Category: Travel
Turks & Caicos is Open for Business
The Turks & Caicos Islands are open for winter tourists, rebounding quickly after being ravaged by two hurricanes last fall. The island chain’s resorts reported a strong holiday season of nearly 90 percent occupancy and strong first quarter bookings. This is great news given the devastation caused by the one-two punch of Hurricanes Irma and […]
January 29, 2018
Hurricane-Battered Turks & Caicos Open for Tourist Season
The Turk & Caicos Islands got hit with the one-two punch of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. In good news for both tourists and T&C businesses, the recovery efforts have proceeded quickly in most areas. The majority of restaurants and resorts will be open for the busy winter season. Hurricanes Ravage Tourist-Dependent Caribbean Hurricane Irma made […]
November 6, 2017
Hurricane in Puerto Rico Was “Catastrophic” Event
Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico with the flooding rains of Harvey and the destructive winds of Irma. Not surprisingly, Puerto Rico is still reeling several weeks after the nearly category five storm passed directly over the island. The United States has been hit hard during the 2017 hurricane season, with three major hurricanes making landfall. […]
October 11, 2017
Caribbean Nations Devastated by Hurricane Irma
When hurricanes hit the United States, they are major news events; but when they destroy Caribbean nations, even online Internet news about them is scarce. In the Caribbean islands devastated by Hurricane Irma, at least 14 people have died, with the death toll rising as rescue teams move into the hardest hit areas. The islands […]
September 11, 2017
Turk and Caicos K9 Charity Rescues Strays for Adoption
There is no shortage of Americans who have the compassion to save an abandoned dog from death or rescue an animal from an abusive or neglectful owner. It has even become trendy to adopt a pet from a rescue center and contribute a few dollars from time to time to help those who actively engage […]
March 20, 2017
The Best Hotels in Washington, D.C. For Cherry Blossom Season
Even though it is still cold in most parts of America, the few nice days hint at Spring and thoughts of a visit to Washington DC for the Cherry Blossom season. It is time to find a good hotel and visit Washington, D.C. for the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The Festival runs through April 17 […]
March 6, 2017
Families Flock to Beaches Turks & Caicos
While there are a number of all-inclusive resorts that cater to kids, Beaches seems to have come up with the winning formula. It’s facility on Grace Bay in Providenciales is packed with families during the holiday weeks. The resort has been named the “leading all-inclusive family resort in the Caribbean” by the World Travel Awards […]
December 27, 2016
Revolutionary War Loyalists Left Mark on Turks and Caicos Islands
Not everyone supported American independence in 1776. Some colonists remained loyal to England throughout the conflict. During the war they were treated well and protected by the British but after George Washington’s victory at Yorktown, the supporters of the revolution scorned the loyalists openly and in some cases did harm to their property and to […]
November 9, 2016
Turks and Caicos Hotel Scene Started with Club Med
The Turks and Caicos Hotel Boom all started when All-Inclusive Resort Pioneer Opened in TCI. Turks and Caicos was not always a mecca for tourists. In fact, many Americans had never even heard of the island chain when astronaut John Glenn splashed down in the waters of Grand Turk in 1962. Twenty years later, Club […]
September 6, 2016
The Geology of the Bahama Islands
The Bahama Islands are unique in that they rise up as a rocky plateau from the ocean floor. The chain’s 700 islands sit on vast platforms of carbonates that are thousands of meters thick and date back millions of years. The Bahaman Archipelago consists of two carbonate banks and a chain of carbonate platforms. The Little […]
July 25, 2016