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What's your fantasy island? 1,000 choices from the Bahamas to Barbados
More than 1,000 islands are sprinkled across the Caribbean and into the Bahamas. No two are exactly alike, and there's no one-size-fits-all vacation. But whether you're looking for your first landing or an alternative to the old standby, there's a Caribbean destination that's perfect for you.ANGUILLA
• Why come here? Anguilla is ideal for those seeking peace and quiet, easy-going islanders, superlative restaurants, and spectacular beaches of loamy white sand, all of which makes it a big hit with celebs who can afford the often-spectacular price tag.
• The environment: Undistinguished recumbent hills, splotched with scrub, outlined by beaches up to two miles long.
• Don't miss: Lounging on Shoal Bay Beach with live jazz at Uncle Ernie's on Sunday afternoons.
CARIBBEAN-HAWAII SPECIAL SECTION: Your place in paradise
NASSAU, Bahamas -- The online vacation rental advertisement looks like a fabulous find. For $350 a night, it's a two-bedroom villa at the upscale Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island along the powdery sand of Cabbage Beach. But when you look more closely, it's a lie."Easy walking distance of Atlantis," the small print more truthfully says. "Easy walking distance to Cabbage Beach."
Yeah, right. Bring your hiking shoes.
Meanwhile, at Guanahani Village on Cable Beach west of Nassau, three-bedroom ocean-view condos rent for $306 per night in high season for two people (each additional person $20 more.) What you don't see on the Web site, however, is that the 35-unit oceanfront timeshare property has just been sold to a private Bahamian group and is undergoing an upgrade.
Land and Sea Packages Make the Journey Part of the Fun
(ARA) - Seasoned sailors will tell you a cruise is the only way to vacation. But many vacationers who might like to test the waters with a two- or four-night cruise, stay on shore when they realize the trip to the port can sometimes take as long as the cruise itself.The solution for many in land-locked states is a vacation that combines a few days on land in a destination port with a short cruise perfect for first-time cruisers. "Land and sea" vacation packages can be tailored for virtually every departure port.Florida is one popular vacation destination that offers an ideal opportunity to mix land and sea options. Many of Florida's waterfront communities like Port Canaveral offer a myriad of cruise options to tropical paradise such as The Bahamas and the Caribbean, yet are close to the theme park capital of the world, Orlando.Trouble in paradise: Crime in the caribbean
Accounts published in Caribbean news media and on locals' blogs indicate that break-ins at small hotels or vacation rentals are occurring more frequently on some Caribbean outposts and in parts of Bermuda and the Bahamas.No overall regional statistics are available on vacation home thefts affecting tourists in the Caribbean. However, the most recent U.S. State Department consular information sheets, which give up-to-date safety information on countries around the globe, cite break-ins in the past year in St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Anguilla, St. Kitts, Nevis, Aruba, Bonaire and St. Maarten. The reports also have begun recommending that visitors lock valuables in hotel safes and other properties on almost all Caribbean islands, Bermuda and the Bahamas.
Until recently, the biggest worry facing most tourists in the Caribbean was petty crime: aggressive soliciting, muggings and purse snatchings.
Baby boomer entrepreneurs cash in, start new chapter
Since selling his Nashville-based fresh produce distribution company, John Beasley spends half of the year in the Bahamas boating, fishing and buying vacation rental properties. "I've got to stay occupied, so I buy land to keep my mind fresh and my money invested," said Beasley, who sold Overton Distributors to a unit of wholesale giant Sysco two years ago. .Conception-minded book 'Procreation Vacation'
MIAMI (AP) -- When Lucinda Hughes heard she would have to down sea moss elixirs while vacationing in the Bahamas, she was sure it would make her sick. Three months later, Mrs. Hughes was very sick -- every morning -- and expecting her first baby in April.As Mrs. Hughes and her husband Kemry lounged on lush beaches and swam in their hotel's infinity pool, they sipped pumpkin soup and enjoyed couple's massages and reflexology. It was all aimed at enhancing the odds of baby-making during their three-day "Procreation Vacation" at the Westin at Our Lucaya Grand Bahama Island.
It's part of the latest trend that has hotels around the world luring conception-minded couples by providing everything from onsite sex doctors to age-old fertility boosters promised to hasten the pitter-patter of little feet.