The Caribbean in my Back Yard – at Cottons Vauxhall: I have a somewhat biased love for restaurants that are within walking distance. I have to confess Vauxhall is marginal – it’s around a half hour from home. But, it’s easier to walk there than rely on public transport and in any case, our very […]
Grenada Chocolate Festival – The Grown-Up Golden Ticket
Learning about Cacao at the Grenada Chocolate Festival – the Currency of Freedom: No self-respecting chocolate lover could resist a Willy Wonka style Golden Ticket invitation to the Grenada Chocolate Festival. Apart from the promise of a lot of chocolate, a trip to this stunning Caribbean island would have been incentive enough for me. And, […]
Barbados – Top Things to Do
Barbados – so much more than Sun and Sand Who wouldn’t be enchanted by Barbados? it’s an exotic, colourful vibrant island full of natural beauty and lush landscapes with an idyllic coastline. The weather is warm and sunny all year round with an average daytime high of 30°C, and a wonderful breeze, which means it […]
Definitely not a Last Resort – St James’s Club Antigua
Rubbing Shoulders with the Stars at St James’s Club Antigua: It has been a while since I’ve flown long haul – older and perhaps a little grumpier the idea of flights between eight and ten hours out to Antigua and back home filled me with dread. A necessary means to an end, I was grateful […]
Happiness and Wellbeing in Aruba
The Ultimate Wellbeing Destination in the Caribbean – Aruba: This year, here at London-Unattached we’ve already visited three Caribbean islands, adding Barbados, Grenada and St Lucia to our previous trip to Antigua. What’s becoming increasingly evident is that each Caribbean island is quite unique and there’s really no such thing as an ‘average Caribbean experience’ […]
Barbados – The Year of Culinary Experience
Where and what to eat in Barbados Did you know how Barbados got its name? The story has it that in the 1500’s some Portuguese sailors were passing through, dropping off some pigs when they came across the ficus tree, they decided that its long hanging roots looked remarkably like beards. The Portuguese word Os […]
An Introduction to the Caribbean – Antigua
Sailing Week in Antigua: While my parents travelled a lot throughout my childhood, there was a brief phase when we stayed in one place. For eight whole years. I can remember being piled into the back of the car by my father to go to the sea-side for the day. We had no idea why, […]
Food and Rum – First of Five Festivals on St Lucia
Party all year in St Lucia – starting with Food and Rum: Towards the end of last year at a reception at the St Lucian Embassy in London, I learnt that the tiny island of St Lucia has not one but five major festivals each year. I’d never visited the island, though I ‘d heard […]
Cottons Restaurant and Rum Shack, Vauxhall
Rum, Reggae and Rice’n Peas at Cottons: The Cottons group of Caribbean restaurants have been bringing tropical tastes to Londoners north of the river since 1985. But with the opening of Cottons Caribbean Restaurant & Rum Shack at St Georges Wharf in Vauxhall, South Londoners can now join in the fun too. Situated right on the riverside, Cottons […]
Sugar Dumplin – Review
A Caribbean Food Fest at Sugar Dumplin: “Hey Fattie Bum Bum, Little Sugar Dumplin”- I’m old enough to remember Carl Malcolm’s 1975 hit. It was a blast of Caribbean sunshine from the past so with the winter weather kicking in it was great to be invited by Caribbean restaurant group Sugar Dumplin to celebrate […]