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Travel Blogs from Kingstown
Im Dienste der Barbarella
... und versuche an etwas froehliches zu denken. Ploetzlich spuehre ich einen leichten Schlag auf meinem Nacken. Ein leichtes Raeuspern ist ebenfalls zu vernehmen. Die 50 jaehrige Lady hinter mir starrt mich an. Ihr Blick verheisst nichts gutes. In lautem Sopran Gesang stimmt sie ins Lied Nummer 354 ein. Innerhalb hunderstel Sekunden stehe ich. Die gute Dame nickt mir mit einem Laecheln zu. Lied Nummer 354 verkuendet ebenfalls die ...
Crazzieness everywhere
... to the sea. The volcano is active and last erupted in 1979. We spent about three hours on top and went into the crater and hiked around. No lava, some steam or gas. One of our group of eight got sick and was dehydrated and had a hard time getting back down. He ended up stopping a lot and laying down. Once on the beach he slept for a while. He still had an hour or so hike to go.
Some foods I have tried, many I would never had if I wasn't ...
Mustique - What an Island
History
Mustique is such an unique little island. It is a privately owned island that has been developed into holiday homes for the wealthy. A roll call of those who have owned property reveals some glamorous names, including Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Raquel Welch and the late Princess Margaret. Mansions with all the trimmings sit on rolling grassy hills and long lawns stretch to sandy beaches. There are only about 90 on the ...
Admiralty Bay - Bequia
... realised how much we had paid for the good we had bought, I quickly realised that they had swindled us big time. It doesn't matter however...to us, we had made them happy, and we had acquired some great fruit and veg in the process so it didn't matter to us in the least.
After that we decided that it might be best to lay low and just relax on the boat off the beach before we look for a weather window to continue on to our next port. ...
Exclusive Mustique
... rules required us to use a mooring ball. For our size boat the mooring ball fee was US$25/night, which is the typical rate in the eastern Caribbean. But the Company requires a minimum three night stay so our cost was $75. "Just want to stay one night? That’s OK, $75 please!" The minimum effectively minimizes the number of charter boats that visit since most charter parties are on a short schedule and want to ...