The Cloisters

REPRODUCTION AND REALITY

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April 3rd 2008
Yesterday, whilst I waited for the news from Greece, I headed over to Paradise Island. This is smaller and narrower than New Providence, and close enough for a bridge (there are two). However, there is also a sea taxi, which runs every half hour, and has that definite Bahamian style to it... “When does it leave?” I ask the ticket girl. “Twenty-five minutes.” There are already some people s ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau » Bahamas

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Arawak Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in ... ... read more