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

May 28, 2011

Basseterre is the capital of the country St Kitts and Nevis. It’s an unremarkable town with two cathedrals, an independence fountain, and The Circus, a roundabout containing the Berkeley Memorial Clock, which is modeled after Piccadilly Circus in London (it’s alleged). In Basseterre there is a shiny new harbor facility, Port Zante, where cruise

May 17, 2011

Even if you don’t normally visit castles and military history and armaments don’t excite you, it’s still worth it to visit the amazing Brimstone Hill Fortress in St. Kitts, if only for the incredible views it affords in every direction. Overlooking the western coast of St Kitts, Brimstone Hill enables visitors to see St Eustatius and Saba to

Mar 10, 2011

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I loved it. Ok. Fine. I totally loved it. So pipe down to all of you who take issue with chain hotels. Here’s the thing about chains. With good ones, you’re never disappointed. That’s been my experience with Marriott, so far anyway. Local color is great. However, you don’t always have to sacrifice it by going with a known quantity. I recently stayed

I didn’t get to check out the volcano while I was in St. Kitts. However, I did get to zip line and visit the cliff-top UNESCO World Heritage Site Brimstone Hill Fortress, which had stellar views. I just found out that the St. Kitts Marriott (which I stayed in and LOVED) has just started offering a vacation package that they call “Get High in St.

Don’t think Vegas. Not at all. Think a row of beach shacks up and down the sand just steps from the ocean. Think great music, cold rum punch, and throngs of people, locals and tourists alike. Not far from the St. Kitts Marriott where I was staying, the Strip was the place to be on Friday night. By the time I headed off to bed at 1:45am, I could tell some folks

It’s important to note that I am not an adventurous girl — at all. I just went on my first roller coaster three and a half years ago for no reason other than that I was terrified of it. And I was tired of being terrified. So, to tell you I went ziplining — and loved it — is a big deal. I was in St. Kitts for a few days staying at the St.

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Location: St. Kitts is located in the northern Leeward Islands of the Eastern Caribbean, approximately 19 degrees north of the Equator, and is separated by a 2-mile wide channel from its sister island, Nevis. Size: The Island is 23 miles long and 5 miles wide, encompassing a total area of 68 square miles. Its highest point of elevation is Mt. Liamuiga, at 3,792