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Patrick
Patrick

Caribbean Wallpaper Wednesday: Slow Down in Paradise

Journey in Paradise, St. Vincent by Patrick Bennett

When it comes to Caribbean travel, I’m all about taking it sloooow. Whether I’m in the region for some off-the-beaten-path adventure or just taking it easy with a rum in my hand on one of the many spectacular sandy beaches, there’s never a need to rush. Being on island time isn’t just a part of the whole experience – it’s essential.

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Sep. 7th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »
Patrick
Patrick

Sailing The Grenadines Part 2: Passing the Pitons and on to Bequia

sailing past Pitons, St Lucia by Patrick Bennett

It was somewhere between St. Vincent and Bequia, as our boat skimmed along powered only by the trade winds swelling her sails, that I remember whispering inaudibly to myself: “I love sailing.”
Our sailing adventure kicked off in earnest just the day before when the wife and I awoke bright and early to the sounds of our 6-month old burbling in the crib provided by Oasis Marigot. The property sits on a steep hillside above Marigot Bay, St. Lucia. This precipitous positioning provides for stunningly picturesque views of the small bay, mountains and sea!
To make negotiating the abrupt incline up to your room easier, they employ an old motorized pulley attached to a tiny trolley on rails.

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Jun. 2nd, 2011 | Tags: , | 10 Comments »
Patrick
Patrick

Sailing the Grenadines Part 1: Three Simple Questions Make Travel Amazing

Dreaming of Caribbean Travel By Patrick Bennett

Before you read a word of this post, stop and visualize your dream vacation.
I’ll wait…
Got it?
Ok, now crumple up that image and throw it in the trash.
We’re Uncommon Caribbean and our focus isn’t “vacations”— it’s experiential travel. You work hard for your money, right? So why waste it on a vanilla experience at a McAll-Inclusive when you could be spending that hard-earned cash on a one-of-a-kind travel adventure you (and all your jealous friends) will be talking about for years?
That’s certainly the thinking behind a lot of what we do here at UC. Just look at Dave’s trip to the decidedly off-the-beaten-path island of Montserrat.

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May. 26th, 2011 | Tags: , | 8 Comments »
Steve
Steve

Feed the Uncommon Caribbean Flickr Pool

LiveLover4 via Flickr

In the few short months since Uncommon Caribbean has been around, a total of 46 photographers have joined us in sharing their best island-themed images on Flickr.com. We’re talking 430+ great pics like this candid capture of a glimpse at daily life in St. Vincent, which was submitted recently by LiveLover4. All photos submitted to the Uncommon Caribbean Flickr photo pool are considered for publication on our site, so if you want to get in on the fun, click here and start sharing your best images with us today!

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Jun. 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »
Steve
Steve

Uncommon Beauty: Vincy Mas 2010

vincy

Did you miss out on Trinidad Carnival earlier this year? Not to worry; the line-up of annual Caribbean carnival celebrations still has a few major fetes in store for 2010. Among them, St. Vincent Carnival, better known as Vincy Mas.
The history of Carnival in St. Vincent dates back to the 1890s. For some 80+ years Vincy Mas was held on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, just as it still is today in Trinidad and elsewhere.
In 1976, much to the delight of revelers who previously had to choose between Vincy Mas and the log-jam of other pre-Lenten Carnivals, St. Vincent’s Carnival Development Committee (CDC) shifted the event from February/March to June/July.

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Apr. 15th, 2010 | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »