Sep 20, 2011

After the strenuous hike to The Boiling Lake what better way to stretch my legs the following day than to visit Middleham Falls and Boeri Lake, which are also within the Morne Trois Pitons National Park.   Middleham Falls are 275 feet high and it takes 45 gentle minutes through the rainforest to reach the viewing platform. I saw yanga palms, anthurium, and

Sep 6, 2011

Editor’s Note: This is the second blog post in a series about the hike to the Boiling Lake within the Morne Trois Pitons National Park, Dominica’s UNESCO World Heritage Site. The rain makes some of the steps and rocks extremely slippery. I arrived at The Boiling Lake around 11:10 and spent around 30 minutes eating my lunch. Suddenly my guide,

Sep 3, 2011

Editor’s Note: This is the first blog post in a series about the hike to the Boiling Lake within the Morne Trois Pitons National Park, Dominica’s UNESCO World Heritage Site.   The first question I asked myself when I thought about doing this six-hour hike was whether I was fit enough. I decided I was, as I ran four times a week for about 40

Aug 30, 2011

At Barbados airport, the fares to the various island destinations are posted on a board outside the arrivals area. I made sure that my taxi driver knew the fare to my destination and whether I would be paying him in US or East Caribbean dollars. From Melville Hall in Dominica the fare to Roseau, the capital, is US$50 for the 1.5 hour trip. However, there are

Apr 16, 2011

Roseau, Dominica– Discover Dominica Authority and the Dominica Hotel & Tourism Association today announced the schedule for 4th Annual Hike Fest. Part of Dominica’s Tourism Awareness Month, Hike Fest celebrates the Nature Island’s best hiking venues. Hike Fest 2011 will highlight segments of the island’s Waitukubuli National Trail (WNT). Dominica is

Jan 7, 2011

ROSEAU, Dominica – (January 6, 2011) – Discover Dominica Authority today announced the calendar of events for its upcoming Carnival celebration. Carnival is the most festive season in Dominica (Dom-in-EEK-a), a spectacular green island of rugged mountains, lush rainforests and rushing rivers in the Eastern Caribbean. Carnival – or “The Real Mas” – is

LOCATION: The Commonwealth of Dominica (pronounced Dom-in-ee-ka) is located in the Eastern Caribbean, north of Martinique and south of Guadeloupe, 375 miles southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It lies between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. SIZE: Dominica is 29 miles long and 16 miles wide; the total land area nearly 290 square miles. It has