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T H E N E X T W A V E D O M I N I C A N R E P U B L I C L U X E T R AV E L & L I F E NOVEMBER 2006 20 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 U.S. $4.99 CAN $5.99 Volume 21 Number 8 caribbeantravelmag.com 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 70 50 70 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 (cid:54) the upcoming high season. everything blue. (cid:49)(cid:40) (cid:50) Photography by Greg Johnston By James Sturz Photography by Darrell Jones (cid:47)(cid:3)(cid:45) (cid:47) (cid:40) (cid:53) (cid:53) 60 80 (cid:39)(cid:36) (cid:60)(cid:3) (cid:37) GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, MEN WILL BE BOYS THESE ARE THE GOOD OLD DAYS (cid:54)(cid:3) ON THE COVER (cid:40) (cid:47) 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) (cid:51) 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) (cid:36) (cid:38) Sweat and Beers” in the Abacos. plans to import white sand and the foreign invest- (cid:53)(cid:3) (cid:40) 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 6 CARIBBEANTRAVELMAG.COM 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. 36 2222 T R A V E L & L I F E 22 JUST BACK 44 LOCAL FLAVOR 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. 95 AFFORDABLE 24 SET SAIL Take a multi-island vacation on a single-island W O Tim McGraw takes the ship’s stage when budget by staying on Tortola and ferrying over SN E Carnival launches its Country Cruise to the smaller British Virgins. BI B E Getaway. Can we get a yee-haw? Y; D 1 02 NEED TO KNOW AM L A 32 DAY TRIP The pros make it look like a snap, but captur- S/ NI N Ride off into the Sunset (bar and grill) after a ing great photos on your Caribbean vacation is E D horseback tour of St. Croix. more than just point and shoot. RIS H C N; 34 LIVELY UP! 1 10 HOT DEALS SO N A Your timbers will be shivering as you get Treasure the savings while touring Pirates of W S 14 TRAVEL LOG ready to jump off the seaside cliff at Negril’s the Caribbean locations on Dominica, or VID A Pirates Cave Bar. during a lovebirds’ getaway to Aruba. T: D F 16 POSTCARDS LE M 36 CARIBBEAN LIFE 1 38 CONNECTIONS O R F 20 OUR CARIBBEAN Can luxury tread lightly? We examine the Emmy-winning actress and famous foodie E S WI test case of a fancy resort being built on a Alfre Woodard finds sustenance on family K C O 1 25ONLINE NOW pristine island. vacations in Jamaica and the Grenadines. 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