My wife & I took a week-long cruise out of Puerto Rico, stopping at a bunch of countries we’d never been to before. The first one was Bassetterre, the capital of St. Kitts & Nevis. We didn’t do anything special, just walking around all day, which was fun, other than slamming my toe (wearing flip-flops)…
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Imagine someone convincing you to get in a van to go to “the prettiest beach in all of the Caribbean” then showing up and thinking “I’ve been to at least 10 prettier beaches than this in the Caribbean”. That was our experience going to Magens Bay Beach on the north coast of St. Thomas, USVI….
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I spent nearly a month in the Dominican Republic. That was less time than I’d intended, and my goals changed while there. I went with the intention of spending 6 months there, first doing my Divemaster and then my Instructor certification with Coral Point Diving in Bayahibe. That was a huge mistake. To say they’re…
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We had a great time in Aruba. From the ship, we turned right and walked along the lagoon near some fancy hotel. Within 5 minute, we were already seeing pelicans diving for fish and tons of iguanas. After browsing through a market, we got info on a public bus heading to ‘any beach’ and wound…
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We stopped in Curaçao for a day, and it was interesting, but I didn’t get the big draw. It’s not a place I’m interested in going back to. The big draw seems to be gambling or shopping, neither of which interest me. There’s a cool fort that you walk through on arrival, which is a…
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