Melanie Reffes

Bottoms up and raise a glass (or two) on August 16
Fruity cockails shaken and stirred with Bambarra Rum Photo Credit Bambarra Rum Facebook
Raise a glass in Turks & Caicos Islands on National Rum Day- August 16th- as blended beverages and cocktails create a delicious island celebration. Rum is a distilled clear alcoholic beverage which is a by-product of sugar production. It can also be made directly from sugar cane juice. After the fermentation and distillation process, most rum is aged in wo...

Though the Caribbean is a more popular destination for winter or spring getaways, the islands are trying to lure travelers who have a bad case of cabin fever after five months of lockdowns, masks, surges and paused reopenings. The deals and discounts on offer are giving the high season (December to April) a run for its money.
Stringent and mandatory health and safety protocols are in place at hotels, resorts and villas during the coronavirus pandemic, so you can swap your city or suburban sur...

Caribbean sale: Check out the deals and entry requirements
Best hotels in the United States according to Tripadvisor

While the Caribbean is a more popular destination for winter or spring getaways, the islands are trying to lure would-be travelers who have a bad case of cabin fever after five months of lockdowns, masks, surges and paused reopenings.In fact, the deals and discounts currently on offer are giving the high season (December to April) a run for its money.

With stringent and mandatory health and safety protocols in place at hotels, resorts and villas due to the coronavirus pandemic, you can swap y...

Following months of lockdowns, curfews and closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sunny Caribbean is readying to welcome back tourists. As restrictions, rules and regulations give way to new health and safety protocols, several islands are reopening their borders to travel from the U.S. while others take a wait-and-see approach.
With wildcards in the deck like airlines restoring flights and the hurricane season that continues through the end of November, comebacks are gradual wit...

Following months of lockdowns, curfews and closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sunny Caribbean is readying to welcome back tourists. As restrictions, rules and regulations give way to new health and safety protocols, several islands are reopening their borders to travel from the U.S. while others take a wait-and-see approach.
With wildcards in the deck like airlines restoring flights and the hurricane season that continues through the end of November, comebacks are gradual wit...

Following months of lockdowns, curfews and closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sunny Caribbean is readying to welcome back tourists. As restrictions, rules and regulations give way to new health and safety protocols, several islands are reopening their borders to travel from the U.S. while others take a wait-and-see approach.

With wildcards in the deck like airlines restoring flights and the hurricane season that continues through the end of November, comebacks are gradual wit...

Melanie Reffes
The Reefs Resort & Club in Bermuda is an island treasure with 62 rooms, suites and cottages
It’ a tale of 2 islands, 2 resorts and the Dodwell family at the helm. The Reefs Resort and Club in Bermuda and Nisbet Plantation Beach Club in Nevis are the treasured vacation choices for loyal fans worldwide. Reopening when the airports are in full operation, flights are scheduled and island protocols finalized, both resorts are readying to welcome guests.
Pretty in pink in Bermuda
A f...

Following months of lockdowns, curfews and closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sunny Caribbean is readying to welcome back tourists. As restrictions, rules and regulations give way to new health and safety protocols, several islands are reopening their borders to travel from the U.S. while others take a wait-and-see approach.
With wildcards in the deck like airlines restoring flights and the hurricane season that continues through the end of November, comebacks are gradual wit...

Following months of lockdowns, curfews and closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sunny Caribbean is readying to welcome back tourists. As restrictions, rules and regulations give way to new health and safety protocols, several islands are reopening their borders to travel from the U.S. while others take a wait-and-see approach.
With wildcards in the deck like airlines restoring flights and the hurricane season that continues through the end of November, comebacks are gradual wit...

Following months of lockdowns, curfews and closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sunny Caribbean is readying to welcome back tourists. As restrictions, rules and regulations give way to new health and safety protocols, several islands are reopening their borders to travel from the U.S. while others take a wait-and-see approach.
With wildcards in the deck like airlines restoring flights and the hurricane season that continues through the end of November, comebacks are gradual wit...

Following months of lockdowns, curfews and closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sunny Caribbean is readying to welcome back tourists. As restrictions, rules and regulations give way to new health and safety protocols, several islands are reopening their borders to travel from the U.S. while others take a wait-and-see approach.
With wildcards in the deck like airlines restoring flights and the hurricane season that continues through the end of November, comebacks are gradual wit...

Melanie Reffes
Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel is the gold standard on The Spice Island
Photo Credit Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel
Owned and managed by the Garbutt family since 1987, Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel, a Relais & Châteaux property, is the gold standard on The Spice Island. On a small cove in Prickly Bay, Calabash Grenada, as it’s known, sits on a small beach called Lance Aux Epines, about a 10-minute drive from the more popular Grand Anse Beach. Spread out over 8 acres, the resor...

A true original, Curtain Bluff is not only the oldest exclusive hotel on the island; the all-inclusive framed by a pair of sandy beaches may also be the prettiest. On twenty landscaped acres, the 72-room and suite family-friendly resort on Old Road in Saint Mary’s sits pretty on the southern coast of the island.
With a regal guestbook that includes rock royalty like Sir Paul McCartney and Eric Cl...

On palm-studded acres 15 minutes from the Queen Beatrix International Airport, Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort fronts the quieter Eagle Beach on the west coast of the island. In the capital city Oranjestad, named for the Dutch Royal House of Orange, the adults-only resort is no stranger to resilience and recovery as it opened on Black Monday October 19 in 1987. “Guests with...