My Personal Favorites: Caribbean
Marc and I have been to the Caribbean four times. Not enough I would say. If I had my way, I would go at least once a year and visit its beaches with crystal blue waters. Right from the time I first set foot in this part of the world, I realized that there is more to the islands besides their beaches. There is a lot of history and culture there too. Being a culture vulture myself, I cannot be any happier every time I vacation there. I get to hit two birds with one stone so to speak.
In some cruise ports, one does not have to go very far to go swimming and do all sorts of water sports. The ship literally docks right at the beach as was the case in Turks and Caicos.
I cannot get enough of the beaches in the Caribbean. The clear blue waters of the Caribbean sea are simply amazing. Nearly every island country in this part of the world has beaches to die for. I have visited those in Grenada, The Cayman Islands, Martinique, St. Barts, The US Virgin Islands, Roatan in Honduras, Curacao, Aruba, I can go on and on.
There is a lot of history and culture there too. Martinique and St. Barts are very French, Grenada & Bahamas are very British, while Curacao and Aruba are so Dutch.
Grenada
Grenada
Tulum, Mexico
Mexican hats anyone?
Columbus Light House, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The monument dedicated to Gov. Bliss, a revered local Belize statesman, Belize City, Belize
Altun Ha in Belize. I tell you, these are some mighty Mayan ruins!
Brimstone Hill Fortress, St. Kitts and Nevis
Downtown St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Chefette, a fastfood restaurant in downtown Bridgetown selling yummy fried chicken, Barbados
The Center for the Performing Arts, Trinidad and Tobago
The Penha Building, Curacao's oldest builing, Willemstad, Curacao
The Casibari Rock, Aruba
Iguanas were everywhere in the Caribbean. Taken in St. Thomas, the US Virgin Islands
In front of Diamond Falls in St. Lucia
Standing next to the monument erected in honor of Christopher Columbus in Old San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico is one place I hope to return to soon.
In front of the Legislature in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
At the popular Shell Beach in downtown St. Barts
At Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua
In Dutch St. Maarten
All tanned from all the swimming in the beach, here I am at Fort St. Louis overlooking French St. Martin
In Fort de France, Martinique in front of the beheaded statue of Josephine, Napoleon's queen. Apparently, she was not so popular among the locals of the island even though she was born here.
Assembly House, Nassau, Bahamas
Atlantis Hotel Resort and Casino, Nassau, Bahamas
Upon arrival in Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Marc going up Dunn's River Falls, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
At the base of Dunn's River Falls, Jamaica is this awesome beach frequented by locals
At a turtle farm in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands
Rock formations in a town called Hell, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Swimming in an awesome beach in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands