“You Look Like a Tourist!”
Have you ever been accused of "looking like a tourist" while living on your island? I've decided there are worse things... Having just come back to my rock, SXM (St. Maarten), from a superb vacation to St. Lucia, I came across the picture below of me and my bestie...
Women Who Rock Their Rock: Meet Audrey Flores
With so many incredible women living in the tropics, often going unnoticed on their little islands by the rest of the world, I wanted to take the opportunity to share their stories here. This series, Women Who Rock Their Rock, features island women in all their glory,...
Behind the Scenes with an Island Airbnb Host
Airbnb has taken over our little island of Montserrat. I was skeptical about its presence at first (and, admittedly, still am a bit), but so far, things have been generally positive. Our island is unique in that we don't have any major chain hotels, so most people...
12 Surprising Ways You’re Being a High-Maintenance Island Guest
If there is one phrase that is common amongst all island visitors, it's, "Don't worry about us, we're easy!" Just typing that makes me laugh. Every time a houseguest breezily assures me how truly simple it will be for me to have them stay in my home, I have to pause...
The 5 Tourists You Will Meet in the Caribbean
The snake was a sinister black, roughly 7ft in length, and coiled in the corner of our hotel room's foyer. As I ambled half-asleep towards the bathroom, I spotted it first peripherally, then in full, horrifying focus. Looking back, I admit that the three...
Unwitting Island Celebrities
Oahu may not be the biggest island in the state of Hawaii, but it is by far the most populated. It's quite fitting that the name Oahu means "The Gathering Place" - approximately 950,000 people call the island home, and the island plays host to somewhere in the number...
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