How to Crush Holiday Baking Like an Island Goddess
Don't lie. Christmas music is blasting from your speakers and you are literally decorating the hell out of your halls. 'Tis the season to be jolly, and after hurricane season, it's time for celebration. For your supremely awesome culinary merriment-making, I have...
Why Santa Doesn’t Ship to the Cayman Islands
There are many things you take for granted before you move to an island – mild weather, a bug-free home, reliable electricity and internet, and the ease of online shopping. The convenience of the last one is mostly attributed to the reliable postal and delivery...
Is Your Island… Haunted?
Halloween is upon us once again. In Aruba, we might lack brightly colored, Fall foliage, jack-o'-lanterns on our front doorsteps, and a crisp autumnal chill in the air, but when it comes to ghost stories... we’ve got those in spades. Ready to take a walk on my...
Easter Lockdown on the Rock
2014 was the first Easter I spent in the "civilized" Bahamian world. The previous Easter holidays throughout my island tenure were spent either in Miami or on some far-fetched remote island where I had no idea what was going on in the world of commerce. Though last...
Holiday Reflections From My Adopted Rock
This was my third Christmas season in the Dominican Republic and while I can't speak for all parts of the island, nor for all expat rock-dwelling transplants like me, but I LOVE that it's still about family here and not just gift-giving. Don't get me wrong - some...
Christmas on a Rock
I was born and raised in Maine so for most of my life, Christmas has meant snow, fir trees, and fire in the fireplace. In 2012, my husband and I decided to celebrate being a newly married couple and our new rock home by staying on island for Christmas. It was a...
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