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T R AV E L & L I F E
NOVEMBER 2006
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NEW
HIDEAWAYS
BAHAMAS
HIS &
HERS
KEEPIN’ IT
REAL
ST. VINCENT
TOP PICKS
EXOTIC
WHAT’S HOT!
FRUIT
TORTOLA
THE NEWEST RESORTS, RESTAURANTS,
ON $120
A DAY SPAS, GOLF COURSES AND MORE
PLUS: THE BEACH-LOVER’S TURKS & CAICOS
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W W W. O U T I S L A N D T R AV E L . C O M
ANDROS THE ABACOS LONG ISLAND
Tiamo Resorts Abaco Beach Resort & Boat Harbour Cape Santa Maria Beach Resort
www.tiamoresorts.com www.abacoresort.com www.capesantamaria.com
Small Hope Bay Lodge ELEUTHERA Stella Maris Resort
www.smallhope.com Pineapple Fields www.stellamarisresort.com
www.pineapplefields.com
THE EXUMAS
Emerald Palms Resort
www.emerald-palms.com CAT ISLAND Club Peace & Plenty and Peace and
Plenty Beach Inn
Fernandez BayVillage www.peaceandplenty.com
www.fernandezbayvillage.com
Escape
your everyday life...
THE EXUMAS (CONT.)
February Point Resort Estates Escape to the nearby Out Islands of The Bahamas —
www.februarypoint.com
the perfect way to totally relax and unwind in a
spectacular island setting! The world's best fishing,
Four Seasons Great Exuma at Emerald Bay
diving,snorkeling and sailing are just a stone's throw
www.fourseasons.com/greatexuma
away so plan your island getaway today by
Palm Bay Beach Club contacting any one of these fine resorts and hotels.
www.palmbaybeachclub.com Call us at 1-800-OUT ISLANDS or visit our website
for vacation specials and more information.
Staniel CayYacht Club OutIslandTravel.com
www.stanielcay.com
FEATURES
VOLUME 21 ISSUE 8
NOVEMBER 2006
“Who lives sees much.
Who travels sees more.”
— Arab proverb
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WHAT’S HOT BEACH-LOVER’S GUIDE TO
The Dominican Republic — already far and away the THE TURKS AND CAICOS
Caribbean’s busiest destination — is in development From one end of the sandy spectrum to the other
overdrive, positioning itself as a world capital of mass — from incandescent strands rimmed with plush
luxury tourism. Get the D.R. scoop, plus reports from digs to deserted shores on uninhabited cays — the
other hotspots around the region on what’s cooking for Turks and Caicos Islands wrap it up in a palette of
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the upcoming high season. everything blue. (cid:49)(cid:40)
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Salt Cay’s North Beach, There’s a lot to be said for taking a vacation away Drenched in warm Old Caribbean atmosphere (cid:49)(cid:38)(cid:44)(cid:36)
Turks and Caicos, by from the opposite sex. Go behind the scenes to learn and blessed with raw natural beauty, St. Vincent (cid:57)(cid:44)(cid:39)(cid:40)
girl-gang rituals in “Bahama Pajama Party,” and get has always stood proudly apart. Now it’s on the (cid:50)
Darrell Jones (cid:53)
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ready to rumble when the boys start up with “Blood, verge of joining the tourism fray, as the government (cid:60)(cid:15)(cid:3)
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Sweat and Beers” in the Abacos. plans to import white sand and the foreign invest- (cid:53)(cid:3)
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By Santa Choplin Bogdon and Bob Friel ment that follows it. (cid:58)(cid:36)(cid:55)
Photography by Zach Stovall By Dave Herndon Photography by Theo Westenberger
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DEPARTMENTS
Coming Up in December
How to see underwater:
A naturalist escorts
us below Bonaire and
explains how to get the 4444
most out of your next trip
to the reef. Plus: What’s
cooking in Puerto Rico’s
top restaurants and how
to save during this coming
high season.
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Beach bums still come for the sand, but fash- Dig deeper on the fruit plate and you’ll find
ionistas will find Anguilla abuzz with new some lesser-known gastronomic gems.
residential resorts, restaurants and spas.
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