The Caribbean and More

Welcome to my Caribbean blog.

The Caribbean archipelago encompasses more than 7,000 individual islands in a region of approximately 1 million square miles. There are 13 sovereign island nations and 12 dependent territories, and so much to explore. Every destination is unique and has so much culture history to explore.

When you think of the Caribbean, your first thought is the turquoise pristine waters, white sandy beaches but there is so much. The history, the culture and the people that makes us those unique destinations.

The Caribbean islands are the islands located in the region of the Caribbean Sea.

The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands are always mentioned when you think of Caribbean but technically they are not. They are considered as the Lucayan Archipelago and do not border the Caribbean Sea, they are technically part of the West Indies but not the Caribbean. Who would a thought? When you think Caribbean, Bahamas and Turks and Caicos is always part of it. Are there countries too in the Caribbean? Yes, there are a few. The mainland countries of Belize, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana are often included as Caribbean Islands due to their political and cultural ties with the region

Anguilla (Anguilla is a British overseas territory since 1980)
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba (Aruba is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Bahamas
Barbados
British Virgin Islands (BVI is a British overseas territory)
Tortola
Virgin Gorda
Anegada
Jost Van Dyke
Caribbean Netherlands also known as the BES islands are the three special municipalities of the Netherlands that are located in the Caribbean Sea. Consist of the islands of
Bonaire
Sint Eustatius
Saba
Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory since 1962)
Cuba
Curaçao (Curaçao is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe (France overseas territory since 1946)
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique (France overseas territory since 1946)
Montserrat (Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory established since 1632)
Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States since 1898)
Saint Barthélemy (Saint Barthélemy is an overseas collectivity of France since 2007, having been previously a french colony since 1648, exchanged with Sweden in 1784 and sold back to France in 1878)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin (France overseas territory)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sint Maarten (Sint Maarten is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI are a British Overseas Territory)
United States Virgin Islands USVI is a territory of the United States. Consist of the main islands of
Saint Croix
Saint John
Saint Thomas

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What is the most unique characteristic of the Caribbean? I say it’s the people. The people and the hospitality you receive while visiting or even calling it home. The Caribbean has some of the most beautiful people who welcomes every visitor with open arms.

Join me as I visit the Caribbean and let us explore all the diversity, history, culture food there is to explore. There is certainly more than beach.