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chief berry [deleted]
Posted 17 years ago
Hello all!
I'm brand-new to this group and I need your help.
I used to go to Tobago all the time ( longest stay was 5 months) in the non-touritic part of the island. Now that it's been invaded, I'm looking 4 somewhere else I can go.
Apart from T&T (which I LOVE but will not go to anymore.), I've spent 3 months in a village in Jamaica.
I heard that St-Lucia is nice. I'm looking 4 somewhere with not too many tourists (I know, I'm a foreigner but not a tourist.) and not too expensive.
Thanks 4 all the suggestions.
You can check out my stream or for more stories on my travels, my blog is elenisworld.blogspot.com
Hélène
I'm brand-new to this group and I need your help.
I used to go to Tobago all the time ( longest stay was 5 months) in the non-touritic part of the island. Now that it's been invaded, I'm looking 4 somewhere else I can go.
Apart from T&T (which I LOVE but will not go to anymore.), I've spent 3 months in a village in Jamaica.
I heard that St-Lucia is nice. I'm looking 4 somewhere with not too many tourists (I know, I'm a foreigner but not a tourist.) and not too expensive.
Thanks 4 all the suggestions.
You can check out my stream or for more stories on my travels, my blog is elenisworld.blogspot.com
Hélène
Bahama Mama2007
Posted 17 years ago
Two words - Eleuthera, Bahamas. Hardly any tourists except in the farthest northern part of the island. All the beaches - once you find them - are deserted, yet heavenly. There are places to stay - no 5 star hotels, but still have hotel or house rental accommodations. The island is roughly 110 miles long and 4 miles wide at its widest. Check out the website - www.eleuthera.com.
asamdpr49
Posted 17 years ago
Pueto Rico in the southwestern coast a place call El Faro. Far away from civilization, beatifull beaches and nice climate. Check it.
Documentary Filmmaker
Posted 17 years ago
Saba, in the Netherlands Antilles - about 23 miles SW of Sint Maarten.
There are only about 1,300 people on the island, which is only 5 square miles in land mass.
Saba has some of the best SCUBA diving in the world and there are very few tourists there!
They do have a Tourist Board - www.sabatourism.com/, but very few tourists actually visit Saba.
There are only about 1,300 people on the island, which is only 5 square miles in land mass.
Saba has some of the best SCUBA diving in the world and there are very few tourists there!
They do have a Tourist Board - www.sabatourism.com/, but very few tourists actually visit Saba.
migamart
Posted 17 years ago
Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Curaçao is the largest and most populous of the three so-called ABC islands (for Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) of the Lesser Antilles. It has a land area of 444 square kilometres. Visit the website www.curacao.com/
Curaçao is the largest and most populous of the three so-called ABC islands (for Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) of the Lesser Antilles. It has a land area of 444 square kilometres. Visit the website www.curacao.com/
holl_and
Posted 17 years ago
What about Dominica? It's my favorite. Non touristy and still no big hotels or chains to spoil it. And the people are the best part, they are all so nice and genuine. I hope it stays that way forever.
Bahama Mama2007
Posted 17 years ago
I'll be on Dominica as well as 7 other islands during a cruise in February. Can't wait!
Carriacou, definitely!!! In the Grenada Grenadines. Grenada does not market us as Grenadines in their tourism promotions, but Carriacou is the largest of the Grenadines and often branded as sleepy and laid back. See my photos.
ImmortalxKiss
Posted 17 years ago
I went to Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas.. but you have to take a cruise to be able to get onto the island as it is privately owned by Carnival. Awesome place though!
I'd suggest St Vincent....as in the country St Vincent & the Grenadines, specific Bequia (the largest of the Grenadines Islands) . Was there for 4wks working in 2008 and I can't wait to go back on vacation.
Its quiet relaxed and the beaches are awesome!!
Its quiet relaxed and the beaches are awesome!!
Charlene Collins.still charlene
Posted 17 years ago
Edited by Charlene Collins.still charlene (member) 17 years ago
Treasure Beach, Jamaica's South Coast - Magical! Even for me living in Jamaica, I feel like I'm in a village of long ago. Not touristy at all, and Portland too
ASk Claude(amaiticlaudius) about St Vincent, he just moved there
Marcline can tell you too about so unexplored parts of Jamaica too - where they go is not touristy at all
Have to put in a plug for Jamdown even though you've been here B4!
ASk Claude(amaiticlaudius) about St Vincent, he just moved there
Marcline can tell you too about so unexplored parts of Jamaica too - where they go is not touristy at all
Have to put in a plug for Jamdown even though you've been here B4!
mjiphoto - Mika
Posted 17 years ago
Grenada and Dominica are much less touristy than many of the other islands in the East Caribbean. Dominica especially, because it doesn't have a huge amount of sandy beaches that would have attracted flocks of tourists. It's a great place though...
Island Nimbus
Posted 17 years ago
As mentioned earlier, your probably better off going with either Grenada or St. Vincent & The Grenadines.
Solace-Angel
Posted 16 years ago
I will say St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The main land won't have as much tourist as canaoun and mustique will have at any one day. Drop by see if you like it.
Holla
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queulat00
Posted 15 years ago
I love Bonaire, Dutch Antilles, is a little island with better landscape.
Mike Short of Baildon
Posted 15 years ago
Hi Eleni,
Over the years I've been to about 17 islands in the Caribbean, including Tobago,staying in most for two weeks.
I'm guessing that since you love Tobago that you are also in peace, relaxation and natural beauty. Tobago has got all three - especially in the beautiful North.
So, my recommendation would be the truly stunning nature island of Dominica. There really is nothing to compare with it for natural beauty in the whole of the Caribbean. If you think Tobago is beautiful - Dominica is even more so. The impression is of a totally tree covered mountainous landscape. If you are adventurous, you can easily spend two weeks exploring the vast numbers of waterfalls, sulphur springs and pools, the huge boiling lake - the second largest in the world - and you still won't have seen it all.
Like Tobago, there aren't a wealth of shops and food other than basic provisions can be hard to get but there is a big supply of all thing fresh and healthy grown on the island.
There is plenty of birdlife too - (but nowhere north of Tobago can rival Tobago for bird species).
If you are thinking about going - there is one guide book above all others that is worth reading before you make a decision and that is the Bradt Guide to Dominica written by Paul Crask. Paul, from the UK, now lives on the island with his Dominican wife.
I hope you go - Dominica is fabulous!
Over the years I've been to about 17 islands in the Caribbean, including Tobago,staying in most for two weeks.
I'm guessing that since you love Tobago that you are also in peace, relaxation and natural beauty. Tobago has got all three - especially in the beautiful North.
So, my recommendation would be the truly stunning nature island of Dominica. There really is nothing to compare with it for natural beauty in the whole of the Caribbean. If you think Tobago is beautiful - Dominica is even more so. The impression is of a totally tree covered mountainous landscape. If you are adventurous, you can easily spend two weeks exploring the vast numbers of waterfalls, sulphur springs and pools, the huge boiling lake - the second largest in the world - and you still won't have seen it all.
Like Tobago, there aren't a wealth of shops and food other than basic provisions can be hard to get but there is a big supply of all thing fresh and healthy grown on the island.
There is plenty of birdlife too - (but nowhere north of Tobago can rival Tobago for bird species).
If you are thinking about going - there is one guide book above all others that is worth reading before you make a decision and that is the Bradt Guide to Dominica written by Paul Crask. Paul, from the UK, now lives on the island with his Dominican wife.
I hope you go - Dominica is fabulous!
It's been a while since anyone posted, not sure anyone is reading, but I concur on the choice of Dominica. If you are a scuba diver there's good scuba diving, good hiking in the mountains, as the Dominicans say, there's a waterfall for each day of the year. It's definitely not touristy. It's the real Caribbean.
Also there's Grand Turk Island, a British island that lies south of the Bahamas. It is VERY laid back. There is a tourist industry there, but it is still a place you can get lost.
Bequia also is the real caribbean. My rule of thumb is that is you can fly directly there from New York, you want to avoid it. You need to take a Boat from St. Vincent to get to Bequia.
We have spent a lot of time on Bonaire and we love it, but we are divers and the marine park there is wonderful. The Northern quarter of the Island is a large park and that is a place to get lost and see all sorts of bird life as well as lots of other critters. It does get a bit touristy along the West coast, but nothing too extreme.
Also there's Grand Turk Island, a British island that lies south of the Bahamas. It is VERY laid back. There is a tourist industry there, but it is still a place you can get lost.
Bequia also is the real caribbean. My rule of thumb is that is you can fly directly there from New York, you want to avoid it. You need to take a Boat from St. Vincent to get to Bequia.
We have spent a lot of time on Bonaire and we love it, but we are divers and the marine park there is wonderful. The Northern quarter of the Island is a large park and that is a place to get lost and see all sorts of bird life as well as lots of other critters. It does get a bit touristy along the West coast, but nothing too extreme.