This piece is just a little glimpse into Bartica, on the Essequibo River. When you get to Guyana, make sure to add Bartica as one of the places to visit. If you want a great adventure in one of the most beautiful places on earth, then head on down south …

Oh gosh, I really think my love of travel and adventure started when I was 5 years old, on my very first trip to Bartica, Essequibo, Guyana. Bartica, Essequibo, Guyana, is a town on the left bank of the Essequibo River in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni area. This is where the three …

  I had 3 hours to impress dinner guests, so what is the best way to do that? Do what I know and love best, make something inspired by Guyanese food. I love food, all cuisines. I love eating out, whether it is at a popular hole in the wall, …

In Guyana, these fish cakes were made with either local tropical fresh white fish, or with salted cod. But any fish will do, as long as it is well-seasoned and fried to perfection This Fish Cakes and Bread recipe is inspired by my days as a young school girl, when …

Bakes (known as bannocks) is the only hangover from colonisation that I will accept. The Scots brought their bread from Scotland and left a version of bannock wherever they touched down. I guess, not unlike a Guyanese bringing their cookup recipes, or Americans finding innovative ways to make burgers wherever …

Cassava puffs are filling and delicious, plus they are Vegetarian and Low FODMAP. Follow the recipe, and enjoy the finished product without any guilt or tummy pains. These cassava puffs – with green specks of a homemade Guyanese-style chimichurri – served with a quick green mango sour, is a serious …