MSNBC.com "I’m sitting on the sloping lawn of the Montpelier Plantation Inn with a rum punch in hand, watching the sun slink gracefully into the sea below as a tiny hummingbird hovers above a giant hibiscus flower just feet away. I feel for a fleeting instant at peace with the world. A frog croaks nearby, and as I turn to look for it, the sun completes its dive, gone for another day."
Forbes I recently spent a week in Turks and Caicos , my first time out of the country since the pandemic hit. Like many Caribbean countries, Turks and Caicos rely almost entirely on tourism to power their economy, so they’re desperate for travelers to return. I’m happy to report that these beautiful beaches felt like an escape from the despair of this global pandemic, and here’s how they are keeping travelers safe.