Second Decade of Bajan Jazz —
Barbados recently won honors at the 2003 World Travel Awards for: Caribbean's Leading Destination, along with 5 other top travel awards, and one of the best reasons to vaction in the "Gem of the Caribbean" is the annual Barbados Jazz Festival, held each January, and now in it's second decade.

Virgin Islands Tent City - Maho Bay Camps - Keep the Virgin Islands virgin. Join Jetsetters Magazine on a eco-lodge sojourn in one of the world's first green camps, adjacent to the U.S. Virgin Islands Natioinal Park. Paddle, swim, sail, blow a glass knick-knack, dine under the stars, sleep in your mosquito friendly eco lodge. Be sure to visit us also at cabinweb.com for other wild places to hang your pith helmet.

Guyana's Quest For Eco Tourism in the Treetops - The work that is being undertaken at the 370,000 hectares Iwokrama (International Center For Rain Forest Conservation and Development) project in Guyana's hinterland could well become the prototype for the eco-tourism and sustainable development goal that so many nations are seeking.

Mountain On The Sea - Diving and Sailing With The Cuan Law - (BVIs) I have a philosophy: never scuba dive from the beach when you can dive from a boat. When boat diving, you don't get sand in your air regulator, and you're just a few yards away from a hot or cold drink. Oh, and have you ever tried to wade through surf wearing thirty pounds of gear and fins the size of clown shoes? It's no contest — boats are better. And my fondest wish is to combine the adventure of scuba diving with the comfort of a luxury Caribbean cruise. My prayers are answered!

Zen Sail In A Tropical Gale - (Virgin Islands) Captain Jack and First Mate Rona have been "stamping out sailors" for ten years on the Dreamwalker, training swabbies and would be swashbucklers in their Zen school of sailing, based out of St. Thomas.

Barbados Fish and Boats Fly - Listen up all matey's, Barbados has a strong cruiser business for bareboat and crewed yachts, from Bucanneer pirate schooners to trimarans, catamarans, and the Jules Verne version of a submarine dive off a 36,000-year-old reef. Or catch the freighter to St. Lucia for a lively weekend adventure.

Calypso, Regattas, Carnival - (St. Maarten) Our jetted-in contingent of revelers gazed with awe at the Grand Carnival Parade from the balcony of the famous Bearden Art Gallery on Front Street. We had a box seat and could reach out and touch the visible vibration posing as steel band floats "gliding" down the narrow 17th Century avenue like one huge note - LOUD - with every steel drum on the island participating.

Caribbean Carnival on an American Archipelago - (Virgin Islands) Tne of the best times of your life awaits in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Carnival on St. Thomas is the third largest Mardi Gras in the world, only after Rio and New Orleans. Festivities include floats, parades, music and Caribbean food. Won't you come down?

Wuk Up Crop Over Festival - (Barbados) Thousands of revellers jumped up, gyrated and 'wuk-kup' themselves into a frenzy as they partied themselves behind 21 bands on the way from the Barbados National Stadium to Spring Garden to bring the curtains down on Crop Over 2002.

Grenada's Callaloo Soup — A dining staple on the nutmeg island. Learn not only how to make it, but get a low down on other Caribbean Creole cuisines with insights from the chefs of the Caribbean. Grenada is the home of the largest nutmeg harvests outside Indonesia.

Dining with Virgins — The U.S. Virgin Islands are a taste treat for the Starving Artists or the St. Croix Food Fair. The flyiing fish are frying. The yellowtail is grilling. The Carnival is coming. Check out the latest gourmand restaurant treats on all three of the main islands and then book your next culinary experience online.

Fine Dining On St. Thomas — My favorite restaurant discovery in the U.S. Virgin Islands is Herve Chassin's French Restaurant and Wine Bar, a homey, upscale, family-owned, Government Hill attraction with panoramic views of the Charlotte Amalie Harbor.

Bon Bon Bonaire - After extensive forays into Bonaire's underwater wonders, read about the above water delights, including kayaking in the mangroves, windsurfing and then stranded at a nudist resort. How tough can it get?

Bajan Adventure Jeep Safari - Did you know that the words hurricane and hammock evolved from the Arawaks, the first settlers of Barbados? Or that you can use a chack-chack, growing naturally, as a part of the Calypso percussion section? Or that water coconuts are good for your liver? These are just a few things you will learn on a Barbados Adventure Safari!

Find Your Trills In Montserrat - Bird watching for the enthusiast (or the novice) is a chance not to be missed, and "peer pressure," never a problem. For the binocular-carrying visitors who come to the laid back island environment of Montserrat, most southerly of the Caribbean's Leeward Islands, it's part of a memorable stay.

Volcano Trekking On St. Kitts - Mount Liamuiga is a dormant volcano, which is almost 3800 feet high. It is composed of both volcanic and sedimentary rocks. The mountain is covered with a tropical rain forest vegetation, which gives, a permanent supply of water. When you take a walk up to the top of the mountain, you will discover a wealth of flora, including giant leaves, vines, creepers, ferns, moss and a delightful orchids.

Stingray Snorkeling - (Gibbs Cay, Turks & Caicos) The world's third largest reef system sits off the coast of these Atlantic/Caribbean isles, and they were given top prize for Best Dive Operator, Best Live-Aboard and Best Advanced Diving from Rodale's Scuba Diving Magazine. Alongside these awards the Turks and Caicos ranked second for best dive destination, and third for the best wall diving, best value and healthiest marine environment. And you will wrangle with the wrasse.