Culture & History
The Loyalists: the 1780s settlers who reshaped Abaco, Eleuthera and Nassau
Why thousands of Loyalists and the people they enslaved came to the Bahamas after 1783, and how they remade Abaco, Eleuthera, Nassau and the cotton islands.
Culture & History
Junkanoo, music, art and architecture, and the history behind the islands and their settlements.
Culture & History
Nassau near the cruise port: a port day on foot from Prince George Wharf
Things to do near the Nassau cruise port on foot: history minutes from Prince George Wharf, where to eat, the nearest beaches and getting back aboard on time.
Culture & History
Junkanoo explained: the rush, the costumes and the groups on Bay Street
What Junkanoo is, where it came from and how the Boxing Day and New Year's parades work, from goatskin drums and crêpe-paper costumes to the big groups.
Culture & History
Walking Old Nassau: forts, the Queen's Staircase and Bay Street's layers
A self-guided walk through Old Nassau, from the Queen's Staircase and Fort Fincastle down Bay Street to Fort Charlotte, with history and practical tips.