Island Manor St. John's

122 Quarter Chocolate Hole St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda

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Sea Day 1

A travel blog entry by ahartry

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A lazy day: breakfast in the dining room (first time this trip), then morning trivia. Then work for a couple of hours on proposal stuff. Then Phase I0 in our stateroom. Then lunch. Then more Phase 10 in our stateroom (Paul won). Then afternoon trivia (we tied for the win). Then cocktails in the elite lounge. Then hot tub. Then dinner. Then a movie. Then ...

Kayak and snorkel

A travel blog entry by ahartry

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... as we departed the island. We finished trivia and rushed out to wave good-bye. The captain announced that we would alter our planned course, as the seas were heavy in the Atlantic. It would be about 70 miles longer, but our arrival time would not change. In any case, we doubt we’ll feel the seas are too strong. Captain’s cocktail party (yawn), then dinner. After dinner, we watched a movie in our room, then went to bed a little bit after ...

Not What We Expected

A travel blog entry by traveladdicts

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... 8217;s Dockyard became home to the illustrious British fleet.

Beautiful beaches, colonial charm, memorable vistas and a gentle lifestyle – so say the brochures. And we can vouch for those words. We were privileged to stay at the Sandals Grande Resort in Antigua for four nights while I was a travel agent. Who could ever ask for more, it is everyone’s dream. We loved the resort ...

St. John’s, Antigua

A travel blog entry by globetrotters

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What a beautiful sight outside our cabin window. St. John’s, Antigua looked gorgeous. We could see St. John’s Cathedral, a centuries-old church twice destroyed by earthquates (in 1683 and in 1745). The island reatured lush rainforests, a crafts market, abundant agriculture -- from mangoes to bananas -- and a variety of cuisine choices at local cafes and restaurants.


As hard as it was to get up after ...

Could anyplace be more gorgeous than Barbuda?

A travel blog entry by pas_de_deux

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... Office once on our initial wanderings. We just didn’t know it because the hand-designed signpost faced the opposite direction from the direction we faced while walking. Couple that with the fact that the Customs Office was found to be someone’s home--this is explanation enough that it could be “hard to find”. Upon arrival, a small handwritten sign was found on the door telling us the officer would return ...