Have you ever seen a visual representation of something that's so perfect no words are necessary to explain it? If you haven't, you're about to. I saw a tweet from @VisitTheBahamas a couple days ago and it was a link to a video about Eleuthera. The video began playing and it instantly sucked me in. The music is perfect, the video shots are creative and attractive and it captures the vibe of the … [Read more...]
I, like many of you, are in love with the Bahamas. Water so blue you'd swear it was fake, beaches so white they could be snow and people so nice you'd mistake them for family, the Bahamian islands are hard to stay away from. And right now they are even easier to get to. My favorite part of the Bahamas are the Out Islands. With names like Abaco, Exuma and Rum Cay, it's easy to be seduced. If you … [Read more...]
Do you have plans for Memorial Day weekend yet? If not, Mr. Kenny Chesney, the island cowboy, is doing a little gig at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. I hesitated mentioning the concert , because I didn't think any of you Castaways would be interested in something like this. Am I right? No one wants to travel to a beautiful island and listen to Chesney play his hits and songs from his new … [Read more...]
Your mind is about ready to go on a little adventure. Smuggling, a daring low altitude flight across Cuba and some of Jamaica's finest home grown; a story that you have to read. This is a guest post by JC Perez, author of Heisting the Beard The Seven Ton Calamity It was a hot day in Bimini, the year was 1984. Jamaica was waiting, they had the plane, but a few things were missing, vital of … [Read more...]
After one sip, you'll be building sand castles on the beach with Wilson. Show of hands, how many of you want to be in the Bahamas right now? Ok, hands down, I can't see you remember. I'll take a salty guess and say about 99% of you had your hands raised skywards. That other 1% must either be somewhere in the islands already or have scurvy. The Abacos Islands in the Bahamas are a … [Read more...]
Good Day Castaways, we have another excellent guest post for you today. Cuban American writer JC Perez has some amazing stories about his travel throughout the Caribbean. JC is the author of Heisting the Beard, a tale about treasure, Cuba and suspense. He sent me a copy of Heisting the Beard and I can't wait to dig into it and review it for you guys. Enjoy his post on the beautiful Bahamian … [Read more...]
The Bahamas tease us in many ways. They sit so close to the United States that you feel as if you can reach out and touch them. The Bahamas are so close but a million miles away from the everyday. Here is a beautiful video featuring the Abaco Islands and Harbour Island or the Bahamas. It was produced by Cinematographer / Photographer, Ryan Lightbourn. The images are powerful, the music is … [Read more...]
I've been in love with the Out Islands of the Bahamas for some time now. Just lock your eyeballs on to this photo taken on Cat Island and it's easy to understand why. It's pure unspoiled natural beauty. No large human footprint, no grand mega-resorts, no cruise ship chaos...just you, the land and the sea. I mean just look at that water, it's absolutely heavenly. I thought these words from … [Read more...]
After one sip, you'll be washed away with the tide. The Gully Wash. It's an odd (at least to me) mixture of ingredients that had my face cringing when I first heard about it. I was sitting at the bar of the Small Farmers Bar & Grill on Small Farmers Cay in the Exuma islands. We were just chased off a sandbar by a rain storm and were in need of shelter and a place to prepare our freshly … [Read more...]
How do you make a Caribbean beach bar perfect? You give it personality, you give it character. You give it a touch of weirdness with a dash of love, then let the beautiful beach setting take care of the rest. This week's featured beach bar has the right ingredients for perfect. Last week as I was logging into No Shoes Radio,the background photo jumped out at me. It was a picture of a disheveled … [Read more...]
What do you do when you've reached the end of the world? Have a cold drink, of course. On the Bahamian island of North Bimini sits Alice Town, home of the new and improved, self proclaimed, end of the road. The legendary End of the World Bar. When you get here, you may think you're in the wrong place, it's just a waterfront shack built of plywood with sand floors and graffiti everywhere. The … [Read more...]
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Who I am and Why I Write - Close your eyes and remove yourself from the everyday. Picture your toes sinking into the sand as the waves kiss your ankles and listen to the coconut palms rustle in the gentle sea breeze. That’s a nice feeling isn’t it? I live a little bit of that life and want to share my tropical dreams with you. My name is Ryan and I hale from the land-locked, can’t get any further from the ocean, state of Kansas. I moved to laid back southwest Florida back in 2001 and have … Read More
