FLEDGE TRAVEL · CARIBBEAN GUIDE
The Caribbean: six islands, one guide, in detail
Jamaica, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba and Barbados. Six islands, eight cities, nine dishes, six festivals. Researched street by street.
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The pages most visitors miss: small cities, regional dishes, festivals and obsessions from the full guide.
Cou-Cou and Flying Fish
Cou-cou and flying fish is Barbados' national dish: a smooth cornmeal-and-okra porridge stirred with a stick until it pulls clean, served with flying fish steamed in a lime-and-pepper sauce.
Bridgetown
Bridgetown is Barbados' capital and a UNESCO World Heritage site: the historic Bridgetown and its Garrison, with the Careenage marina and the world's oldest rum still flowing at Mount Gay.
Junkanoo
Junkanoo is the Bahamas' great street parade: thousands of costumed revellers, goatskin drums, cowbells and whistles dancing through Bay Street from 2am on Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
Sancocho
Sancocho is the Dominican celebration stew: up to seven meats slow-cooked with yuca, plantain, yautía, corn and squash into a thick, hearty pot.
Rum & Distilleries
Barbados claims the oldest distillery (Mount Gay, 1703); Jamaica the funkiest; Puerto Rico the biggest; Cuba the most iconic.
Punta Cana
Punta Cana is the Caribbean's biggest all-inclusive machine: 60km of white sand from Uvero Alto to Cap Cana, lined with resorts.
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Blue cobblestones and 500-year-old fortresses.
8km of seafront, classic cars and sunset.
The terraced waterfall you climb.
The oldest European city in the Americas.
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Transportation
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Accommodation
All-inclusives, boutique hotels and casas particulares
Itinerary Ideas
One island deep in 7 days, two islands in 10
Etiquette
Greetings, dress codes and carnival manners
Money
Five currencies, one dollar zone, and Cuba's cash rules
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