Because of the proximity of the US with the Caribbean we try to take advantage and go during the winter holidays. It's a great excuse to avoid cold weather and have seafood.
My top Caribbean Destinations:
St Lucia
We spent part of our honeymoon in the south side of the island in an awesome resort called Anse Chastanet. It's very natural and supposedly it's located in the most beautiful beach of St Lucia. Our room was facing the Pitons mountains. It's a great place if you are in need of rest. The resort offers several activities, namely yoga classes, snorkeling, sunset boat trips and hikes to the Pitons.
St John, US Virgin Islands
This is paradise. We went there during the polar vortex, to leave DC and go to a sunny place. It was a long and snowy winter. This was the perfect break. We landed in St Thomas and we immediately took the ferry to St John. The islands are almost the opposite. St Thomas is very developed and St John is very natural. The National Park covers almost 90% of the island.
We visited gorgeous white and fine sand beaches. And we had delicious food.
It's a great place if you like hikes.
It's hard to find reasonable hotels.
Even though US VI are part of the US, you'll need to show your passport or birth certificate to reenter in the mainland.
Barbados
The other part of our honeymoon was in Barbados. It's very different from St Lucia. It's very touristic and developed.
We stayed in the most undeveloped area and we took the bus to the city daily. That was one of my favorite memories there. We could see how locals live and once while tailing for the bus we spotted monkeys.
In downtown we had delicious cod fish cakes at Legendary fishcakes and we also had a delicious lunch at Mustor's. If you are going to Speighstown stop by Fisherman's Pub.
A couple of days is more than enough.
Beach in St Lucia or in any of the other islands that I visited were better than in Barbados.
Bahamas
Bright blue sea and lobster, what else can you ask?!
We stayed in Sheraton (now Melia) and it was very easy to move around. There was a bus that passed by many of the big hotels from and to downtown. It was very cheap. And reliable.
I highly recommend 2 restaurants in downtown Cafe Matisse and Andros the Fish Fry. And a bakery not far from the Sandals Resort called Swiss Bakery.
Belize
We travelled around Belize by bus and it was a nice experience but there is not much to see or do. Lonely Planet lists some places that are a nightmare, namely Hopkins.
San Pedro deserves to be known by Madonna's music title, La isla bonita (the beautiful island). It's beautiful but it's getting too developed. Everything is expensive. You can get better for the same sum of money.
Puerto Rico
We did a short stopover in San Juan and we decided to visit Old San Juan. Although we couldn't see much we got the vibe. It's a pretty city. Don't miss the fort.
Tulum, Mexico
It was one of the first places in Caribbean that I've been. The sea's color is impressive. It contrasts with the fine white sand. It's even more unique and spectacular because of the ruins on the top of the beach. Iguanas are everywhere.
Cartagena, Colombia
Charming, old and beautiful it's how I describe it. The colonial houses and the castle walls make it remarkable.
The Oro museum has amazing pieces of art.
Drink a fruit juice. And enjoy yourself.
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| Nassau, Bahamas |
St Lucia
We spent part of our honeymoon in the south side of the island in an awesome resort called Anse Chastanet. It's very natural and supposedly it's located in the most beautiful beach of St Lucia. Our room was facing the Pitons mountains. It's a great place if you are in need of rest. The resort offers several activities, namely yoga classes, snorkeling, sunset boat trips and hikes to the Pitons.
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| Anse Chastanet |
This is paradise. We went there during the polar vortex, to leave DC and go to a sunny place. It was a long and snowy winter. This was the perfect break. We landed in St Thomas and we immediately took the ferry to St John. The islands are almost the opposite. St Thomas is very developed and St John is very natural. The National Park covers almost 90% of the island.
We visited gorgeous white and fine sand beaches. And we had delicious food.
It's a great place if you like hikes.
It's hard to find reasonable hotels.
Even though US VI are part of the US, you'll need to show your passport or birth certificate to reenter in the mainland.
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| St John |
The other part of our honeymoon was in Barbados. It's very different from St Lucia. It's very touristic and developed.
We stayed in the most undeveloped area and we took the bus to the city daily. That was one of my favorite memories there. We could see how locals live and once while tailing for the bus we spotted monkeys.
In downtown we had delicious cod fish cakes at Legendary fishcakes and we also had a delicious lunch at Mustor's. If you are going to Speighstown stop by Fisherman's Pub.
A couple of days is more than enough.
Beach in St Lucia or in any of the other islands that I visited were better than in Barbados.
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| Bus Stop in Barbados |
Bright blue sea and lobster, what else can you ask?!
We stayed in Sheraton (now Melia) and it was very easy to move around. There was a bus that passed by many of the big hotels from and to downtown. It was very cheap. And reliable.
I highly recommend 2 restaurants in downtown Cafe Matisse and Andros the Fish Fry. And a bakery not far from the Sandals Resort called Swiss Bakery.
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| Icy Runway, Flight connection in Toronto |
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| Nassau, Bahamas |
We travelled around Belize by bus and it was a nice experience but there is not much to see or do. Lonely Planet lists some places that are a nightmare, namely Hopkins.
San Pedro deserves to be known by Madonna's music title, La isla bonita (the beautiful island). It's beautiful but it's getting too developed. Everything is expensive. You can get better for the same sum of money.
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| San Pedro, Belize |
We did a short stopover in San Juan and we decided to visit Old San Juan. Although we couldn't see much we got the vibe. It's a pretty city. Don't miss the fort.
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| Old San Juan, Puerto Rico |
It was one of the first places in Caribbean that I've been. The sea's color is impressive. It contrasts with the fine white sand. It's even more unique and spectacular because of the ruins on the top of the beach. Iguanas are everywhere.
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| Tulum, Mexico |
Charming, old and beautiful it's how I describe it. The colonial houses and the castle walls make it remarkable.
The Oro museum has amazing pieces of art.
Drink a fruit juice. And enjoy yourself.
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| Cartagena, Colombia |
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