The Caribbean

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Pupert Parker reviews the 22nd Dominican Republic Jazz Festival Omara Portuondo w Piano Player

22nd Dominican Republic Jazz Festival. One of the best cultural events in the Caribbean.

One of the biggest cultural events in the Caribbean, this Dominican Republic Jazz Festival is unlike any other.

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Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski. Havana

Standing proudly in the heart of old Havana almost within touching distance of the Capitol, Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski is a symbol of how Cuba’s past and future stand side by side.

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Guide to Havana. 500 years of enchantment

I’m standing under an old silk-cotton tree in Arms Square in Old Havana. It was here under a tree like this that the city was founded on November 16, 1519.

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Cuba for first-timers

Cuba for first-timers

There is nowhere in the world quite like Cuba, the guidebooks usually assure the would-be traveller and as a first timer I am not sure what to expect but my expectations are exceeded

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Rupert Parker eats well at the Nevis Mango and Food Festival. Flavorz Restaurant

Nevis Mango and Food Festival. Great Food colourful as Nevis Island.

The Nevis Mango and Food Festival takes place over 4 days every year when the fruit ripens. Officially there are over 40 different varieties on the island, although locals say it’s more like a hundred. Even the shape of Nevis looks like a mango.

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Windjammer Landing Resort

They say the weekend begins on a Wednesday in St. Lucia, but considering it is a Monday, I’m still feeling a cause for celebration. Not only have I bagged an estate villa on Windjammer Landing’s prized upper hill, but I’m getting the millionaire view too.

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