Castro’s Island

Picture this. You are enjoying a cold beer on a wooden open-out treehouse overlooking a secluded white-sand, turquoise beach. Your back is surrounded by a jungle of palm trees. There is a buffet of fresh fruit, pizza, and pasta, a few feet from you to indulge in as you wait for a jeep to take…

A week in Dominican

Sitting on a sand covered towel with the ocean washing over my feet, I watch a lone kite surfer glide through the ripples of the beach, disappearing off into the orange glow of the sun set. That was the summer I embarked on an unforgettable  adventure with a group of friends to the beautiful Dominican Republic. Checking in at Viva Wyndham…

Caribbean Heat

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad Originally published, July 2012  The country of  Trinidad and Tobago.  Most noted for Carnival, steel pan, soca and calypso. The island offers visitors a unique experience like no other. Soca music blasts from near by cars making it difficult for pedestrians to pass by with out dancing. The doubles stand on the street corner is busy…