Blogs from Antigua & Barbuda, Central America Caribbean - page 12

The next port of call on this cruise was the island of Antigua in the capital city of St. John. Antigua, along with the nearby island of Barbuda, make up the independent country of Antigua and Barbuda. Today, we were lucky enough to have a bit of a sleep in as our excursion for the day didn't start until 9am. Initially, our plan was to do the Black Swan Pirate Ship excursion which consisted of a cruise around the harbor in Saint John, a mock pirate ship battle, as well as unlimited drinks at the bar. As cheesy as it may sound, we were both excited to do this excursion. Unfortunately, last night we were informed that it had been cancelled due to lack of interest. So at the last minute, we had to scramble ... read more

Na drie weken Centraal America probeer ik de Spaanse taal machtig te worden. Woonachtig bij een Guatalmateekse famile is het onmogelijk om te vluchten voor deze vreemde taal. Langzaam maar gestaagd begin ik het Spaans in de vingers te krijgen, hoewel dit gepaard gaat met de nodige K$$%^&^T momenten. Uiteraard. Antigua is een beschermde Unesco stad en bruist op het gebied v uitgaan. Veel backpackers, cultuur, vrijwillergersactiviteiten en kroegen. Na een gewenningsperiode van een week ben ik gewend aan de layback attitude van deze stad. Naast mijn studie vermaak ik mij dan ook uitstekend met salsalessen, bezoeken aan koffie en cacao plantages, Amerikaanse films en opzwepende concerten. Voordat ik terecht kwam in Antigua heb ik de nodige avonturen beleeft in Belize en Guatemala. De twee weken durende rondreis was een plesante en geslaagde ervaring. Het reisgezelschap ... read more

On the 21st October 1805, England fought and won one of the most famous naval battles of all time; The Battle of Trafalgar, against the French and their Spanish allies. Muskets and cannons blazed throughout the exchange. Leading the charge was Lord Nelson, one of our greatest admirals, a man who gave his life in the course of the battle. Prior to becoming the commander of the British Fleet, Nelson was stationed in the Caribbean as the Senior Naval Officer of the Leeward Islands (the islands running from Saba south to Dominica). In this role he was far from the popular leader that he developed into in later years: his major responsibility was to prevent the local merchants from trading with the Americas, instead they had to send their produce to England to sell and trade. ... read more

Time for Antigua Central America Caribbean » Antigua and Barbuda » Antigua » Jolly Harbour By sailtripperApril 4th 2007well folks with the Cricket on the screen over in the bar, things are looking pretty peachy for a beer but before i do i want to add some more pictures so you can see and i can recall later what this place is like.... read more

After an hours delay we finally boarded the Island Hopper from Antigua to St Kitts. It was a small 40 seater with propellers where you could sit anywhere. Adam, Drylie and Ravi who went to the very back row managed to wangle 2 cans of Red Stripe Beer each from The Air Stewardess on a supposed dry flight!! They were happy and the others tried to sleep on the short 20 minute journey to St Kitts. Once we arrived in St Kitts we soon realised that cases were missing!! Due to so many people heading over for the cricket everyone seems to have one extra bag so the long and short of it was that Adam and Gordon were the unlucky guys as their cases had been left in Antigua. They both had to stand in ... read more