Why the Caribbean island of Montserrat celebrates St Patrick’s Day

The St Patrick’s Festival has become one of Montserrat’s most popular annual events. This year mark’s the return to the island's first in-person festival since 2020 and I can’t wait. I attended my first St Patrick’s Festival in 2003. Back then, Montserrat was still experiencing periodic volcanic eruptions and the makeshift festival grounds at Little…

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9 of India’s best road trips: go to the heart of the subcontinent

The phrase "the journey is the destination" was made for India. When crossing the subcontinent, every step of every journey is filled with sights, sounds and sensations that will consume your senses and shake up everything you thought you knew about travel. Traveling by road might seem a particularly ambitious proposition. Driving on highways that throng…

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5 of the best road trips in Puerto Rico: scenic drives inland and along the coast

Puerto Rico is small but mighty. The island has a wide array of foods, landscapes, wildlife and attractions jam-packed into an area only 100 by 35 miles. Its relatively small size makes it an ideal road-trip destination. Here, no drive is too long or too far, and it’s easy to embrace “island time” and savor…

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