St, John's, Antigua and Barbuda Travel Blogs

Antigua
Nov 9, 2005 (9 photos)

Some of the best kiteboarding was done on this beautiful island

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 ...

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

SAINT  JOHN  ISLAND We are at St. John and it is 07.00 am.  It is the most "Virgin" out of all the other Virgin Islands . Our sailing ship stops in the Ocean, and another one comes to take us to the shore.  We get in line and we step ...

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 ...

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

... want to come with 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 ...

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 ...

Antigua
Dec 1, 2005 (5 photos)

... coast, but it's not worth it, too industrial. We asked a Lady for directions in the middle of the island, and 2 hours and half an island later, in St Johns, the same lady approached to say she was glad we found our way. And we were not longer wearing ...

The Incredible Island of Antigua!
May 11, 2007 (3 photos)

... in the proper hands. Antigua remained under British rule until 1981, when it gained independence as the state of Antigua and Barbuda.  Today, the sugar growing process has been replaced by tourism as the main industry of the island. Speaking of ...

Antigua
Jan 17, 2008 (12 photos)

Arrived in Antigua.(British). Saw Antigua and Barbuda Museum.Like the carnival costumes,2 figures are supernatural. Bought local stamps from the post office. Hire and join other cruisers to Nelson Dockyards,English Harbor.It is 18th century British ...

Scooter time
May 5, 2007 (8 photos)

... biro. Oh yes, a cheap flight. Its a little plane made of wood. Not really, but you get the idea. We chugged up and over Antigua and bumped along until Guadeloupe, where we had to have a stop over, 30 minutes into the flight. We landed and got off, as ...

Trip Begins
Jun 2, 2007

Starting point of trip

Antigua
Dec 28, 2003

to follow

Time to Slide!
Sep 27, 2007 (6 photos)

Well today was an exciting day. I did a jungle canopy tour "deep" into Antigua. Keep in mind Antigua is only a little over 100 square miles but the roads wind and twist so that you think you're going really far. Due to the torrential downpour we were not ...

Very Jolly Harbour
Jan 4, 2006 (5 photos)

... connected. Strange as it may sound, connected to the family I love and miss. We will be diving tomorrow and I cannot wait! The pictures from my fathers Antigua collection have been on my mind since the day we got here. I only hope the reefs have not ...

the quasi-penultimate post
Sep 21, 2007

... at least we can order cheeseburgers from the galley if we want. Some of the good resteraunts have been Lupi's, Mojito's, Likkedy Spliffs, and the Jolly Beach hotel buffet wich we sneak into when we're lucky. New beaches. I've been spending some extra cab ...

Previous Trips
Dec 3, 2007

 Cruise stop

Antigua
Sep 19, 2006

Antigua

Marina, Casino, photo shoot
Jul 3, 2006 (6 photos)

... ! I opt for the pool today rather than the beach; I also fell asleep in the jacuzzi, combination of many pina coladas and hot sun! I wake up, get out, the mermaid now looks  exactly like a cooked maritime lobster! Beach sellers are annoying; they ...

In Antigua
Jul 24, 2007 (5 photos)

... have split).  Our plane into San Juan, Puerto Rico was uneventful - watched Wild Hogs.  Our flight from there to Antigua was an hour and a half delayed so it was midnight when we were checking in.  A couple we met on the shuttle had a great ...

Back Home
Oct 12, 2006

Home again... until the next adventure

Antigua
Jan 1, 2009

... and parades.  Found it faintly amusing that the taxi driver on the way to the beach was pretty reserved in his conversation until we brought up the fact that Viv Richards was born on Antigua - conversation for the rest of the journey was assured!

Scuba Certifed
Jul 25, 2007 (5 photos)

... that took a couple of tries to get my brain to try to breath through all that.  We also practiced helping a tired diver and cramp alleviation.   We had a quick break before heading onto the boat for our 11 am dive - this time Caroline wore her ...

Antigua and Tobago (work)
Jun 12, 2005 (7 photos)

You call this work???

Beach Bumming in Antigua
Dec 1, 2008

TBA

Checking out work opportunities in Antigua
Apr 15, 2008 (18 photos)

Unfortunately the battery on my camera died shortly into my 3-day research visit to Antigua, so the photos are limited to the ones taken at the marina early in the trip.  But then, since this was a working trip and not a vacation anyway, perhaps it ...

Beautiful Antigua
Mar 10, 2008 (5 photos)

Today we arrived in St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda. We debarked the ship and walked a bit until we reached what seemed to be some sort of plaza, where a local was balancing a pineapple on her head while grooving to music, hoping to make a few ...

More shopping!
Jul 7, 2006

John isn't much into shoes shopping, so he returned to his resort for a booked safari tour, while I rode the shuttle for a second shopping tour. I had spotted good buys, but had ran out of time, now the trooper  knew exactly where to go! I stopped at ...

St John shopping excursion
Jul 5, 2006 (6 photos)

... me to purchase anything of theirs. They impose guilt on you, if it doesn't work, they turn outright nasty and insulting. If I return to St John's market, I promise to forget my good manners! 20 minutes drive back to  the hotel, the beach sellers ...

antigua 5
Nov 23, 2006

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