Back In The Day: Summer Pranking Island Style
For students, summer this year is not filled with that characteristic longing for school to end and thoughts of late nights, putting away the alarm clock and trips abroad before the "free paper" (as we love to call it in Jamaica) ends and it's back to school. The...
Dear Mango, I Love You. Still.
I’m back. Writing about something very familiar and very dear to me. Mangos. More than 5 years have gone by, and mangoes are still the love of my life. I’ve expanded the places I’ve been able to eat mangos: St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent, and, of course, my old home,...
To Market, To Market… on Mauritius!
Mauritius is known for its markets and as a newbie to the island, I thought I would give shopping at “The Market” a bash. That was my first mistake. You don’t give shopping at the market “a bash” because it WILL bash you. Allow me to explain... I donned my...
Island Street Food of Mauritius
Boasting a rich history, the island of Mauritius has managed to become a leader in the African continent and continues to do so in terms of economy, culture, fashion, and, most recently, sports. However, there is one thing that often goes unnoticed on our rock: the...
Ringing in the New Year in Jamaica
While North Americans are online perusing vacation spots in Jamaica to escape the cold winter, Jamaicans appreciate the cool Christmas breeze which blows down across our waters in December. Since we have no typical winter weather, we engage in spring cleaning right...
A Journey Back in Island Time
Do you ever wonder what your favorite island was like 10, 15, even 20 years ago? Were you there to experience it? Many of you may be too young to remember what St.Thomas, USVI was like before it was ravished by Hurricane Hugo in 1989, then Hurricane Marilyn in 1995....
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