St. Lucia

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Patrick
Patrick

Taste of the Caribbean – Breakfast with Lucian Cocoa Tea

Cocoa Tea by Kathleen Bennett

In the states we have Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme to help people start the day with a filling, doughy, sugary rush. Although, I know Stephen likes to “run on Dunkin’”, I’m sure he’d concede that few things kick off your day quite like a steaming bowl of cocoa tea. (Not that Cocoa Tea!)
First off, cocoa tea is obviously not tea. There are only 4 actual kinds of tea that come from actual tea leaves – white, green, oolong and red or black. Your bush tea? Not tea.
What cocoa tea is, however, is a rich concoction made from cocoa grown locally around St.

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Patrick
Patrick

Molten Muddy Buddies – Taking a Volcanic Mudbath

Bath at the Sulfur Springs National Park St. Lucia

OK, let’s get something straight right from the beginning. The volcano on St. Lucia in Soufriere is named Qualibou! The volcano named Soufriere is actually on the neighboring island of St. Vincent. Confusing, yes, but we have the French to thank for that, since soufriere translates rather generically to “the sulfurer”.
Now that we’ve gotten that out the way, a trip to the Sulfur Springs National Park in Soufriere is a staple of St. Lucia excursions and something you simply have to do on your first trip to the island. I imagine every property that offers tours, offers a trip to this tourist attraction, but, of course, we like our excursions a bit more uncommon around here so we opted to go on our own and for our own reasons.

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Steve
Steve

Friday Happy Hour: Picture-Perfect Piton Beer

piton

As those of you who follow us on Facebook already know, Patrick is heading to St. Lucia today in search of “uncommon” stories to share with us in the coming weeks.
In honor of his latest adventure, we’re celebrating this Friday Happy Hour with the first thing he’ll undoubtedly drink upon stepping off his nonstop JetBlue flight from NY – Piton Beer.
Named in honor of St. Lucia’s iconic Piton Mountains, Piton Beer is a product of the island’s Windward and Leeward Brewery Limited, which was established by Heineken back in 1974.
Unlike Biere Lorraine from Martinique or Barbados’ Banks Beer, Piton doesn’t have a long and storied history (St.

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Steve
Steve

Saturday Video: Sexy Legs Create a Thirst for Piton Beer in St. Lucia

Piton

The ad slogan for St. Lucia’s Piton Beer – See the Mountains, Drink the Beer – is brought to life in a sexy, comical way in this TV spot. Considering how easily the camera could’ve focused on another, more northerly portion of the leading actress’ anatomy to make its point, it’s probably best for our younger readers that the focus remains on her knees…

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Steve
Steve

Feed the Uncommon Caribbean Flickr Pool

Arnold Pouteau via Flickr

Wanna’ see your photos on Uncommon Caribbean? Then be like Arnold Pouteau and add your best Caribbean pics to our Flickr photo pool. All images submitted to the pool are considered for publication on our site, so upload your shots today!

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Patrick
Patrick

Wish You Were Here

Walking on the beach

Walking on the beach in St. Lucia.

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