There are hundreds of luxury retreats to choose from and all manage to satisfy both definitions of the term luxury: not only are the retreats comfortable and elegant, they are also set on islands that satisfy that hard to meet criteria - they are heaven on earth.
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Those that want something similar to the US should try the Caymen Islands, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and those that want something really 'foreign' should try Cuba or Jamaica.
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Budget travellers should head to Barbados, Jamaica and Bonaire where as travellers with cash to spend should head to St Barts and Anguilla. Party-goers can go to The Bahamas and Trinidad and non-party-goers can go to Tobago. NB, if you are looking for a car rental in Tobago visit Guys AutoZone.
Almonds, breadfruits, papayas, chenets, coconuts, pomegranates and many more exotic fruits grow in the Caribbean thanks to its fertile lands and perfect weather.
What makes the Caribbean food sound so yummy is its mix of so many different cultures - British, Dutch, Spanish and French influences from the colonisers; African influences from the poor Africans who were dragged there as slaves; and Taino influences - the indigenous people.
What's better than a beautiful beach in paradise? A beautiful beach in paradise that's completely empty, of course!!! According to RoyalCaribbean.co.uk 'roughly only two percent of the Caribbean's 700-plus islands are inhabited by humans'. That means there's plenty of space, and more, for everyone!
It also means that the Caribbean is abundant with flora and fauna - New World monkeys, Neotropical otters, ocelots (dwarf leopards) and tayras can be found in the Caribbean. (We're particularly keen to see a tayra, as they are a type of weasel)!
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We all know about the Great Barrier Reef, but have you heard of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef? This bad boy is the world's second biggest barrier reef (!) running at 1000km (620 miles)!! YES please to scuba diving, snorkelling and swimming here!
There are a few active volcanoes like Soufriere on Montserrat, Mount Pelee on Martinique and La Soufriere on Saint Vincent.
We love volcanoes because they are beautiful, awe-inspiring and slightly terrifying. We'd also love a chance to try some thrilling volcano related activities like boarding down a volcano and flying in a helicopter over one!
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Never-mind swimming with whale sharks, sea turtles and manatees (which we also want to do), did you know you can swim with PIGS in the Caribbean?!
Pigs are one of our favourite types of animals and thus we are dying to go to the Bahamas where wild pigs swim in crystal blue waters!
Nobody is quite sure how the pigs got to this beach - they might have survived a ship wreck and swam there, they might have been dropped off by sailors who never returned, or they might have been planted there to attract tourists.
No matter how they got there, they are now a popular tourist attraction and their beach is unofficially called 'Pig Beach'.
We love truly getting to know a country - not quickly passing through to tick it off or say 'we've done that country'. A disadvantage of this is that it takes a long time, (hence why we enjoy slow travel). But the advantage of the countries in the Caribbean is that they are small, so it doesn't take as long to get to know them properly.
So there you have it, a slightly strange list of reasons we want to visit the Caribbean!
Have you been to the Caribbean? Would you like to? Let us know!
ABOUTME
Travelling through the kyriarchy and weaselling our way out of the rat race - a female travel blogger writing about socially and politically conscious travelling.
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