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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]