In Haiti, at every turn, a new surprise

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Two turns off the alley and I was hopelessly lost.

Guidelines for visiting Cuba

If Cuba is on your bucket list of destinations, you may now find it easier to visit the Communist island legally. But not as a regular...

Dancing to the beat of another country

Margit Edwards vividly remembers the exact moment she understood how to dance the samba.

The Cuban ties that bind, 50 years on

When Times Staff Clare Abreu visits her father's homeland under newly relaxed travel restrictions, she finds it is both invigorating and...

Barbados makes the belly happy

The island in the eastern Caribbean offers sweet rum and coconuts, incendiary peppers and the national symbol -- flying fish -- filleted and...

Finding island bliss -- and potcake pups -- in the Caribbean

Providenciales, Turks And Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos' star is rising in the Caribbean

Celebs are splashing down at this archipelago, where high-end tourism is booming. Regular folks can look for stars at this tropical idyll.

Island paradise at your fingertips

Times Staff Writer Rosemary McClure has a thing for islands and has hopped to dozens all over the world. Here are a few of her recent...

Caribbean's St. Martin speaks with both French, Dutch accents

Half of the tiny island is Dutch (St. Maarten) and the other half is French (St. Martin), giving this popular Eastern Caribbean cruise...

Jamaica: A lush beauty with rough edges

Port Antonio is Jamaica à la carte, a more beautiful and less touristy slice of the island.