Duran Duran in Sri Lanka and Antigua
I grew up watching MTV from it’s very beginning stages. It was the early 80s and we had cable. My babysitter at the time was a teenage girl named Emily and she was more than happy to chill in my parent’s living room all day watching MTV and telling me all about the bands. The [...]
Hot Sauce, Island by Island
Scotch bonnet chilies, vinegar, garlic, onions, dried chilies, mustard, mango and more. Explore the culinary history of the Caribbean in this fun article in the NY Times about the different types of hot sauce, or pepper sauce, found throughout the islands. What’s your favorite hot sauce from the Caribbean?
Home Video in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Words by: Collin Ruffino Photos by: Michael Yu I was recently in Puerto Rico with Home Video playing a festival in Aguadilla, which is about an hour and a half west of Old San Juan. Since there was nothing particularly special about the area where the festival was, we decided to extend our stay and [...]
Jellyfish. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
A few years ago, we went to a wedding in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and stayed at a sub par all-inclusive resort. By the third or fourth day, we were clamoring for something more authentic than the dry chicken and all you can eat pasta on the buffet. The area around our hotel [...]
Vieques, Puerto Rico
Words by Patrick Rood, aka The Captain (DJ/Trouble and Bass) and Stephanie Jurist of In Your Closet NYC. After Thanksgiving we took a trip to Puerto Rico and stopped in San Juan for a few days before continuing onto Vieques. In San Juan, we were lucky enough to stay at our friend Pia’s apartment overlooking [...]
Quadrille Villa. Silver Sands, Jamaica
Words by Jen Amadio For our annual New Year’s Eve pilgrimage to Jamaica, we decided to check out a new part of the island called Silver Sands. It is a small, gated community of individual houses near the town of Duncans and approximately 45 minutes from Montego Bay on Jamaica’s northern coast. I use the [...]
Major Lazer recording at Geejam in Jamaica
Major Lazer, aka Diplo and Switch are currently recording a new record at Geejam, one of our favorite places to stay in Jamaica. Geejam is a small boutique hotel and recording studio in Port Antonio, Jamaica owned and operated by Jon Baker. We rented the 3 bedroom villa (pictured) a few years ago and I [...]
Eva Luna. Las Terrenas, Samana. Dominican Republic
The DR has some of the nicest beaches in the Caribbean, but sadly it’s better known for the slew of all-inclusive hotels in Puerta Plata and Punta Cana than it’s natural beauty. Thankfully there is the Samana Peninsula, a slow moving, laid back coastal area on the northern coast of the island. The area has [...]
Treasure Beach, Jamaica
Scooter Ride through town. Music by Caribou “Bowls” Treasure Beach, Jamaica is a small fishing village on the Southern Coast of Jamaica. It’s quiet, very low key and for the time being, relatively untouched by tourism. Unlike Negril or Montego Bay, there are no clubs, no big bars or restaurants, hardly any ATMS, and everything [...]
