Evergreen Hotel
Travel Blogs from Roseau
Just around the riverbend
... few people higher up but it was very risky and if you did fall or injure yourself, nobody could get to you so it wasn’t worth the risk. I could see myself slipping down a chasm and breaking something and not being able to work.
After the falls, we were taken to a mini volcano area. It was just a few thermal pools in the ground really with hot air and steam bubbling out of them. You could smell the sulphur very strongly so you couldn’t hang around too long. ...
Roseau, the main city of Dominica
Dominica is a volcanic island that rose from the sea over 20 million years ago. That makes it the youngest island it the Antilles Islands. At the time of its European discovery, the main inhabitants of the island were the Carib Indians. They called the island "Wai'tukubuli", meaning “Tall is her body”. The name was in reference to the islands mountains which rise to over 4,000 feet above sea level.
On November 3rd, 1493, sailing on his second voyage to the ...
Dominica
... and cosmopolitans.
We couldn’t stay long at the captain’s party, though, because we had 8:00 dinner reservations at The Normandie. For a $35 extra charge, passengers can upgrade their dining to this specialty restaurant rather than eat in the main dining room. Mike purchased the upgrade as a birthday present for me – and what a terrific gift it turned out to be! Our elegant dining ...
Portsmouth, Dominica
Vi har nu varit ett par dagar på Dominica,en av favoritöarna.Igår gjorde vi en rundtur på ön till regnskogarna och karibindianernas reservat. Där lever dessa ljushyade asiater i samklang med naturen, fiskar, odlar sin landlott och gör handarbeten, korgar och andra bruksföremål, även souvenirer till förbipasserande turister.Vår guide var mycket kunnig i botanik speciellt så vi fick lära oss många nya träd, blommor och frukter. Precis som ...
Portsmouth, Dominica
... Kom fram till Dominica en an av våra favoritöar och välkomnades som vanligt av Indian River guides, Sea Bird den här gången. Och som vanligt kom The Fruit man och andra för att erbjuda sina tjänster. Senare ringde vi upp Charlie vår favoritguide och kom överens om en tur till caribindianernas reservat uppe i bergen. Vädret har varit regnigt blåsigt molnigt, trist, tydligen så någon dag till, innan det ändrar ...