Antigua and Barbuda Travel Blogs

Sailing Antigua
May 1, 2006 (1 photos)

Here are a few photos from a 2 week break sailing in Antigua. We also hired a car and drove all around the Island - stopping at several beautiful places including Betty's Hope Windmill, English Harbour and Shirely Heights.

THE EXOTIC ISLAND OF SAINT JOHN
Sep 4, 1997 (22 photos)

... the group and tell them to deny eating this ridiculous dish, and that we are not leaving without a proper meal. Well, an hour later, and we are indeed enjoying a proper lunch - at least we weren't fooled!! We have to return back to the ship as soon as we ...

Xmas in Antigua, Ho-Ho, mon
Dec 25, 2004

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Antigua
Nov 9, 2005 (9 photos)

Some of the best kiteboarding was done on this beautiful island

Best of Antigua
Feb 5, 2009 (73 photos)

Dear Blog, Another day, another adventure.  We arrived at Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda at 8:00am this morning.  Today promises to be a beautiful warm and exciting day as the sun is already rising along the island and showing off ...

St. Johns, Antigua & HAPPY NEW YEAR
Jan 1, 2008 (184 photos)

... ride to the island. From there the island which was about one block by two blocks large provided sandy beaches, nice snorkelling and panoramic views. We were treated to a lunch of curried conch, rice and peas, salad, bbq chicken, grilled snapper, and ...

Eilandhoppen in de Carieb:Trinidad tot Barbuda!
Mar 19, 2008 (30 photos)

... bij te komen. Vast ook herkenbaar voor veel leden van de WSV Almere!   Even weg van alles op Barbuda We vermaken ons vier weken lang goed op Antigua. Het is een mooi eiland en zodra we op ons brommertje stapten, waren we binnen 10 minuten weg uit ...

From Grenada to St Martin
May 8, 2009 (24 photos)

... Dominica) dinghied over to say hi and invite us onboard for drinks. Now that's what cruising is all about.   Although people talk of Antigua and how well it caters to the mega yachts and cruisers, we found it quiet. There wasn't much of a buzz in ...

Antigua 2007
Oct 30, 2007 (28 photos)

My fathers side of the family were born and bred in Antigua. Last week myself and my youngest daughter including other members of our family travelled to Antigua to bury our grandfather in Old Road Village.

Heading Home
Jan 2, 2008

Casual Day at Sea

Antigua
Jun 14, 2005 (3 photos)

short stop to let some people off and get some more on

Happy Birthday Andy
Jan 3, 2008

Andy's birthday was celebrated in Portofinos with some of our cruise critic friends and my inlaws - we then followed it with time in the Schooner bar.

St. Maarten to Antigua
Feb 18, 2006 (21 photos)

... and taxi tour the island but we awoke early to southeast winds. We had thought we would have to sail to Guadeloupe and then north to Antigua but we decided that once we rounded the head of Montserrat if the winds were still strong from the SE we would go ...

Heicopter evacuation of injured/sick passenger
Jan 2, 2008

... , 47, from Walden Mass., was on a cruise with her family when she began suffering from stomach pains and required immediate medical attention ashore. Coast Guard controllers coordinated a rescue helicopter from Air Station Borinquen, Aguadilla to ...

Life in the Slow Lane
Mar 24, 2006 (23 photos)

... my sojourn to the frozen north, we sailed over to Barbuda, about 30 miles north. The islands of Antigua (pronounced An - tee - gah) and Barbuda (Bar - bew - dah) are a nation unto themselves. The official language is English, but sometimes you could ...

Tropical Holidays
Jan 9, 2007 (7 photos)

... range. With the winds in the high teens from the northeast and the seas about 7 ft, we hoisted anchor and headed southeast toward Antigua. Since leaving the US east coast, we have discovered what life is like sailing eastward to the Leeward Islands in ...

Quest Flies the Coop
Feb 2, 2006 (7 photos)

... journey. I wanted to shout to the other boats, "Yup! We just crossed the Atlantic!" My next missive will detail Antigua and some of our experiences here in the islands. For now, I'm really looking forward to sleeping through the night and not having ...

Antigua
Mar 10, 2006 (37 photos)

... Mike are fishermen and served us a fabulous Thai fish curry with fish they had caught on their trip from Guadeloupe to Antigua and flash frozen. We brought a salad with locally grown lettuce and tomatoes that was a welcome relief from our usual frozen ...

Antigua
Apr 20, 2008 (26 photos)

20/04/08, Sunday, 21:00, Jolly Harbour, Antigua Dominica was cool.  Saw netball game in Roseau.  Portsmouth was beautiful.  Did the Indian River with Greg yesterday morning - very peaceful.  [Saw where the lady's house from Pirates of ...

Ground Control to Major Moz
Jan 5, 2006 (9 photos)

... 's Hope (one of the mills managed by the Codringtons) is located near the boundary of the limestone region and the central plains. Barbuda was linked to Antigua by the Codringtons who owned up to 9 sugar mills in Antigua. They were the governors of the ...

St. John's...a thriving town...
Mar 13, 2009 (38 photos)

... us, looks like they're not interested to see Antigua. We started exploring St. John's..the capital of Antigua...a thriving town and harbour. The streets are lined with typically Caribbean wooden houses. I heard that most of the historic buildings ...

Antigua
Apr 14, 2007 (3 photos)

... . Couldn't get a WiFi connection at the airport and a one hour delay. You should have seen our accommodation in Antigua, I am moving there, it was absolutely  beautiful. The only problem with this place is that it has been burdened down ...

Leave English Harbour
Nov 25, 2002

dep english harbour

Nelson's Dockyard...Mad Mongoose...Abracadabra
Nov 22, 2002

... ship as quick as i could. The bay used to be a british naval base called Nelson's Dockyard. This has been restored and lots of the original buildings are still standing from the colonial days of slave-trading, sugar crops & pith helmets. & ...

Finishing up in St Maarten, again
Apr 22, 2003

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How Bella Got Her Groove Back...
Jan 11, 2009 (32 photos)

... . It's hard to have a normal life onboard, but I suppose that's the attraction. P.S. Antigua is a great picture perfect Caribbean Island with stunning beaches and water and despite some very recent sad events we all agree it's still a great and safe ...

trip around the island
Nov 16, 2008 (112 photos)

... group of us. We bargained the price of the trip to 10$ each, for 1h of a trip around the island. Antigua has beutiful views, it`s tiny and picturesque. The trip took actually almost 2h, when I got back to the ship, I had literally 8 minutes to ...

Arrive in Caribbean!!!
Nov 22, 2002 (2 photos)

... , huh? Don't panic, though, there were still 3 healthy (if rather hungry) souls onboard when we arrived in Antigua.  We arranged to arrive early that morning in Nonsuch Bay, Antigua. This was my first experience of the Caribbean  ...

Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta
Apr 1, 2003

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THE beach with Suzie
Dec 1, 2008 (23 photos)

... was yes. "Do you have a spare seat in the cab?". A few mins later on three of us - Brazilian guy, Portugese girl from London and myself the Polish girl were bargaining the taxi price to the beach. 7 min of driving , 12$ for the whole car, one way. The ...