Continuing to explore the island of Antigua we ventured south to Nelsons’ Dockyard and Shirley Heights. Driving to our destination accentuated the poor condition of the roads as it was a mere 14 miles from our accommodation but the trip took nearly an hour! An equivalent journey at home on a similar category of roadContinue reading “The Harmony of History, Music, and Barbecue in Antigua”
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Discover Antigua’s East Coast: History, Nature, and Culinary Delights
Our next adventure in Antigua took us to Betty’s Hope, Devils Bridge and then lunch and an afternoon at Half Moon Bay.It gave us a good introduction into the broader island, the people who live here, the tourist infrastructure and its association with the overall economy. Betty’s Hope Betty’s Hope is a historic sugar plantation locatedContinue reading “Discover Antigua’s East Coast: History, Nature, and Culinary Delights”
Exploring Local Food in Grand Cayman: Tips and Prices
As part of our Caribbean trip I think it is important to give you an insight into how we eat whilst on an adventure. We are not normally here to eat in high end restaurants and spend the sort of budget you would if you were on your annual two week holiday but we didContinue reading “Exploring Local Food in Grand Cayman: Tips and Prices”
Top Attractions in Saint George’s, Grenada
Whilst we spent time driving around the island of Grenada in our hire car my final post centres around its capital -Saint George’s. Located on a horse-shoe shaped harbour, frequented by all sizes of cruise ship and surrounded by the hillside of an old volcanic crater Saint George’s sits in the south west of theContinue reading “Top Attractions in Saint George’s, Grenada”
Opinion and Race Discrimination
In my personal life, having been brought up in a very white conservative middle class area, I found myself exploring the various areas of the country that I subsequently lived in and achieving a real multi cultural, cross generational, open mind. Racial prejudice arrived in my life when I fell in love and lived withContinue reading “Opinion and Race Discrimination”
A Midlife Adventure 