Candyce H. Stapen is an award-winning travel journalist and author. As travel editor/producer at USA TODAY, Stapen launched the company’s digital travel sites. Her work appears in many outlets, including the Washington Post and Frommers.com. Candyce has written thousands of articles and 29 books about family travel, including two for National Geographic. She founded non-profit Henny’s Kids to bring solar-powered laptops and computer training to rural elementary schools in Africa.
Candyce raised her family in Washington, D.C., and currently resides there with her husband and Lily, a Newfoundland.
Belizean food reflects its people, a rich medley of Maya, British, Spanish-American, African, Indigenous, Caribbean, and Creole heritages. The Garifuna, descendants of free Africans and Indigenous Arawak and Afro-Caribbeans, contributed bread, pudding, and drinks made from cassava. The Maya’s food legacy includes chocolate, tamales, and masa, a type of corn dough. From Creole settlers, look… Read More
Tropical, mountainous Costa Rica is known for many things. Dazzling biodiversity in its treasure trove of animals, birds, fish, and plant species, for one; this is where you’ll see glossy toucans perched in the trees and graceful macaws, scarlet against the bottle green of the rainforest. Eco-adventures—hiking, white water rafting, river tubing, snorkeling—are another reason… Read More
The best time to visit Key West is December through April. In winter, the island rewards visitors with mild temperatures averaging highs in the mid-seventies (about 24℃), sunny days, and little rainfall. The average high temperature rises only about five degrees during March and April, and precipitation remains low. In June, although humidity is increasing,… Read More
The best time to visit Antigua is winter through spring. From mid-December through April, Antigua has pleasant temperatures and relatively little rainfall. May and June are also good months to visit Antigua, even though temperatures rise slightly and rainfall increases. Because of Antigua’s tropical climate, the island experiences a dry season that runs from December… Read More
The best time to visit the Caribbean is in the dry season, from mid-December through April. The shoulder season, May, June, July is also a great time to visit, depending on which islands you choose. A vast region of 1,063,000 million square miles (2,753,000 square km), the Caribbean can be broadly divided into three areas,… Read More
The best time to visit Jamaica is during the dry season, from mid-December through April. The sunny days and pleasant temperatures create optimum conditions for enjoying the beaches, rainforest, markets, and towns. Summer, especially July, when rainfall dips, is also a good time to visit. If there is rain, it’s typical of the tropics, coming… Read More
Bermuda’s culinary scene is as diverse as its population. Foods and recipes came from Britain, Portugal, the Caribbean, and from the enslaved people of West Africa. Seafood abounds. Try delicious tacos, fish chowder, codfish cakes, spiny lobster, and grilled grouper. And don’t forget about Bermuda’s famous cocktails—the dark ‘n’ stormy and the rum swizzle. Here… Read More
St. Croix, the largest of the United States Virgin Islands, gifts visitors with glittering beaches and abundant coral reefs that offer a variety of experiences and places to go snorkeling. Explore a gem of the Caribbean, Buck Island Reef National Monument, and protected reefs in a coastal preserve. You can snorkel above shipwrecks, in the… Read More
People from Spain, the Netherlands, Africa, Indonesia, India, Venezuela, and Portugal comprise some of the 40-plus nationalities living in Curaçao. Each group has brought unique culinary traditions, skills, and spices, creating a vibrant cuisine. Snack on Curaçaoan dumplings, meatballs, wafers, pancakes, peanut cookies, and raw herring. Lunch on delicious seafood, including lionfish, a delicacy, or… Read More
Visiting the Panama Canal for the first time is an extraordinary experience, made all the more special if you take some time to learn about this incredible feat of engineering. Make the most of your visit to the Panama Canal by understanding the canal’s history, mechanics, and importance to trade. Learn about its setting and… Read More
Shopping in Charleston, South Carolina, brings a bounty of food, fare and decorative finds that reflect the city’s history and culture and utilize Lowcountry resources from landscapes to produce. Discover such treasures as museum-quality sweetgrass baskets, the only teas grown in the U.S, feathered bow ties, handmade soaps, art, and joggling boards. Taste buttermilk biscuits,… Read More
Dry, desert-like Aruba blooms with experiences for you to share with your kids and teens. The island’s gorgeous white sand beaches and calm turquoise waters are just the beginning. Bounce off-road on a Jeep tour, meet ostriches and visit a donkey sanctuary, learn to windsurf and play beach tennis, and discover underwater wonders by snorkeling… Read More
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