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The third main island that comprises the country of Antigua and Barbuda, Redonda is a few things its name and national identity suggest it's not.

A sweet serendipity underlines the experience pictured above.

My next trip to Antigua will definitely include a Monday night... and a lot more time at Castaways.

You won't find a beach at the posh Sugar Ridge, Antigua, a fact that actually makes the property ideal for uncommon beach lovers.

In a place so thoroughly drenched in history as Nelson's Dockyard in Antigua, it's sometimes easy to miss some of the smaller, more uncommon curiosities.

Life can turn on a dime. One minute you're posting a story about one of your favorite rum bars, the next minute you find out the place just burned down.

For uncommon travelers who also happen to be rum lovers, the thrill of discovery grows exponentially when we happen upon amazing rum haunts like Papa Zouk's.

Sugar Ridge is a singularly uncommon boutique hotel nestled high above the 365 beaches that draw most people to Antigua.

At 42, I had my first real taste of the sport that is in many ways my home region's quintessential athletic contest. CPL20 in Antigua did not disappoint.