Carribean for next to nothing I decided to travel that route and add some days in Florida while I was at it. Little did I know about the city other than it being famous for its warm...Read More
My previous packing posts have been for longer travels going through places with different climates. This time I will just travel through warm places in the Caribbean so I have decided on a different approach. I will travel with hand luggage only, where half of my stuff will be camping equipment: – Hammock, tarp and...Read More
