While we were in St. Maarten on our cruise, we wanted to do something different: a tour that included snorkeling & didn’t include any sort of van or charter bus or corny stops that only tourists visit. Enter Robinson’s Speed Boat Tours & for just $100 per person, we had everything we wanted. One of the…
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Exploring Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
One of the ports we were most looking forward to on our Celebrity Reflection cruise was San Juan, Puerto Rico – a place we’ve never been. We docked in Old San Juan from 3pm – 10pm, a bit of an odd time frame, but we decided to make the most of it. As we slowly…
St. John: Paradise in the Caribbean
When we saw that our cruise was stopping in St. Thomas, both B & I said ‘eh.’ We have been to St. Thomas before & were less than impressed with this well known duty-free shopping & beach port. So we decided to leave Rock City (what the locals call St. Thomas) & hop a ferry…
Eating Locally in Dominica & St. Martin
If you’re a regular reader, you already know that I’m a huge fan of eating locally when traveling (you might call it one of my travel commandments). So while on our Caribbean cruise this spring, I was constantly looking for local eats. Here are two of my favorites: Cocorico Cafe, Dominica We found the Cocorico Cafe the…
Wordless Wednesday: St. Martin Butterfly Farm
While in St. Martin we visited a beautiful butterfly sanctuary called La Ferme des Papillons. It was neat to see all the butterflies flying freely around the netted area & to learn (in broken English/French) about butterflies in the Caribbean.
