Oct 18, 2011

After breakfast the mistiness persisted as I read my book. I was distracted only by the hummingbirds frolicking in the bougainvilleas and by the happy chattering of the room maids. The manager offered me the services of the plantation driver to get me to the airport, where my suitcase could clear customs only with my presence. The driver, Hugh Paul, made the

Oct 15, 2011

The road curved up and over the forested mountain sides. Heavy rain, pot holes, and a complete lack of lighting meant the night time journey of 40km from the airport to La Haut plantation lasted 1.5 hours. I was in St. Lucia, but my suitcase was still in Barbados. Damn! Eventually the taxi turned into what seemed in the darkness to be a huge bush. I then saw the

May 14, 2011

Keeping up with all the Soufrieres in the Caribbean is not easy. There’s a La Soufriere in Guadeloupe and one in St Vincent. There are the Soufriere Hills in Montserrat and then there’s the well known Soufriere Sulphur Springs in St. Lucia, commonly referred to as a drive-in volcano. This is a slight misnomer, however, as visitors are only allowed to

For those who don’t know, 9rules is a social networking site that brings together the best of independent blogs, writing and readers on the Internet. While definitely not a travel site (at the moment I think there are only two in their travel section), 9rules had added us as one of their partner sites. It is a proud day for ITKT. I am really excited to be

Devin catches up with Lorine of St. Lucia Tourism to discuss culture, food, helicopter rides around the island, canopy tours, zip lining, and ponders Shirley’s Place in Downtown Castries, the inspiration of In The Know Traveler. This is part of our on-going series helping travelers get to know destinations better before visiting. For more on St. Lucia at

St. Lucia was a long way from home and featured a long lay-over in Montego Bay before a winding two-hour bus ride through tropical rainforests and banana trees to the northern part of the island and our destination. It was about a twenty-hour process from start to finish. However, my stay at Sandals was wonderful. Our suite sat on a bluff overlooking elegant