Curacao !..... Make it Curacao !

By

Jan Stephen Maizler


As was my custom, I did a great deal of research prior to traveling to Curacao for an exploration of its inshore and offshore fisheries. Yet whatever facts and images I’d assembled in my mind did little justice to the striking features and...

Not having fun unless you're strapped into a 4-point harness? Always wondered what Jane really saw in her loin-cloth wearing sidekick?

At Rainforest Sky Rides Eco Park, they're all about customizing your adventure. I wasn't so sure about sailing through the skies on a tether, but it's all about...

Club Orient is the only naturist resort on the beautiful island of St. Martin. It sits at the south end of a beach that runs the gamut from full-out nudity to the conservative Dutch beach at the north end. Whether you come for the day from your cruise ship, or stay for a week at the resort, this...

Say St. Kitts and images of white sandy beaches, swaying palms and turquoise blue waters come to mind. Ready to go off-beach and really see what the island is all about? 

Let me introduce you to Mt. Liamuiga - a 3000 ft volcano. She hasn't breathed fire for almost 2000 years, but a hike...

No, I wasn't the one getting married in St. Thomas (it was my cousin from Minneapolis), but I've more or less decided that if/when I get married, it will be a destination wedding just like this one.

I first heard about this wedding in the fall of 2006, and when my parents decided we were definitely going...

Not sure which way to point your compass for a winter getaway?
More than 167,000 travel gurus from around the globe announced their favorite
places last week. And if anyone should know the best of the best, my money's on
them.

If
you're stuck in the storm in the Northeast, pull up a chair and prepare...

Caribbean idyll in Colombia - please check out my piece for CNN Traveller on Providencia

I feel a bit slack of late not having written a real blog but things have not settled down one bit in the past few months. I am working tooth and nail to update a travel guide and co-author another one to Colombia,...

St. Kitts & Nevis - a dual-island nation - offer some of the tastiest food
in the southern Caribbean. Thankfully, it doesn't really matter which island you visit, you're in for a
gastronomical treat.

Rawlins Plantation: Jerk chicken, breadfruit curry and a view that's almost as...

Aaarrr, matey!  Now me know de life of a pirate!

Lora and I woke early yesterday morning to set sail on the caribbean blue.  Captain Bill met us in Coral Bay and we slowly made our way due west for Hassel Island off the southern coast of St. Thomas.  Unfortunately, no fish were caught from...

I arrived safely in St. John’s Cruz in the afternoon by taking a scenic ferry from St. Thomas.  I met my friend Lora at the Beach Bar just down the street, where we drank expensive spiked milkshakes and ate dinner at a Mexican restaurant.  At that point, weary from travel, we took a taxi...