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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 02:38 PM
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How many islands have you visited?

How many <font color="lime">Car<font color="orange">ibb<font color="indigo">ean<font color="black"> islands have you visited to date?

Me : only 4
St. Lucia
Cuba
Barbados
Haiti &amp; DR</font></font></font></font>
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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 03:08 PM
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not so many...
St. John
St. Thomas
Jost Van Dyke
Tortola
Puerto Rico
Vieques
Culebra
some were only day trips

my favorite is STJ, with JVD a very close second. for different reasons though.
On my wish list:
DR
St.Vincent and the Grenadines
Bequia
Tortola again (only 2 days the first time)
Anguilla
and on, and on...
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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 03:22 PM
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Oi - let me try and count - but I have to preface by saying this was my parents favorite past time when I was growing up so this isn't all me on my own - but I remember all but one island...

Antigua
Barbados
Grenada
Cancun - not really an island
St. Lucia
St. Kitts
St. Martin
Grand Cayman
Martinique
St. Croix
Saba
Anguilla
Jamaica
Trinidad
Tobago

I think that is it - whew 15 islands...but I only visite Saba and Trinidad on day trips...

I am a lucky woman! Or I have my priorities straight - hehehe
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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 03:36 PM
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Not NEARLY as many as I would have thought with living on St. Eustatius for 13 years. I guess when you live in the Caribbean full time you prefer to go to Europe and other places for vacation.

-Saba
-St. Maarten/St. Martin (that's a trip to &quot;the city&quot; for us)
-St. Barth's
-Anguilla
-Puerto Rico
-Jamiaca
-St. Kitts
-Landed on Nevis once
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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 03:44 PM
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Two actual Caribbean...

Grand Cayman
Turks and Caicos

The rest of my trips have been to (Hawaii &amp; Mexico).
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I have to figure out how you do the color thing with the words...

St. John
Cozumel
Aruba
Curacao
St. Lucia
Haiti
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Peter Island
Puerto Rico
Grand Cayman/Little Cayman
Grand Bahama Island (ok not in the Caribbean but it sure felt like it!)

Jamaica (in 2 weeks 1/2! yes!)
Turks &amp; Caicos (in 9 1/2 weeks! double yes!)




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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 04:27 PM
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BTW
I'll count Guyana, Belize and Bermuda as Caribbean Islands. shhh...don't tell the locals though!

Wow! I'm impressed you guys!
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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 04:28 PM
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caribtraveler,
Check the &quot;other&quot; forum and you'll see a thread dealing with colours
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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 04:32 PM
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Thanks! Will do.
You think you're impressed? Wait till Blamona replies to this thread. She'll TRULY impress you.
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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 04:49 PM
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Aruba and Anguilla are the only 2 Caribbean islands we've visited (been to a few others in Hawaii, Mexico, Martha's Vineyard) but we plan on continuing!
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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 05:12 PM
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Caribtraveler, I have to answer now! 8-)
Bermuda, Grand Bahama, Turks and Caicos, (Provo, North, Middle, Grand Turk) Nassau/Paradise, Caymans, Jaimaca, Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, Abacos, Harbour Island, Exumas, Eleuthera, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin islands (St.Croix, St Thomas, St John, tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, Cooper island, Peter island, Anegada) Anguilla, St. Martin, St. Bart's, Antigua, Barbados, St. Vincent (and Bequia, Mustique, Palm, Union, Mayreau, Canouan, tobago Cays, Petit St. Vincent) Grenada, Aruba. i feel like I missed some!
It probably would have been easier to write where i haven't been.

I need to write a book, The Caribbean's most perfect beach.

PS, i'm always happy to give an opinion!
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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 05:21 PM
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I have been to
St. John
St. Thomas
Peter Island
Virgin Gorda (daytrip, but staying there in December and can't wait)
Jost Van Dyke (daytrip)
Cozumel
St. Kitts (cruise)
St. Barts (cruise)
St. Martin (cruise)
Antigua (cruise)
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Culebra
Belize (not really an island but still Caribbean!)
Not really Caribbean-
Grand Bahama Island
Bermuda

There are so many more that I want to visit. I especially want to go to Anguilla and some of the southern Caribbean islands (especially St. Lucia and also the Grenadines)
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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 05:51 PM
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Puerto Rico
Jamaica
St. Thomas
St. Croix
St. John
Tortola
Virgin Gorda
Jost Van Dyke
St. Maarten
Norman Island
Isla Mujeres
Isla Contoy

I am only 39, so I hope to hit every one of the Windward and Leewards, in addition to the Bahamian chain.
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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 06:08 PM
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my list pales in comparison, but here goes:

bahamas (paradise island)
st thomas
st john
virgin gorda

outside of the caribbean:
bora bora
papeete
maui
kauai
nice (not an island though...)

fun thread, jagirl!
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JAGIRL: Question for you about Ziggy Marley. I'm curious to know what is generally thought of him in Jamaica.

I just bought his new CD &quot;Love is my religion&quot; to get me in the mood for our upcoming trip to Jamaica... like I really need something to get me in the mood...
He's certainly not his dad (but then again, who is?!), but his CD is pretty good. There are a couple of songs on it that I just love.

I think it was last year that I bought his brother's CD, Damian Marley. I don't remember being impressed because I listened to it once and it's been sitting there since then.

Is Ziggy really popular in Jamaica? Do they think he's good? Better than Damian? And that no one will ever be like Marley Senior (I can't imagine..)?

Thanks.
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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 07:24 PM
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Only one! St. John, but I'm off to a good start!

-Bill
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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 08:56 PM
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Let's see:

Cozumel x2
Playa del Carmen
Cancun
Nassau, Bahamas
Grand Cayman
St. Thomas
St. John - day trip
Jost Van Dyke - day trip
Virgin Gorda - day trip
St. Lucia
Turks and Caicos
DR, St. Croix, USVI and PR - cruise
Maui, HI
Oahu, HI - day trip
Aruba - in 7 weeks

Seems like there was more than that. All other trips were to Las Vegas.
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Old Jul 12th, 2006, 09:40 PM
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Stayed on Barbados, St. Thomas, St. John, Martinique, Grenada, St.Vincent, St. Bart, St.Lucia, Guadeloupe. Visited Virgin Gorda, Mayreau, Palm Island, Tobago Cays. Favorite, all around, Barbados. Best beachfront paradise, Caneel Bay on St.John.
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Old Jul 13th, 2006, 02:37 AM
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St Kitts
St Lucia
Grand Cayman (2X)
Belize - Ambergris Caye
St Thomas
St Croix
Bahamas - Nassau
Puerto Rico
Kauai (I know - Not carib.)

St John - This November
Anguilla - Next February
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Old Jul 13th, 2006, 03:30 AM
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All these islands, when I should have been visiting family in the Midwest, in the dead of winter, instead…

St. Maarten

Eleuthera

Grenada (3x), including Carriacou and Petit Martinique

Antigua

St. Croix

BVI (6x), including Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Saba Rock, Peter Island, Cooper Island, Jost Van Dyke and Anegada

St. Thomas

Abacos (5x), including Great Abaco, Elbow Cay, Tilloo Cay, Man O War Cay, Great Guana Cay, Green Turtle Cay and Manjack Cay

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and most of the Grenandines, including Bequia, Mayreau, Mustique, Union, Tobago Cays, Petit St. Vincent and Palm

Cancun

Belize (2x), including Ambergris Cay, Caye Caulker, St. George’s Cay, Swallow Cayes, Goff’s Caye, Rendezvous Caye, Water Cay and Bluefield Range

Puerto Rico (3x)

Providenciales (2x)

Grand Turk

Cat Island (2x, with a third coming up)

Have also set foot on St. John and Exuma in transit to other islands
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