Christopher Buckley Quotes

My mother is Bermudan, so I had a lot of memories when I was a kid, used to go down to Bermuda a lot.

When I was a child, my parents took my brothers and me to Port-au-Prince during the summer so we could get to know the country of our ancestors. Because Haiti is an island, the beach is everywhere. Haitians are particular, even snobby, about beaches.

I grew up in Hawaii so I was outside a lot playing in the water.

The Caribbean is an immense ocean that just happens to have a few islands in it. The people have an immense respect for it, awe of it.

We scuba dived in the Red Sea, the Pacific and the Indian oceans. We lived in Bali and India.

I visit the island [Puerto Rico] as often as I humanly can. And I visit with community as frequently as possible, given the demands on me. I meet with kids. I meet with adults. I try to spend time and to listen to people talk about their lives.

When I married Wilnelia, one of the first things I wanted to know about Puerto Rico was the quality of the golf courses.

One of my favorite vacation places is Miami, because of the people, the water and the beach - of course - and the architecture on Miami Beach is so wonderful.

My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics.

I went to Brazil in 2010 and pretty much did songs about that trip. I was there just to hang out, chill with the people, and feel the vibe. It was great - tons of great women, great skin, good beaches. Can't complain; the food is great.

I love Southeast Asia. As a child, I lived in that part of the world. My first time in Burma was in 1958 with my parents.

I wanted a picture of Jamaica that isn't in books, and certainly not in novels.

Whether by theft or by artistry or by conquest, when it comes to time, Venetians are the world's greatest experts. They bested time like no one else.

I'm a raucous Puerto Rican!

I'd always been interested in maritime history, especially the great liners. I'd have done a book about the Titanic if it hadn't already been done to death by James Cameron and Celine Dion.

When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.

A lot of what Trinidad is about is the feeling of the place, the atmosphere of the place, particularly at night, and the mystery of the forest.

Years ago, I went to Brazil and fell in love with it. I really like the music, samba, bossa nova, the language and the people.

Being from Miami, you're used to the fact that your home is a vacation spot. But that's what makes Miami one of the best places in the world. We're so rich in different cultures, being so close to Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico, and then you've got people who travel from all over the world just to come visit.

People who are visiting Long Island find it's very beautiful, and they are quick to try Long Island foods, wines and other products.

Nothing beats the food of Delhi.

Like practically everyone who grew up in Miami, I knew little about its history. We were more worried about mangoes falling on our cars.

I like Kerala a lot. The beautiful beaches there, the backwaters - I have good memories of the place.

The Caribbean is such a rich place, and Jamaica, personally, is one of my favorite places in the world. I've been lucky to, on various projects, to have spent a lot of time down there.

Sarasota-Bradenton is a unique community to live in.