As a kid on quiet North Caicos, Garnet Jolly’s portal to the outside world was a black-and-white television. Every Fourth of July, Garnet would watch the U.S. fireworks displays on TV. But he wasn’t...
A quick update on the continuing construction at the main airport here in Turks and Caicos. The new expansion to the main terminal building is still on schedule and has made leaps and bounds since...
For more than a decade, Tina Wolfe and Margarito Alcaraz talked of opening their own Mexican restaurant. Margarito, a Mexican national, and Tina, an American raised in the Turks and Caicos, had met...
When she was 25 years old, Anna Bourne’s life took an unexpected turn. It came in the form of a silk painting.Anna was babysitting for a friend when she noticed a painting of a whimsical underwater...
From the moment you arrive within 50 feet of Caicos Bakery, the intense aroma of fresh bread and pastries takes over, beckoning you to patisserie paradise. It was in 2005 that Eric Cuvillon followed...
The much needed expansion of Turks and Caicos’s main airport on Providenciales is now well underway and is on target to be completed in late 2014. Island Life will revisit this project in the coming...
In the art of Turks and Caicos bonefishing, the first step is to pinpoint the prey. Look for shallow water clouded with stirred-up sand, and long, moving shadows. That’s where you’ll find the...
Turks and Caicos is an ideal place to relax, de-stress and disconnect from the crazy modern world we live in. The ability to “unplug” is one of the top reasons for visiting Turks and Caicos....
At a worktable littered with tobacco leaves, a man and woman work quickly and quietly as they roll cigars, thick plumes of smoke surrounding them. Francisco Soza and Maria Jose, two skilled cigar...
Philippe Legagneur – you may know him as “Mr. Grouper” – credits the success of his homegrown restaurant to a toddler. When Philippe, 31, decided after more than a decade of working in...
Decked out in sequins, flowing garb and a glittering tail, Josie delights visitors to the Turks as an underwater mermaid. Wearing no apparent scuba gear or contraptions, just how does she do this?...
Timeworn walls of stone and faded white buildings topped with tin roofs line the narrow road that runs through Cockburn Harbour – a quiet, ghost-like community that once bustled with activity as the...
Living the good life Spa Shopping Fashion, glitz and glamour, do it in style here in the Turks and Caicos. You want to relax on your Turks & Caicos vacation and we’ve got plenty of ways for you...
After enjoying our stunning sunset views of the Turks & Caicos Islands, the nightlife fun begins.. Tourists flock to the Turks & Caicos for sea, sun and sand, but when the sun goes down and...
A whale watching day trip with Crystal Seas Adventures consists of your flight from Provo to Grand Turk or Provo to salt cay, your whale watching trip, lunch at Porter’s Island Thyme in salt...
On October 1st the Grace Bay area welcomed a new restaurant, serving authentic local cuisine – Fresh Catch. The restaurant is located in the heart of Grace Bay at the Salt Mills Plaza in Unit 6....
If you’ve ever cruised by Donna Karan’s house on Parrot Cay in the Turks and Caicos Islands, you’ll quickly see what she loves about this place. On her recent interview with...
On my most recent trip over to the capital island of Grand Turk (respect and shoutouts to my GT crew!), I was once again amazed with just how friendly, laid back and relaxing life and living is on...
The island is buzzing with this great news about the Providenciales International Airport Terminal – our guests will certainly soon have a lot more to look forward to when coming to our...
Voluntourism – is travel which includes volunteering for a charitable cause. A few months ago I came across a thread in the Turks and Caicos Forum of Trip Advisor along the lines of helping...
