Posts in Category: The Caribbean
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Bonaire – A Quick Visit
In the fall of 2023 we returned to Landhuis Jan Thiel in Curacao for the first time since Covid. It is one of our favourite places on earth and we found things much the same as before the pandemic, enjoying morning walks around the salt lake with Digger and Dingo, the resident dogs. We stayed […]
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Rio Mar River Course Hole by Hole
This is the final post from my whirlwind tour of three of Puerto Rico’s top golf destinations. In the first two posts I visited the Wyndham Palmas Beach & Golf Resort where I played the Flamboyan and Palm courses. In the last post I rhapsodized about the great course at the El Conquistador Resort which […]
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El Conquistador GC – A Caribbean Icon is Reborn
After the May 2022 North American Tavel Journalists conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico I set out to play some golf. With the help of Discover Puerto Rico and it golf PR agency Dan Shepherd PR I was able to secure tee times and rooms at three of the island’s best golf resorts. In the […]
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Palm Course – Wyndham Palmas Beach Resort
In my first post from the Wyndham Palmas Beach and Golf Resort I reviewed the resort in general and provided a hole-by-hole analysis of the Flamboyan course designed by Rees Jones. In this post I’ll do a hole-by-hole description of the Palm Course designed by the legendary Gary Player. However, before I hit the links […]
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Wyndham Palmas Beach & Golf Resort
In May of 2022 I attended the North American Travel Journalist’s conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was my first time on the island and after staying an extra day in old San Juan (which I’ll write about in a later post) I wanted to play some golf. After making some enquiries with Discover […]
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Klein Curacao – Curacao’s Beautiful Little Sister
If you look at the flag of Curaçao you’ll see a big star and a little star. The big star is Curaçao and the little star is the tiny island of Klein Curacao which simply means Little Curaçao. A day trip visit to Klein Curacao to walk its beautiful sand beach, swim and snorkel in […]
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Old Quarry G. C. – A Pete Dye Masterwork
I’ve been playing golf longer than I care to remember and at courses around the world I do care to remember. Among golf architects, Pete Dye has always been my favourite, although I know others who abhor his signature railroad ties and the difficulty of some of his courses. My personal favourites about which you […]
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Asa Wright Nature Centre – Birding at Its Best
I’ve been a birder for over fifty years, which is about as long as the Asa Wright Nature Centre has been inviting guests to sit on its famous verandah and watch the dozens of exotic species that flock to the feeders every day. Recently I needed to go from Barbados to Curacao and learned that […]
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Apes Hill Golf Club Hole by Hole
Barbados in not generally considered a golf destination in and of itself. Most people come here for the sun, sand, sea and the incredible Bajan culture and the legendary welcoming attitude. On this website you’ll find thirteen different posts on various must do and see things in Barbados including this one on how to get […]