Bermuda Spa Guide
Let's be honest, for most of us "Me time" gets pushed to the end of the day, the end of the week, the end of the month and then vanishes. This month we challenge you to schedule in your "me time" with just a treatment, an afternoon escape or "bring it on" SpaCation at one of our 5 favourite Spas participating in Spa month!
Exploring Shipwrecks on Land
Exploring Shipwrecks on Land by Elena Strong, National Museum of Bermuda Over five centuries, hundreds of vessels have come to grief on Bermuda’s encircling reefs due to pilot error, raging storms, inaccurate charts and the historical
Piloting Bermuda
Piloting Bermuda By Elena Strong, National Museum of Bermuda “No stranger should attempt any of the anchorages or channels without a pilot” Daniel Robert Tucker, Channels and Reefs Around Bermuda 1840 The graveyard of shipwrecks surrounding
Do You Know about Cecil Montgomery-Moore?
Do You Know...about Cecil Montgomery-Moore, Fighter Pilot, Author and Commanding Officer of the BVE? By Horst Augustinovic Raised in Bermuda, Cecil Montgomery-Moore attended the Saltus Grammar School and at the age of 11 joined the
Whale You Help?
Whale You Help? An Interview with Andrew Stevenson By Brigitta Wohlmuth March and April are whale-watching months in Bermuda. You can spot them from land quite easily -along the south shore they come in as close as
150 years of Mark Twain and Bermuda
“You can go to heaven if you want. I’d rather stay in Bermuda.” ~ Mark Twain 150 Years of Mark Twain & Bermuda By Martin Buckley, Department Manager, The Bookmart at Brown & Co. 2017
Do you know…about the proposed floating airport in 1929?
Do you know... That in 1929 a proposal was made to build a Floating Airport between New York and Bermuda? By Horst Augustinovic By 1929 more than 400,000 passengers were traveling the world by air.
Do you know…about Woodrow Wilson’s ‘flirtatious relationship’ in Bermuda?
Do you know...About Woodrow Wilson’s ‘flirtatious relationship’ in Bermuda? By Horst Augustinovic Born in 1856 in Virginia, Thomas Woodrow Wilson did not learn to read until he was 12 years old, yet he became a
February in Bermuda – traditional romance
Traditional Romance - February in Bermuda By Brigitta Wolhmuth The Mystery Roses Roses in Bermuda bloom all year round but they are most exquisite during the colder months from October to May. The early
February Cover – A Bermudian Rose
Photographed by Ryan A. S. Ryan A. S. is a Bermudian photographer whose goal is to create images and capture photos of people that inspire emotions and wonder. This February cover image was photographed
Bermuda Sightseeing & Travel Essentials
By Martin Buckley It’s summer and whether you’re in Bermuda for a few precious days of well-earned vacation or you’re enjoying a ‘staycation’ here on your Island home, The Bookmart at Brown & Co. has
Bermuda Haha – Pensionable Age
By Roger Crombie Having dreaded the moment for years in advance, I finally reached pensionable age. It wasn’t the birthday I minded — being old doesn’t worry me in the least. What I feared was
Do you know about Bermuda’s Caves
Do you know…About Bermuda’s Caves, Admiral Sir David Milne and a 600,000- year-old Stalagmite? By Horst Augustinovic Bermuda probably has more caves per square mile than anywhere else in the world. These caves are located
Stay Beautiful Bermuda
Stay Beautiful Bermuda Dear Santa… By Lyndsey Scott-Furtado Beauty Advisor & Aesthetician, A.S. Cooper & Sons, Ltd. Although I can take the luxury for granted sometimes, I am extremely lucky to be able to try,
Della Valle Sandals
Della Valle Sandals Made for you in Bermuda By Brigitta Wohlmuth If you’re looking for a souvenir that’s functional as well as fashionable, how about a gorgeous pair of soft leather sandals, custom-made for your
Bermuda Book Gift Guide
Bermuda Book Gift Guide Selections from the Bookmart at Brown & Co. By Martin Buckley, Department Manager, The Bookmart at Brown & Co. ‘Bermuda’ by Jessica Riederer: This truly beautiful book will be THE
Roger Crombie – I’m not much of a Christmas Man
Bermuda Haha - I’m not much of a Christmas Man By Roger Crombie My view is that either every day should be Christmas, or none of them. I have, however, mellowed somewhat as age has
Where the Drone Flys – Bermuda Aerialography with Andrew Stevenson
Where the Drone Flys Bermuda Aerialography with Andrew Stevenson By Brigitta Wohlmuth “It’s almost impossible to fly drones in Bermuda legally, because you have to be so far from everyone else,” says Andrew Stevenson, a
Purple Grumblies Christmas in Bermuda
Purple Grumblies-Christmas in Bermuda A Q&A with Mike Marsh Brigitta Hi Mike! We hear you have at last written an adventure story about the Purple Grumblies which takes place in Bermuda? Mike Yes, it’s story
Do you know… That Alfred Birdsey was also a lithographer?
By Horst Augustinovic Bermuda’s well-known artist Alfred Birdsey Do you know…That Alfred Birdsey was also a lithographer? Lithography was accidentally invented in 1798 by Alois Senefelder in Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany, while he was
Bermuda haha by Roger Crombie
If you want a job done well, don’t do it yourself. By Roger Crombie Have you ever tried to hang a picture on a wall? Not just any old how, but in a tasteful and
Bermuda Books, Holiday Reading and Gift Ideas
Bermuda Books, Holiday Reading and Gift Ideas By Martin Buckley, Department Manager at the Bookmart at Brown & Co. Four very different titles this month which emphasise the vibrant and diverse nature our local publishing
Bermuda Ranked in the Top 10 by Condé Nast Traveler
Bermuda Ranked in the Top 10 by Condé Nast Traveler by Alexandra Lima Once again, Bermuda ranked in the top 10 of Condé Nast Traveler's Best Islands in the World. Surveyed in the annual Reader Choice
Lizards in Bermuda
If you have been to Bermuda, you may or may not have noticed some of our curious creatures come out to play; including the many lizards that make Bermuda their home. The Bermuda Skink (Plestiodon
Bermuda Shark Oil Barometers, Bermuda Shark Oil
Bermuda Shark Oil Barometers, Bermuda Shark Oil By Horst Augustinovic Bermudians, especially St. David’s Islanders, have for centuries used the oil of a shark’s liver to predict storms and other severe weather. The oil is
50 years of Travelling to Bermuda
Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) Chief Product and Experiences Development Officer Pat Phillip-Fairn presented a commemorative plaque to visitors Carol and George Teasdale of New York to mark the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary and their fourteenth
