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A New Appreciation for my Island Home

A New Appreciation for my Island Home

Many years ago, when I was writing for the now dormant website Women Who Live on Rocks, I wrote a blog post about having a new appreciation for my island home. My posts have since disappeared from the website, so I don’t recall the details exactly, but I believe that...

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What’s the best time of year to visit the Bahamas?

What’s the best time of year to visit the Bahamas?

People often ask me “What’s the best time of year to visit the Bahamas?” or “What’s your favorite month?” While I can find pros (and sometimes cons) of each month and season throughout the year, I generally have an immediate reply.

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10 Reasons to Visit the Out Islands of the Bahamas Now

10 Reasons to Visit the Out Islands of the Bahamas Now

It’s March again, nearly one year since the first of our lockdowns over Easter Weekend. For those of us who remained in the Bahamas during these lockdowns, it brought on an element of anxiety, unknowing, stress, and sadness. Our beautiful way of island life had...

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Top 10 Best Beach Bars and Restaurants in The Bahamas

Top 10 Best Beach Bars and Restaurants in The Bahamas

There are hundreds of bars and restaurants throughout the Bahamas that serve up amazing eats along with a side of great vibes. But there's only a handful that are perched on the edge of some of our favorite beaches. We've come up with this Top Ten list based on...

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How to Stay Healthy on Your Bahamas Vacation

How to Stay Healthy on Your Bahamas Vacation

We all know how difficult it is to stay healthy on vacation, but even more so when you're on a tropical island getaway. The weather is sultry, and all you want to do is hide out under an oversized beach umbrella and sip on fruity rum drinks. Whether you are a visitor...

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The Bahamian Calendar

The Bahamian Calendar

    Ask any Bahamian about The Bahamian Calendar, and they will surely know what you are referring to and where to get one. They likely will have their own copy hanging in their place of residence as well. Even in this day of digital calendars and...

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Laid Back & Low Key in Long Island

Laid Back & Low Key in Long Island

When I mention Long Island, for many of us that big one off the Northeast coast of the US comes to mind. Venture a bit farther south and you'll hit a completely different Long Island right here in The Bahamas. Although I've never been to Long Island, New York, I...

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Kiteboarding in The Bahamas

Kiteboarding in The Bahamas

Kiteboarding is now a mainstream worldwide sport, with beaches across the US, Australia, Brazil, South Africa and the Caribbean crammed with kiters on any given windy day. It always baffles me how people don't end up regularly crashing into one another with the amount...

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Out with the Old, and in with Airbnb

Out with the Old, and in with Airbnb

We all watched in rapture this week as the old Crystal Palace Hotel imploded, but it has since crossed my mind that the hotel was not really very old. It actually had quite a short (and sordid) history in the grand scheme of things. Let’s face it, 35 years is not a...

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Cooking with Breadfruit

Cooking with Breadfruit

We planted a breadfruit tree in our yard just before hurricane Matthew hit in Oct 2016. With hurricane preparations underway, we didn't want to lose our precious tree, so we dug it up again and stashed it in our basement until the storm blew over. Despite its rocky...

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A Mini-Travel Guide to Cat Island

A Mini-Travel Guide to Cat Island

Wedged between Long Island and Eleuthera, and of similar shape, Cat Island is a long, skinny island (48 miles running northwest to southeast) with an Italian-style boot-shaped landmass at the south end. The island is littered with ruins of stone cottages from the...

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