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February 19th, 2013
It's long past Feb. 14, and you forgot Valentine's Day. You slipped. You went brain dead. You whiffed. And now you're in a doghouse so big, you can even afford the property taxes on the square footage. But we're here to rescue you....
January 8th, 2013
Usually we don't push a ton of deals at you because if your inbox is like ours here at CT+L, you're getting swamped with Caribbean cheap flights, all-inclusive vacation packages and beach resort deals all the time. It's hard to separate the OK deals from the great. But when we came across this JetBlue deal -- which ends tomorrow -- we had to pass it along. Really, for $80, you could be on your way to Puerto Rico, plus a lot more ......
January 4th, 2013
Seriously, this video from Barbados tourism is making the rounds at our office today and it's spectacular. Even if you aren't a Rihanna fan, even if you didn't know she was from Barbados, even if you hate catchy music (wait, you hate catchy music?!), you'll love this video. In the 30ish years of Caribbean Travel + Life, our editors and photographers covered Barbados 30ish times. Yet in just over one minute, Rihanna will ......
December 5th, 2012
We know you love the Bahamas. Really love it. So in our quest to bring you the best Bahamas vacation ideas anywhere, I'm about to head off to a whirlwind trip of Nassau Paradise Island. Yes, I'll bring you even more fresh photos and travel tips from a stay at The Cove Atlantis to supplement our Why We Love Atlantis photo gallery. But I'll also being staying at the Sheraton Nassau and touring the One&Only Ocean Club and Graycliff Hotel. And unlike past CT+L trips to the Bahamas, I'm doing this family style, with a real-life kid at my side at all times as a legit travel critic for the pint-sized set. Will your family love a trip like this? He'll be the judge. And yes, he is ......
December 4th, 2012
It's long been my dream to own a private island in the Exumas, ever since I was staying at Fowl Cay Resort there. Granted, that resort is on its own private island, but when our host took us for a boat ride and pointed to a spectacular island and said, "That's Johnny Depp's island," I knew one of these specks of heaven had to be mine. And so it shall be, because I just came across the greatest real estate deal in the Caribbean: a private island in the Exumas for only $85 million. Yes, it comes with a main house, some guest cottages and even a floatplane, so it's totally move-in ready. I'm going to ......
November 26th, 2012
Yes, we could make a long list of the reasons why every traveler should treat themselves to a vacation in the Turks and Caicos. But for today, let's just mention three: Grace Bay Club, The Veranda all-inclusive beach resort and da Conch Shack. One of CT+L's superstar editors just returned from all three. You can see her brand-new photo gallery now, including this super sweet poolside setup at the Estates in the Grace Bay Club pictured here. But for even more reasons to visit the Turks and Caicos, check out all of our editors' picks in the new CT+L Ultimate Vacation Guide: Turks and Caicos. We've loaded it up with ... ...
November 12th, 2012
Get ready for the Top 5 reasons we absolutely love the Bahamas here at CT+L. As we prepare for the big season of Caribbean vacation travel, we're rolling out new CT+L Vacation Guides of the most popular destinations in the Caribbean. Of course, the Bahamas are on this list, and of course, we go there all the time. Yes, we love the Atlantis resort (as shown by our appropriately named new photo gallery "Why We Love the Atlantis Resort"). It's an epic escape that I actually might be visiting soon. But the Bahamas beyond the Atlantis are one of the greatest vacation destinations in the world. On our Top 5 reasons, No. 5 is ......
November 9th, 2012
As Skyfall opens today, we're both elated (love Bond) and deflated (what, no Caribbean scenes?!) here at CT+L. James Bond has done more to promote the genuine coolness of the Caribbean more than any other star. That's why we created the James Bond Guide to the Caribbean. But if you're a Pirates of the Caribbean fan, you might be thinking Captain Jack Sparrow is the greatest movie star when it comes to promoting the Caribbean. The debate is raging here at CT+L offices on a Friday afternoon. It's up to you to decide on the CT+L Facebook page. It's really too close to ......
November 5th, 2012
Everyone loves Aruba, but a lot of people (we won't name names) are in an Aruba rut. We've talked to so many Aruba lovers who have visited this beautiful island in the southern Caribbean maybe 10, 15, 20 times -- and do the same things every time. And that's fine, but we here at CT+L want to offer you more choices to make your next Aruba vacation even better. Our editors and photographers have either just returned from Aruba or are just heading there to add even more trip ideas to our new CT+L Ultimate Vacation Guide to Aruba. In the meantime, we just posted a new photo gallery of one of our favorite itineraries ever on Aruba. Follow along as ......
October 19th, 2012
As a thanks for visiting the most awesomest Caribbean travel website in the world, here's a sneak peek at our new Jamaica Ultimate Vacation Guide. We aren't officially releasing it until next week, but feel free to take a look now. We've brought together our editors' top picks for the cool all-inclusives, stunning resorts and so much more that you ......
