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Steve
Steve

Wish You Were Here

Sandy

Snapping pics (and perhaps popping The BIG Question) beneath the Engagement Umbrella, the lone structure anchored in concrete amid the ever-shifting sands of Mopion, a tiny islet located near Petit St. Vincent in the Grenadines.

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Feb. 12th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »
Steve
Steve

Saturday Video: Snorkeling Around Sandy Island, Carriacou

Sandy

Today’s Saturday Video post is all about you guys! Well, most of you anyway…
A few weeks ago, we ran a poll on our Facebook page asking you to tell us your favorite watersports activity. As snorkeling was the overwhelming top choice, we’re sharing a cool video view of what it’s like to explore the undersea environs around Sandy Island, a truly off-the-beaten-path spec of sun-kissed perfection in the Grenadines.
Actually, Sandy Island is a satellite islet of Carriacou, the largest of the Grenadines covering 13 square miles, that together with neighboring Petite Martinique constitute two of the three primary islands that form the country of Grenada.

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Feb. 11th, 2012 | Tags: , | No Comments »
Patrick
Patrick

Caribbean Wallpaper Wednesday: Don’t Let The Sun Go Down on Your Vacation Days

Caribbean Sea Sunset, Bequia

Dear Americans,
Let’s not beat around the bush. You’ve got a problem. According to a recent interactive study conducted on behalf of our friends at JetBlue, 57% of you will have unused vacation time at the end of the year. And not just a couple hours here and there. On average, you leave 11 vacation days on the table each year.

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Nov. 16th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | 1 Comment »
Patrick
Patrick

Caribbean Wallpaper Wednesday: Remembering the Good Times at Jamesby, Tobago Cays

View from Jamesby, Tobago Cays

Today is one of those rare days when both of us Uncommon Caribbean brothers are traveling. Yup, my brother Steve is taking the short flight southward to Nassau in the Bahamas while I’ll be going a little further east… And a bit more north… To.. Uhm… Gera.

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Oct. 5th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | 10 Comments »
Steve
Steve

Wish You Were Here

Jay OHare via flickr

Playing in the surf along Macaroni Beach on Mustique, a tiny (2.2 square miles) private island in the Grenadines.

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Sep. 25th, 2011 | Tags: , , | 3 Comments »
Patrick
Patrick

Sailing The Grenadines Part 5: Patrick vs. the Volcano

Not afraid of death by fire by Patrick Bennett

Here we are at the final chapter! Don’t forget to start with Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 or to visit Sail Oasis for more info on Caribbean charters.
It’s hard to deny that beauty and fire go hand in hand. Literary masters have long waxed poetically of “smoldering eyes,” “burning passions” and “carrying torches for lovers.” But in the case of our gorgeous Caribbean region, that “fire” is more than just a metaphor. Lurking just below the white, sandy beaches and serene rainforests burns a raging line of flames – one that stretches hundreds of miles from Antigua to Trinidad along the border of the Caribbean and North Atlantic tectonic plates.

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Sep. 13th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | 3 Comments »
Patrick
Patrick

Sailing The Grenadines Part 4: Paradise is Not For Sale, But it Can Be Rented

Jamesby Beach, Tobago Cays by Patrick Bennett

I meant to wrap up the recap in this installment, but some memories got in the way… Don’t forget to start with Parts 1, 2 and 3 or to visit Sail Oasis for more info on Caribbean charters.
It happens on practically every great journey: after traveling for days, weeks or months, you wake up to find yourself somewhere you never, ever want to leave.
Know the feeling I’m talking about?
You feel so tremendously at ease in your surroundings, so pleasant, like you couldn’t be further from the trivial preoccupation of “real life.”
Unfortunately, it’s a double-edged sword.

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Aug. 11th, 2011 | Tags: , , | 8 Comments »