Emily Ashwell
Definitive Caribbean is an unparalleled source of travel information, whose reputation is based on a compelling combination of an expert and passionate team. It is very exciting to be involved with the revamped site and to be part of the team as it enters a new era.
Biography
Emily Ashwell honed her travel industry knowledge by writing for the most critical audience possible – the travel industry itself. As a news and features journalist on Travel Weekly, she wrote and edited the Caribbean features and through this, developed an in-depth knowledge of the region. From hiking through St Lucia’s rainforest to eating jerk chicken at a Jamaican roadside shack, several years and tens of thousands of words later, she counts Antigua as her best-known destination. Achievements include winning best travel trade feature at The Caribbean Travel Writer Awards 2007. More recently Emily has contributed to The Daily Express, ABTA Magazine and Selling Long Haul magazine. She started out on local newspapers at The Bath Chronicle.
My Caribbean favourites
A few of my favourite Caribbean experiences:
We had booked a mountain biking trip through the rainforest in St Lucia. The day came and it was pouring with rain. The trip was cancelled because it was too muddy, so we ditched the bikes and hiked instead. Walking through the forest, we came to Errard Waterfall. The sun came out and we clambered across the shallow river to the waterfall and cooled off.
When my little boy was eight months old we took him to Antigua. Each morning we would bring him into the hotel’s breakfast room and the waitresses would make a beeline for our table, greeting him with big smiles and holding out their arms for a cuddle. Every time he pulled his bottom lip, they would say in their gentlest tone, ‘Ah baby, are your gums red hot’ and he would break into a huge grin.
Nothing beats sipping a cool bottle of Red Stripe whilst watching the sun go down over the Caribbean Sea.
Recent articles
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Portia Simpson Miller - Jamaica's New Prime Minister
Jamaica could become a republic, relax its laws on homosexuality and benefit hugely from the London Olympics, 2012.… read more
Air Passenger Duty Increase - APD UK
Will the APD increase affect flights from the UK specifically?… read more
CTO welcomes pledge over negative impact of APD UK to the Caribbean
At a recent UK-Caribbean Forum, attended by four UK politicians including Foreign Secretary William Hague and Caribbean Minister Jeremy Brown, it was agreed that dialogue would continue on APD to help the region overcome any harmful effects of the tax on local economies.… read more
Crime Hindering Tourism in the Caribbean Claims UN Development Programme Report
The United Nations Development Programme's Caribbean Human Development Report claims tourism is being dramatically effected by crime in the Caribbean.… read more
Caribbean Islands Given Loan to Combat Climate Change
Caribbean countries are to get US$65 million in new loans to help combat climate change, which is expected to have serious consequences in the region.… read more
Regional Caribbean Airlines Update
REDjet stop flying - blaming it on lack of subsidies, American Airlines refuse to comment on rumours about American Eagle and Caribbean Airlines launch new international routes...… read more
24 New Species of Lizards Discovered in the Caribbean
A research team lead Penn State University Professor Blair Hedges have discovered 24 new species of Lizard in the Caribbean...… read more
