Culture & Heritage, Nature & Animals
There is a story I remember being told as a child. It takes place a few hundred years ago when European colonists first began to establish themselves on the Caribbean islands. It is summer, sometime around August or September. The skies are clear and the sea appears...
Guest Posts Series, Tourism, What To Do
There is something truly magical about Dominica, it’s not one of those countries where you can’t stay for 2 weeks and feel like you’ve really experienced all that it has to offer. Having come from a hectic life back in England (always busy, fretting about...
Guest Posts Series, What To Do
Becoming a certified diver is one of my biggest achievements, and to have been able to do it here in Dominica made the experience so much better. Having become a certified diver within the last 5 months, the idea of going diving without the watchful eye of my Dad ( a...
Getting Here, In the News, Tourism, Travel
Travel to Dominica just got a little easier… Dominicans and visitors alike can welcome the new airline Hummingbird Air! This 15 passenger airplane will fly into Canefield Airport (DCF) which is only a few minutes drive from the capital Roseau. Flights...
Eco-Tourism, Healthy Living, In the News, Tourism, Travel, Unusual Places, Weddings & Honeymoons, What To Do
In a few months, December 13 2014 or 12-13-14 will be the last pure number-sequential date of the 21st century. If you plan to celebrate something special, where better than in Dominica where our unspoiled landscape offers something different. Warm days allow for...
Books, Culture & Heritage
Over 500 years ago, when the European explorers first made the long and arduous journey across the Atlantic, they brought with them a surge of changes that would shape the course of Caribbean history. This part of the story is familiar: The Caribbean islands were...
Arts & Entertainment, Caribbean Music, Events, Jazz 'n Creole, Tourism, What To Do
From birth to its evolving sound, Jazz is a stew of diversity – the musical language of a melting pot, much as Creole is to Dominica. It is therefore so fitting that every year a celebration of Jazz and Creole takes place in our small Caribbean Island. As...
Nature & Animals, Unusual Places, What To Do
“For the adjective meaning of or relating to botany or the cultivation of plants, botanic and botanical are both acceptable, and there is no difference between them, but botanical is more common in 21st-century English.” – source: grammarist.com There’s...
Healthy Living, What To Do, Where to Eat, Where to Stay
Papillote Wilderness Retreat is a one-of-a-kind experience in Dominica; the exquisite location on the outskirts of Morne Macaque’s rainforest combined with the natural spas tucked away in their lush tropical gardens will send your heart soaring. This is the...
Guest Posts Series, What To Do
I’m one of those people that if I see a nice or unusual car parked I have to stop and take a picture of it; whether it’s a cute VW Beetle or a muscle car, I have to get a photo. One of the first things I spotted in Dominica was the abundance of Cars in the...
