Grand Bahama Island: Paradise, by Design
Until the ’50s, the island of Grand Bahama was sparsely populated, consisting of small fishing villages and little industry. My, how times have changed….
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Outposts of the Bahamas: Sampling the Southern Out Islands
If the axiom is true that the more remote the destination, the better the diving, then we’re all in luck: Along the vast chain…
Islands of Discovery: The Southern Out Islands of the Bahamas
Trek to the southern Out Islands of the Bahamas is a back-to-nature, people-to-people kind of experience. Locals socialize around the conch bar in the…
The Turks & Caicos Islands: So Many Choices
Every destination has its marquee attraction — something that immediately comes to mind. When we think of the Turks and Caicos Islands, that attraction…
Cancun, Mexico: Exploring the Yucatan
The first time I visited the east coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula was in the early 1970s. At that time the region was best…
Mexico’s Riviera Maya: From Ancient Mystery to Modern Adventure
Sandwiched between the high-rise glitz of Cancun and the ancient Mayan ruins of Tulum along Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, and atop a magical underground river…
Belize: Diving the Great Maya Reef
For such a small country — 180 miles (288 km) north to south and 68 miles (109 km) wide, roughly the area of Massachusetts…
BELIZE: Inland Wonders and Offshore Atolls
Eco-tourism: n. Tourism involving travel to areas of natural or ecological interest, for the purpose of observing wildlife and learning about the environment….
Honduran Treasures: The Bay Islands of Roatan and Utila
The moonlight shimmered off the ocean spray like sparks from the white horse’s galloping hooves, his mane flying wildly in the onshore breeze. He…
Exploring the Maldives: Jeweled Necklace of the Indian Ocean
“Jump!” screams the divemaster, just after someone yells, “whale shark.” Suddenly I’m in the water and nearly eye to eye with a whale shark….