Caribbean Travel

Actually, that is a lie. A revolution on the streets of Minsk tonight is about as likely as Tony Blair telling the truth. Still, being here on the day of Presidential elections in Belarus is an interesting opportunity to watch democracy not working. An hour ago, Emily and I watched in eerie silence as a line of Soviet buses with blacked-out windows made their way through Minsk. These buses are here to scare people, but also to serve their purpose; they are prison buses, ready to transport... Read Full Story

Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival's Destiny is slated to begin an all-new itinerary in January, sailing for seven nights to the southern Caribbean from San Juan. New ports of call will include St. Lucia, Antigua, Dominica, Barbados, and St. Thomas/St. John. The inaugural cruise on this route will depart on Jan. 7. Meanwhile, the new schedule for the Carnival Legend includes an eight-day itinerary departing from Ft. Lauderdale that includes stops in St. Kitts, St. Lucia and St. Maarten. This... Read Full Story

  According to Tripadvisor these are their top 10 All-Inclusive in the world. TOP 10 ALL-INCLUSIVES – WORLD 1. Royal Plantation, Ocho Rios, Jamaica 2. Mopan River Resort, Cayo, Belize 3. Hermitage Bay Hotel, St. John's, Antigua 4. Excellence Riviera Cancun, Puerto Morelos, Mexico 5. East Winds Inn, Gros Islet, St. Lucia 6. Galley Bay Resort, St. John's, Antigua 7. Iberostar Bahia, Praia do Forte, Brazil 8. Cozumel Palace, Cozumel, Mexico 9. Lalati Resort, Beqa Island, Fiji 10. Paradisus... Read Full Story

Day 1 of the NORCECA Qualifcation Tournament is over.Cuba beat Canada 25-20, 25-23, 25-23 Mexico beat Trinidad & Tobago 25-12, 25-14, 25-15 Cuba defeated Canada 25-20, 25-23, 25-23 in the first match of the Norceca Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Rachel Sanchez led Cuba with 13 points, Yumilka Ruiz and Nancy Carrillo each added 12 and Rosir Calderon contributed 11 tallies. Tammy Mahon with 10 points led Canada while Tasha Holness and Shelley Chalmers had 6 apiece. “We need to play... Read Full Story

USA Volleyball has an update and a small match report from the boys win against Dominican Republic The U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team defeated the Dominican Republic 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-19) on Sunday in its first pool-play match of the 2008 NORCECA Men’s Continental Olympic Qualification Championship in Caguas, Puerto Rico.The winner of the tournament qualifies for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The U.S. Men will face Barbados in a second pool-play match on Monday followed by host... Read Full Story