cooking up a storm at the edge of the world
During a winter visit to the Caribbean island of St. Kitts, I had a taste of the most succulent and flavoursome beer-barbecued pork and chicken I’ve ever eaten. Plus, I share a few tips about acquiring an ESTA to visit St. Kitts if you’re travelling to the Caribbean via America. A visit to St. Kitts …
Curaçao, pronounced ‘Cure-ah-souw’ is one of the Lesser Antilles islands in the southern Caribbean Sea, just forty miles north of Venezuela. It’s a constituent country of the Netherlands, and its capital, Willemstad, with its popsicle-coloured buildings, is a popular tourist destination, especially with visiting cruise ships. Last night I dreamt about Curaçao. Well, no that …
On this tiny Caribbean Island measuring only 20 miles long and 6 miles at its widest point, you’ll find over 250 different restaurants to choose from – Aruba is a foodie’s paradise! In collaboration with Aruba Tourism. Aruba currently boasts 96 different registered nationalities living on the island, resulting in a very diverse culinary scene. …
A shore excursion in collaboration with Celebrity Cruises UK. Grand Cayman is one of three Cayman Islands, British Overseas Territories, located in the Caribbean Sea. It was the first stop on a five-night Caribbean Cruise I was on recently with Celebrity Cruises UK. Early one warm sunny morning I found myself boarding the tender from …
A Land Rover off-road adventure in collaboration with Aruba Tourism UK. Happy New Year from not-so-sunny Shetland! This is my first blog post of 2018, brought about because I attempted to go for a mountain bike ride first thing this morning to start burning off the effects of my Christmas/New Year indulgences. Half a mile …
In collaboration with Celebrity Cruises UK. The Celebrity Equinox is a stylish 1041 foot Solstice-class cruise ship operating year-round luxury cruises to the Caribbean islands. In November of 2017, I spent five glorious nights on board her, being wined and dined in the most exquisite of restaurants. The team on board the Celebrity Equinox pride …
In collaboration with the Aruba Tourism Authority. I have just returned from the most wonderful trip to the Dutch Caribbean! Blazing sun, white coral sand, warm sea, amazing food and pink flamingos! I can’t wait to tell you all about all the exciting things I got up to on the island and all the gorgeous food …
