Posted by: travelhouseuk on: February 5, 2009
Lush and wild, St Lucia’s mountainous interior is covered by a thick rainforest. Strung along the leeward (Caribbean) coastline from Marigot to Rodney Bay are a string of resorts aimed at both couples and families. While the island is one of the Caribbean’s most popular honeymoon destinations, it draws a wide range of holidaymakers who [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: February 4, 2009
Picture perfect is how visitors refer to Pinney’s Beach. The rarely crowded shore, with its soft, powdery, white sand and calm waters, caught the eye of tropical vacationers after Four Seasons built a luxury resort there. Pinney’s is on the quiet island of Nevis. Because of the high quality sugar once produced there, the isle [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: February 3, 2009
Despite its strong Spanish heritage, Puerto Rico has been largely Americanized as a United States commonwealth. US and Puerto Rican flags fly side by side. One of the Caribbean’s largest islands, Puerto Rico is a land of distinct contrasts. About 75% mountainous, it contains deserts, high mountains, rich rainforests, an extensive underground cave system and [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 31, 2009
Ocho Rios is known as the ‘garden parish’ because of its lush tropical flora and exotic fauna, magnificent waterfalls and winding rivers. The coastal island town also boasts one of Jamaica’s most popular attractions, Dunn’s River Falls. Cruise ships frequently dock here, unloading thousands of passengers into the town’s craft markets, duty-free shopping areas, beaches [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 30, 2009
Laid-back Negril is known as Jamaica’s ‘capital of casual.’ It is less developed than the island’s other resort towns, although it is still filled with hotels, restaurants and shops ranging from low-end to fancy. Negril became a popular destination in the 1970s, when American hippies flocked there to smoke ganja (marijuana) and jam to the [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 29, 2009
Mo Bay, as it’s nicknamed, is the most popular tourist spot in Jamaica. Despite its reputation for crime, tourists flock here for its beautiful beaches, top-rate golf courses, and bustling town near the main airport. The ‘hip strip,’ along Gloucester Avenue, is constantly abuzz with restaurants, nightclubs and shops, and it’s a huge port for [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 27, 2009
Measuring only 19km (12 miles) by 34km (21 miles), the Caribbean island of Grenada has long been known as the ‘Spice Basket of the Caribbean,’ an apt name since Grenada supplies about a third of the world’s nutmeg. Grenada claims as many as 45 different beaches, but none compares to 3km (2-mile) long Grand Anse [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 24, 2009
Boasting a series of wide white beaches that stretch nearly uninterrupted for 50km (31 miles), Punta Cana was almost completely undeveloped just 40 years ago. Now it’s a busy international holiday destination, with 20,000 rooms scattered among more than 30 large hotels and resorts, almost all offering all-inclusive meal and beverage plans. It has a [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 23, 2009
The first beach destination developed for tourism in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata, remains one of its most popular, with a long string of affordable beachfront resorts and a reputation as one of the best spots for windsurfing in the world. The city of Puerto Plata, meaning ‘Port of Silver’ in Spanish, dates to 1502, [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 22, 2009
Located in the province of Matanzas, Varadero is the most famous beach resort in Cuba, and one of the largest resorts in the Caribbean. Also known as ‘Blue Beach’ because of its clear, calm waters, Varadero was founded back in the 19th century by a group of rich families coming from Matanzas city. But it [...]
