Destinations

View of Beirut Central District (or Centre Ville), with the landmark Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque in the background.

Getting around in Lebanon

Getting around in Lebanon will seem daunting for the traveler new to the country.  Roads tend to be extremely narrow, and where they’re not, cars...
Guadalope

Explore! – Guadeloupe

Made up of a butterfly-shaped archipelago of eight islands and many small islets, Guadeloupe has essentially been part of France since 1635, except fo...
Dominica

Explore! – Dominica

Part of the Windward Islands, Dominica was French until 1763, becoming a British colony in 1805 before gaining independence in 1978. While it’s wonde...
Montserrat

Explore! – Montserrat

This pristine island’s first inhabitants were the Arawak and Carib Indians. Columbus claimed Montserrat for Spain in 1493, but in 1632 it was colonise...
Martinique

Explore! – Martinique

When Columbus discovered Martinique in 1493, he declared it, ‘the most beautiful country in the world.’ It’s been French since 1635, when the nation e...
Jamaica

Explore! – Jamaica

The Spanish left Jamaica in 1655, and the island was British until 1962. Since then, it has become famous as the birthplace of reggae and the Rastafar...
Haiti

Explore! – Haiti

Discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492, Haiti now shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. In 1697 it became French, until 180...
St-Kitts & Nevis

Explore! – St-Kitts & Nevis

With an active volcano, and plenty of trade winds, beautiful Nevis Island makes a nation with St Kitts, and is the quieter of the two isles. Gorgeous ...
Blue domed churches on the Caldera at Oia on the Greek Island of Santorini

Exploring Greece: Santorini

Santorini is the jewel of the Greek Cyclades Islands. The crescent-shaped island, just north of Crete, attracts visitors from all over the world. Duri...