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What island in the Caribbean have you been too
so far I have only been to Jamaica
but planning a trip to st lucia to see the pitons..
Any one hear ever been to the Caribbean..
 
mbkite said:
What island in the Caribbean have you been too
so far I have only been to Jamaica
but planning a trip to st lucia to see the pitons..
Any one hear ever been to the Caribbean..
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Jamaica

Shared my tip with Richy in anther thread about locating resorts with Pool Bars.

Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
$$$

When I went to Jamaica and stayed at a place with a swim-up pool bar, it got me thinking about people loosing money for example trying to shove change into the pocket of their swimsuit.

So I grabbed my goggles and a fin and swam around the pool till I found the water filters under the waterfalls. There were three large grates, about 2' by 2' squared, they may have been larger. Stuck to the grates was paper money.

The first day I checked the filter grates I pulled off $168.00 and each day after that I pulled of anywhere from $20.00 to $50.00 for a week.

I love swim-up pool bars and always take my goggles and swim fins when I go on a vacation.
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I have been to some.

St Lucia is very hilly in the south end with most hotels on the north side although there are some in the south -- on slopes with walks down to the beach. The roads are not that great. If you can fly into the north airport (served by prop planes) it is much more convenient to the north. The main airport is in the south (jet flights from Miami, etc) and over 40 minutes from the north.
 
Puerto Rico, which is a US territory and so you dont need a passport to go and the same currency. I just got back a couple of days ago and not once did it reach 88 degrees in San Juan. Mind you that during the same period of time (July 6-20) in Oklahoma we had triple digit temps.
 
I have been to:
Bahamas
Cayman Islands
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia
Turks and Caicos Islands
St. Thomas
St. Croix
 
Well how was ST Lucia..
I was thinking of Ladera on the hill side to over look the pitons..
 
Yea Maan I nto have been to Jamaica. Love their Blue Mountai coffee. The Gongi is everywere. When I checked into my room in the bathroom sink was a bag of pot. Must have been 1/2lb. The manager of the hotel explained to me that many guests leave behind what pot they had left over from whay they had purchased on the island. It seemed that at the time the US government was fining Air Jamaica $10,000.00 per incident were pot was found on a passenger returning to the USA. They where selling the stuff every place. It was sick the guides at Dunns River Falls where even trying to sell it to you while they took you up the falls.
I have also been to Haitii the people there are so poor they would beg for you to give them your towel (and this was in the 80's). I rented a driver to take me around the island and he told me that his brother lived in NY. I gave him one of my business cards for the dealership that I worked for in NYC. About 2 years later a french speaking black man came into the dealership and asked for me. It was this guys brother that lived in NY. He hasd the card thaI gave his brother two years ago. The guy ended up buying 20 15 passenger vans from me over the next two months. I guess it paid off giving his brother a very generous tip for driving me around the island LOL
If you like to scuba dive try Bonair it is part of the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonair and Curasol) It was a very small island with nothing to do other than dive. Water visability over 150 feet
Aruba was nice a lot to do but what ever you do do not swim on the side of the isalnd that has the water treatment plant (yes the make their own water as it is a very barron islan) I was told that they dump the garbage into the ocean near the plant and that attracts the sharks.
When I was in St Barts I rented a jeep. I had a flat and theire was no spare. It seems the rental co was forced to remove the spare tires from the cars due to theft. The forgot to return the spare to my rental when I rented it. Theft on an isalnd that is only 3miles accross. Makes you wonder.
I can go on for ever I have done a lot of traveling but I can tell you this There is no place like the good old USA.
Stu
 
mbkite said:
Well how was ST Lucia..
I was thinking of Ladera on the hill side to over look the pitons..
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I like Saint Lucia, but if I had a choice to go back and I had to pick one - I am heading to St. Thomas!
 
i got to play a round of golf at mahogany run when i was in st thomas. hardest course ive ever played.
 
I have heard Belize is beautiful But i also heard it has a lot of big animals like tigers and big snakes.. wife would kill me..
 
Bahamas
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Antigua
Barbados
St. Kitts/St. Nevis
Montseratt
Grenada
Dominican Republic
St. Thomas
St. Croix
Trinidad/Tobago (Hottest place on earth next to hell!)

and a bunch of others.

Best bang for your buck? Anguilla. Extremely friendly people, clean and beautiful. Skip the Bahamas altogether...tourist trap. A good second choice are the twin volcanic islands of St. Kitts/St. Nevis. Anguilla and St. Kitts are very laid back and my kind of place for relaxing and forgetting about the world for a bit. If you want to party like it's 1999 then head to any other island and pass out on the beach.

Just be very careful of law enforcement in the islands. Corruption is rampant and it is often difficult to tell the difference between the guys in uniform and the criminals. I have transported many Americans out of the islands after they were arrested for absolutely nothing and held till they could pay a large bail (ransom).
 
mbkite said:
I have heard Belize is beautiful But i also heard it has a lot of big animals like tigers and big snakes.. wife would kill me..
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You mean jaguars, the largest cat of the Americas. Belize is beautiful.
 
We went to The Dominican Republic for out honeymoon and loved it. We stayed at The Excellence, which I understand is nicest resort on the island. I don't think you could go wrong with any of the resorts, though. It truly is a wonderful place and we can't wait to go back. What I thought was amazing was that even the cleaning staff at the resort would stop sweeping or mopping, just to ask you how your stay is, while giving you a genuinely sincere smile. Try getting that at your local Holiday Inn!

Mark
 
Porsche Pilot said:
Trinidad/Tobago (Hottest place on earth next to hell!)
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LOL. so true. i was born and raised there and still can't stand the heat when i visit.
i've been to barbados and found it very beautiful.

Just be very careful of law enforcement in the islands. Corruption is rampant and it is often difficult to tell the difference between the guys in uniform and the criminals.
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very true people.
 
Jamaica
Trinidad/Tobago
Dominican Republic
Belize
Bahamas

All were good places to visit with friendly people. I enjoy traveling and since I'm a history buff, being able to see the places I read about. It also makes you realize that where you were born can make a helluva difference in your life in many different ways. Although I liked all the places I visited, I LOVE the U.S.A.
 
Jamaica
Trinidad
Nassau
Caymans
Dominican Republic
Haiti ( volunteer work very sad )
Barbados
Antigua
St. Kitts
Aruba
Puerto Rico

Mrs. Pegs and I like to cruise and sail :dblthumb2:
 
I've been to the Bahamas...stayed at Atlantis. I loved it out there...thats where I proposed to my fiance. This year we're going on a cruise. We fly in to Puerto Rico and set sail to:
St. Thomas
Barbados
St. Lucia
St. Kitts
St. Maarten

And then back to Puerto Rico. Can't wait!!!

Side note...we were supposed to get married this year at Lindquist Beach, but had to change the venue earlier this year.
 
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