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Their seemingly-cultural onshore excursions are a product of the more than half a billion dollars their cruise line pays on advertising each year. With shopping bags in hand, the suntanned Caribbean vacationers return to the ship that their wallets never parted from.
It turned out that Carnival was just about the most dangerous time to go downtown.
Nowadays, I prefer spring break spots that are out of the mainstream. Whether you're an adventure-seeker or just prefer peace and tranquility, you've come to the right place for travel advice.
While we today regard volcanoes variously as dangerous, sexual, and beautiful, the ancients held them as mythic.
A year ago, I put in a 10-hour-day under a beating sun in the streets of the Trinidadian capital Port of Spain. By 9 a.m., I was drenched in sweat, by noon my muscles ached fiercely. And I loved every minute of it.
Even if you're not a big drinker, sampling a unique local beverage can be a fun way to spice up your travels and learn something about the culture at the same time.
The cruise ship-free island of St. Croix is a water lover's paradise offering great snorkeling, diving and sailing.
Using the blade at the end of the pole, he cut a squashlike pod from the tree, then scored it with a pocket knife to reveal a hive of white, pulp-covered beans the size of grapes.
It's usually pretty quiet in the old colonial town of Higüey in the Dominican Republic. Not so when January 21 rolls around each year.
Festivities of the season take a tropical turn in the Caribbean, where Puerto Rico's holiday party just won't quit.
With reports of holiday travel finally sparking back to pre-recession life, I've compiled a list of Do's and Don'ts -- dedicated to my fellow solo female adventurers!
It's not just turtles that thrive in the nature reserve: The animal and plant diversity in Tortuguero National Park is among the highest in Costa Rica with over 400 kinds of birds and 60 species of frogs.
The Caribbean islands are some of the most-visited tourism destinations in the world, yet few travelers seem aware of just how threatened the region's incredibly fragile ecosystem is.
Christopher Columbus was cruising around the eastern Caribbean in 1493 when he spotted a bunch of islands so pristine he named the lovely dots in the blue-green waters "Las Virgenes."
You'd think one of the Caribbean's best luxury resorts could afford all four walls. Then again, with a huge window instead of a wall, there's nothing between me and one of the most gorgeous sights in the world.
Here is a collection of some of the planet's most exciting liquid crystal displays.
