Seven Mile Beach
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 17, 2009
This one-stop tourist destination is a happening place. A visitor could conceivably come to Grand Cayman and never leave Seven Mile Beach. Hotels, condos, restaurants, shops and sports activities centres are concentrated in the area. Some consider the beach the best in the Caribbean. Even recent hurricanes have not diminished its beauty.
Tortola Beach
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 16, 2009
This largest of the British Virgin Islands was once a favourite haunt of Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard the Pirate. These days it attracts lovers of lush landscape, gentle breezes, pristine beaches and sheltered bays. Erupting from the sea, undulating, verdant landscape is dotted with colourful homes, sometimes bumpy roads and often roosters whose main job is to signal the dawn. Reefs and wrecks lie within the clear waters and hidden coves. No casinos, high-rise hotels or crowded shorelines: just some of the best sailing, diving and fishing in the Caribbean.
St Peter Parish Beach
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 15, 2009
St Peter Parish is home to a couple of very fine resorts, where guests tend to stay put. It’s far removed from the island, but what the parish lacks in other pursuits, it makes up for with exceptional beaches. Two resorts anchor the region north of Speightstown, and they couldn’t be more different. Sprawling Almond Beach Village has something for everyone, while the intimate upscale Cobblers Cove Hotel is refined and luxurious, drawing mostly British vacationers (and is restricted to adults during the high season from January through March). Wherever you go, you’ll find the Bajans (bay-juhns) are friendly and welcoming.
St Lawrence Gap
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 14, 2009
The St Lawrence Gap, in Christchurch Parish, is the nightlife centre of Barbados, located on the more commercial southern coast of the island. The resorts on the south coast are spread out, some even fairly isolated, but the Gap itself is lined with dozens of shops, restaurants, bars, and clubs, and, correspondingly, several resorts are clustered there as well. This part of Barbados is more casual and inviting than the Platinum Coast, and the resorts are hardly behind high walls. Wherever you go, you’ll find the Bajans (bay-juhns) friendly and welcoming.
Holetown Beach
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 13, 2009
One of the most stable countries in the Caribbean, Barbados was under uninterrupted British rule from 1627 until the island’s independence in 1966. Holetown, the original British settlement, lies at the centre of St James Parish, at the centre of the island’s so-called Platinum Coast. This is where you’ll find the island’s most expensive and exclusive resorts, and also a few more down-to-earth spots. While many travellers don’t even leave their self-contained resorts, there are some good places to shop in and around Holetown, as well as a few independent restaurants and beach bars. It’s also easy enough to escape to the capital, Bridgetown, for shopping, or to the popular nightlife establishments in the St Lawrence Gap. Wherever you go, you’ll find the Bajans (bay-juhns) friendly and welcoming.
Paradise Island
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 12, 2009
Located on the north-western tip of Paradise Island, Paradise Beach promises 1.5km (1 mile) of pristine powder-white sands and warm, crystal-clear waters. The secluded beach area, among the most beautiful in the Bahamas, was recently revamped with the construction of the new Cove Atlantis hotel (Paradise Drive), a sister property of Atlantis Paradise Island Resort & Casino (Casino Drive), but the public still enjoys access to large parts. Besides lounging in the sun, you can enjoy snorkelling, jet skiing and parasailing here.
Cable Beach
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 6, 2009
One of the most popular strips of shoreline on New Providence Island, Cable Beach gained fame during the post WWII boom in the Bahamas. Today, the glittering beachfront, which spans 3km (2 miles) of powdery sands just west of Nassau, is lined with luxury resorts, restaurants, casinos and a golf course. Sun worshippers can spend their days reclining on beach lounges, swimming in the turquoise sea, or enjoying an array of watersports, including scuba diving and snorkelling. Also part of Cable Beach attractions: duty-free shopping and a bustling nightlife.
Aruba
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 5, 2009
Good things often come in small packages. Aruba is one of them. It is totally equipped with all the elements needed to chill and have fun: powdery, white beaches, crystal waters, fabulous cuisine, casinos and great nightlife. Best of all, the trade winds make the tropical climate palatable. The winds also force the island’s trademark, the watapana or divi-divi tree, to grow at a 45-degree angle.
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St John’s
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: January 2, 2009
St John’s abounds with history but it is without one of Antigua’s 365 beaches. Busy with cruise-ship visitors during the day (not to mention its 45,000 inhabitants), the island’s commercial centre has several interesting historic sights and remains popular with day visitors coming for its wide range of duty-free shops. The closest beaches will be found on the nearby Five Islands peninsular and are very fine indeed. The peninsular, a few kilometres west of St John’s, has several of the island’s better hotels, but the area is primarily gated and inaccessible unless you are a guest.
Jolly Beach
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: December 27, 2008
Of Antigua’s 365 beaches, the long, powdery strand along Jolly Harbour is one of the island’s nicest. Several of the island’s largest all-inclusive resorts can be found there. The area is one of Antigua’s busiest and most developed, with myriad water sports outfitters, and even a few good independent beach bars and restaurants. It’s easy enough to escape to a relatively undiscovered bay if you crave solitude, but basing yourself at Jolly Harbour will give you ready access to most of the island’s activities and even some duty-free shopping. Located between St John’s in the northwest and English Harbour in the south, Jolly Harbour’s location is an agreeable median point that’s still not too isolated.
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