Antigua and Barbuda
by Meg Nesterov (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Happy Thanksgiving, and hola from the Dominican Republic, where I'm spending the holiday with family and friends. Rather than searching the Gadling Flickr pool for a turkey (or Turkey, where I spent the last two Thanksgiving holidays) photo this year, I wanted to see ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (11 months ago)
In London, signs of the coming Olympics are everywhere. Barclays Cycle Hire docking stations have begun to expand into East London toward key Olympics sites, billboards urge drivers to begin to think about how they'll deal with increased traffic, and the Prime Minister is ...
by McLean Robbins (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Antigua is a lush, green land of 365 beaches (one for every day of the year!), warm sunshine, and laid-back island culture. It is also the land of the luffa.
Beauty junkies the world over are familiar with these excellent exfoliating tools, perfect for sudsing up and ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
With the Royal Wedding just days away, its not too late to get into the frenzied madness with a royal getaway fit for you, the non-royal regular person. Here are some special offers from a variety of different resorts scattered around the globe with prices between $149 for a ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Twisted Sifter is a web site with three simple goals. Provide content that is interesting, funny or creative, use BIG pictures whenever possible and to keep their readers up-to-date with what's popular online. Gadling found this gallery of 25 haunting shipwrecks at ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
It was planned long before the earthquake-turned-tsunami event in Japan to test the readiness of 33 Caribbean countries in the region's first full-scale tsunami warning exercise. On Wednesday, March 23, a fictitious earthquake of 7.6 magnitude occurred off the coast ...
by Justin Delaney (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
A yacht carrying a quartet of Americans was recently seized by Somali pirates, the latest in a string of hijackings that reaches back millenia. According to MSNBC, the seized yacht, the "S/V Quest," is owned by Jean and Scott Adam - a couple on a worldwide quest ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Is it real or is it a fake? That's the big question that comes up when we hear of a $99 cruise. Short answer: If it comes directly from a cruise line, yes, it probably is true. You'll pay port charges, taxes and government fees on top of that but those prices do exist. If it ...
by Melanie Nayer (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
This luxury Caribbean resort is kicking things off in 2011 with a package for the lovers.
Curtain Bluff, one of the Caribbean's favorite luxury all-inclusive beach resorts and a Condé Nast reader's choice pick for the past three years, is offering honeymoon ...
by Annie Scott (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Sugar Ridge Antigua wants to host your "Girlfriends Getaway" and is totally trying to entice you with wine. I feel okay with that, don't you?
Ladies booking the Girlfriends Getaway package, a four-night all-inclusive, will get two one-hour massages per person, free ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Lighthouse Bay Resort, an exquisite Barbuda resort recently tipped by Vanity Fair's George Wayne as an appropriately majestic honeymoon location for Prince William and Kate Middleton, already cocoons its guests in utter bliss.
It offers isolation along a miles-long ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Beyond the Caribbean's all-inclusive resorts, casinos, overpriced restaurants, and huge crowds are a handful of islands that have escaped mass development. These quiet islands, with their tiny populations and scattered tourist facilities, are not headed for mass-tourism ...
by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
The best part of all-inclusive trips is that the thinking is taken out of the equation. Want a second drink? Hell, a second entrée? Go for it! There's no reason not to ... because the bill is already paid. I had my first brush with the all-inclusive concept last ...
by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
For the fourth year in a row, Curtain Bluff will be home to Antigua Tennis Week. For seven days, you can enjoy a tennis-filled getaway at this fantastic all-inclusive resort. The package includes stroke and strategy clinics with the pros, free court time on Curtain Bluff's ...
by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
There's only a month left on Curtain Bluff's "Power of '10" deal, and if you're feeling worn down by the fierce winter cold, here's your chance to win some relief. So, stay at this Antigua resort in the next few weeks, and you'll be able to add some interesting activities to ...
by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Pregnancy is already challenging enough, especially if you're a first-timer. Moms- and dads-to-be alike need a break from the doctor's appointments, planning and anxiety that come with bringing a new life into the world. So, when you measure the future in centimeters ...
by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
January is a great time to head down to the Caribbean. The weather is just about at its coldest and dreariest. The days are short and cloudy. Disappearing for four nights of sunshine, warmth and bliss is pretty hard to turn down. Well, committing to four will get you five at ...
by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Six Carnival cruise ship passengers hit and choked the police. Or, the police punched the passengers in the face. A week after the half dozen New Yorkers were arrested, the only thing that's clear is that both sides say they're right.
While on a 10-hour port call in ...
by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
It looks like Carnival could use some new passengers. Not even a week after banning a family for life – and then reversing the ban – six passengers on one of its ships have been detained in Antigua. Now, if you're going to get stuck someplace, Antigua isn't bad, ...
by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
I know we're still sweating the summer, and January seems like a lifetime away. But, think back seven or eight months. Remember how cold it was. It's hard to make the connection, but it really was that cold out, and you lived it. It's going to happen again before you know ...
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