Caribbean and Central America Travel Guide

The top attractions of Old San Juan can easily be seen on foot for the most part. While Old San Juan could include the far outer edges of El Morro, Fort San Felipe to the west and Castillo San Cristobal to the east, Old San Juan is usually considered to be the 7 or 8 square blocks (mostly established in a grid pattern) that encompass the historic...

Metropol is the worst restaurant in Isla Verde. My husband, my son and me went there and they served us a fish full of worms. We notify them and they said nothing at all and after all this we have to pay 74.00 for the food. Not Recommended. NONE

Morro Castle is situated on the opposite side of the harbour from old Havana.To get there,the easiest way is by the road tunnel that runs under the Canal Entrada. Once at the castle the views of Havana on a clear,sunny day were outstanding.As well as its ramparts,cannons and barracks Morro Castle has several exhibition rooms and a museum.

If you're looking for a place with live music and what looks like half the tourists in Havana trying to crowd into the open downstairs bar (and the rest dancing in the street outside) so they can try what are supposed to be the premiere mojitos in the City, look no further! Yes, it is said that Papa Hemingway did some of his drinking here -- you...

The most obvious thing to do in Varadero is to spend hours soaking up the sun on the sand in front of the turquoise sea. Certainly the widest and the longest beach I saw in Cuba, plenty of room for everyone except perhaps in front of the "all inclusive" hotels. Along the beach though there are plenty of sunshades and here and there are renters of...

Don Alex is a fairly new, privately owned restaurant in downtown Varadero. It is just off 1st Avenue. Their large menu features Italian and International dishes. Our large group (Feb/13) sampled several pizzas as well as the spaghetti with garlic tomato sauce. Everything was prepared exactly as ordered and the taste was outstanding. The camarones...

Visit Fort Fincastle. It takes some climbing coming from the waterfront (the Queen’s Staircase is the way to go). Situated at Society Hill the view from the Fort is fantastic. The fortress was built around 1793 by Lord Dunmore and was armed with two 24 pounders, two 32 pounders and two 12 pounder cannons. It served as a lighthouse until...

Out of all the restaurants we ate at, Twin Brothers was the best. We loved the conch fritters (Bahamian specialty) and the strawberry daiquiris (the best). The drinks (non-alcoholic) were made with fresh ingredients. You can mix and match your desired fruit i.e. mango/strawberry, pineapple/mango, etc … The first time we went the waitress was nice,...

Dreams Palm Beach is a very beautiful cozy hotel, with an amazing beach and a tremendous customer service, we would highly recomend it. My wife and I had an remarkable vacation last year. The weather in nov and dec is cooler than usual, normally in the high 80s. Concerning watersports and excursionwise you should get in touch with the guys at...

For $45pp/usd-you get transportation to and from hotel, fries, salad, all the wine, rum and mamajuanas you can drink and oh yeah don't forget the 2 foot diameter plate of seafood-lobster, shrimp, prawns, crab, calamari, oyster, clams and scallops-2 people/plate-Awesome food-you also get a roaming marachi trio,and did I mention the mamajuanas???...

Amber is a vegetable fossil resin that when hardened becomes a semi precious gem used in jewelry. The range of its colors go from pale yellowish to bright red, and more rarely green and blue. It differentiates from Baltic amber in the tree where they're originated from. Larimar is a variety of pectolite rock, blue/turquoise, that's only found in...

Gloria (the guide) asked us if we wanted to shop, and I said no, so we got back into the car and drove to a restaurant called El Conusco. She said this is where all the tours go for lunch. It is well set up for large groups of people and has a buffet of national foods for people to eat. Egarrido explained to me that the word "conuco" is a Taino...

This small museum in the Santo Domingo complex preserves some of the best colonial art in Antigua. It's set in an old colonial university building opposite the cathedral that is now converted into this museum.

The Casa Santo Domingo Hotel is set amidst the ruins of the former church and convent. The grounds are fun to explore with fine gardens set amongst crumbled walls and restored walkways. The hotel is considered one of the best in Antigua. And it has a restaurant to match this reputation. While we did not stay here we did experience the restaurant...

On Monday, one of the things we did was a tour of the National Theatre (which was being renovated, so it wasn’t really a tour, and we didn’t pay for it because the guard at the entrance wasn’t there) and had lunch there ($12.91 for 2 including tip). I didn't take many photos because everything was shrouded with dust cloths. A photo of the front of...

On my fourth trip to Costa Rica my girlfriend and I discovered this gem, I have always been disappointed in my restaurant experiences in Costa Rica and this restaurant changed my point of view. I have spent allot of time in Peru love Peruvian cuisine and when this restaurant was recommended to us I have to admit I was somewhat pessimistic. I was...

The Coral gardens are one of the top snorkelling spots. their is intricate coral formations here along with abundant tropical fish and an occasional Moray eel. The area is an about 45 minute boat ride from Caye Caulker, closer from Ambergris Caye.

Back in 94 when I was there this was the coolest place for dinner, sand is the floor both inside and out. Too cool. Met a couple of girls there and had dinner, Lobster, lobster and more lobster…. very good Lobster

I visited a very good, professional physical therapist, Milou Lindeman. Her wellness studio- Fysio Lindeman- is located just across from the Avila Hotel so following a refrshing massage, one may walk in the steps of Dutch royalty and other notables on the way to the beachfront bar. Milou, who goes by the name "Kanila" on airbnb, also rents out a...

I dropped in on the Pirate Bay Beach Club and Restaurant on two occasions. This was largely because I wanted to get out of the Marriot and its over priced drinks and because this place was just a ten minutes walk away. It is a safe walk even after dark. I was asked this by two American women so I will state it here. Although called a club...

Me and my wife Amy recently decided to go on the Negril Sunset Day Tour with Travel Around Jamaica Tours from the Beaches Resort in Montego Bay. And were extremely pleased with the amazing customer service we received from our driver, Garnet who was very friendly and knowledgeable about the different tourist locations we went to during our voyage...

It seems to exist a great dualism in Jamaica's life - tourists for one side, locals for the other. Anywhere else I saw a so distinctive commercial structure, with malls exclusively for tourists. Was it a wrong idea?This mall, as several other that I visited, has almost nothing to sell in common life - only jewels and touristy staff. I felt cold, in...

It's the top attraction of Ocho Rios, and maybe of Jamaica. Advertised as among the most famous falls in the world, we must be aware that it comes from the fun of climbing it, and not for its spectacularity. There is no comparison for instance with Niagara or Iguaçu falls, but along its 180 meters there's always people laughing. The water is...

Beaches are the best program in Caribe and Ocho Rios is no exception. Our resort had a couple of artificial beaches and a natural good one, but the best that I saw out of Negril was Dunn's River beach. Everybody concentrates in the falls and forget the beach, what is unfair. It´s really a very good beach, a few kilometers west of town.

This beach club is just what the doctor ordered...seriously...some docter liked the place so much he bought it and then donated it back to the city of Montego Bay. And after spending three days relaxing at the said beach club I can understand why. With its well maintained beach and its perfectly still turquoise waters Doctor's Cave is the best non...

When you read in a brochure or advertising that your hotel is in "Montego Bay" be prepared to stay a few (or many) kilometers distant from town - Montego Bay is a common (and uggly, as far as I saw) city taking profit of a protected bay, with several beaches around it, and hotels spreading along almost 100 kilometers of coast. To browse the beaches...

With Thomas Cook we also went on the "Colourful Cuba" day trip which was good value for money. After arriving in "Moran" the nearest main town (where most of the workers at the hotel complex are from), we embarked upon a horse and cart which took us through the streets of "Moran". The trip then carried on and included a visit to an old Sugar Cane...

You can also buy them at the airports if you want to take them home with you.Be careful about buying from the locals, a friend of mine bought a box of Monticristo #4's off one of the hotel help, everything proper but they had to be seconds as half of them had next to no draw.I have bought mine in Havana at the Melia Cohiba for the last 6 years,...

Unfortunately with the passing of Mr. Passman, most all of the galleries have been closed. There is one still open in Las Vegas where some of the most beautiful gold/black coral jewelry pieces you will ever see are displayed...... Well......Rings, earings, necklaces bracelets, or go for it...statues... $5000-$50,000 US (just don't ask)

I've been in these 3 little Islands the Grand Cayman, the Brac Cayman and the Little Cayman the coastline waters in these 3 Islands in the Caribbean are so pristine,so beautiful like a paradise a huge coral reefs lies around which is so refreshing into my eye as you can see in the crystal water the unique eco system that is haven to marine life...