The Rare Welsh Bit

Caribbean

My Top Food Travel Moments, Told By Photos

Baby spinach, lobster and truffle oil salad from Nobu restaurant in Doha - a top food travel experience.

“A picture is worth a thousand words,” said the Chinese. Even the most articulate of writers are limited by what they can say using words alone. A well-written article might make me feel interested, engaged, informed – perhaps even uplifted or even humoured – but a picture-perfect photograph knows no bounds. The mere glimpse of […] Read more…

The Rare Welsh Bit is Grenada Tourism Authority’s Blogger of the Year

Heather Cowper, Ursula Petula Barzey and Kacie Morgan all receive awards at the Pure Grenada Awards 2018, pictured here with CEO, Patricia Maher

Earlier this month, I was shocked and delighted to be presented with the Blogger of the Year award from Grenada Tourism Authority at the Pure Grenada Showcase and Awards: A Recognition of Excellence and Cultural Delight.  In a subtle nod to Pure Grenada’s excellent reputation for horticulture – having won fourteen gold medals in the RHS […] Read more…

10 Caribbean Foods You Have to Try

Curried chicken is a popular Caribbean food

From classics like Jamaican jerk chicken and rice n’ peas, to intriguing dishes like Grenadian oil down and Costa Rican rondon, here are ten Caribbean foods you simply must try if you ever get the chance to visit the West Indies. Each entry has been contributed by a travel blogger who has personally spent time in […] Read more…

SeaBreeze Hotel Grenada – Grand Anse Beach, St. George’s

The pool at the front of SeaBreeze Hotel Grenada

Boasting year-round sunshine, low crime rates and pristine white sand beaches – not to mention tonnes of tasty tree-to-bar chocolate, it’s not surprising that the eastern Caribbean island of Grenada and its sister islands Carriacou and Petite Martinique are currently trending as global travel destinations. While you might think you’d need to save up a […] Read more…

Patois, a.k.a Patwa: A Guide To Caribbean Creole

Rum punch at Petite Anse, Grenada

Think of the Caribbean and you’ll probably picture mile upon mile of white sand beaches and an endless stretch of sparkling blue sea. The Caribbean archipelago actually encompasses more than 7,000 individual islands, so when we talk about the Caribbean, we could be referring to a number of destinations. The islands most popular with tourists […] Read more…