This fabled sea, covering more than a million square miles and 7,000 islands with diverse languages, cultures, and ecosystems, has become probably the planet's premier vacation playground. Here it's all about its regional issues and allures. And yes, the (Plus) means we're including the Bahamas and Bermuda along with the Caribbean coasts of Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Suriname, and Panama.
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Why Dominica is the Caribbean´s quintessential "Nature Isle"
David Stanley No megaresorts, no swim-up bars three deep with cocktails, no overrun tourist attractions, no pushy touts. This 290-square-mile bit of lush real estate wedged between Guadeloupe and Martinique is all rainforest, river, and volcano, with just enough sea and sand to satisfy beach lovers. But while Dominica is just 29 miles tip to tip and 16 across, don't let the size fool you into thinking you can zip around in an hour. The interior is all steep, forested mountains, so even the…
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The untold story here is not just the coming of a new airport terminal; it's St. Lucia's embrace of a trend throughout the Caribbean to spread travelers around each island instead of clustering resorts in just one or two hotspots (e.g. Montego Bay, San Juan). In this case,
St. Lucia's plan is to encourage more hotels in the underdeveloped southern part of the island. That's not just where the airport is; it's also closer to the Pitons. Here's the skinny.
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Check out short video of post- HurricaneIrma St. Martin.
Also, see how you -- yes, you -- can help in disaster relief and recovery.
An apology and correction: The tweetchat about Guadeloupe, the hottest destination in the Caribbean (up 23% in 2013), is today at 2 pm., not yesterday. I hope you can make it. For corrected invitation see
http://www.tripatini.com/group/caribbean/forum/topics/guadeloupe-tw...
St John is beautiful, but the second best on earth! Besides, how silly is it even to have a ranking system. But...#1 of the ones I have been to, Kauai; #2, Kerrera, Scotland; #3, Isle of Dogs, London (actually, that's a fib!).
Hi Victor, it's a quick direct flight from San Juan on the new Seaborne airlines (replacing the American Eagle flight). If you want to visit during sea turtle season, it is from March - October each year.
I have to go there...thanks for the info
Rosalie Bay Resort: It's on my short list of resorts I very much want to visit.
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