SALT Journal

Ideas, history and place.

Essays on the nature, history and food culture of Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, researched and written by the SALT team.

The Milky Way arching over a dark, unlit chain of Grenadine islands and a calm sea at night

Nature · After Dark

The Best Stargazing in the Caribbean Isn't Where the Guides Send You

Every guide to Caribbean stargazing names the same six islands. Saint Vincent & the Grenadines isn't one of them, despite the structural advantages that matter most for a truly dark sky.

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A hand holding up a glass of deep red sorrel against the evening sun on a Vincentian veranda

Food & Culture

What Sorrel Actually Is

The African roots, Christmas ritual and Vincentian tradition behind one of the Caribbean's most distinctive drinks.

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