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Carribean Islands
From native Borinquen Indian to Spanish influence, to Mexican coastal
flavour to reggae beats, the warm waters and lively mix of cultures
make the Carribean islands a place to have diversity and fun. A
lovely Carribean island can be the backdrop for your next honeymoon
or other type of Carribean island vacations. Whether you are looking
for relaxed and secluded or hot and fun, you can find what you are
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One of the really marvellous things about the region is that all
of the islands that you are likely to visit are completely unique.
While there may be some similarities in terms of the culture of
each individual island thanks to the shared heritage, and cross
pollination that has occurred, each island, a nation in its own
right has also fought hard to preserve the traditions that have
been built up there over the years.
It is a shame that the rapid development of tourism on the Carribean
islands has been so fierce, as in some ways this has stunted the
individuality that the islands have had in the past, and in many
of the main tourist areas, places like shopping malls and historic
towns, much of the individuality has been removed in order to make
the destinations appeal more to tourists.
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Places like Bridgetown, Castries, and Nassau were once small utterly
individual and charming towns that have grown bloated on the tourist
dollars, and become identikit places with little of their original
charm and attraction left. However, all this is not to say that
the islands have totally lost touch with their past, and are now
all the same, as this would not be true.
Off the beaten track, away from the main tourist centres of the
islands, you can still get a taste of the real destinations, and
immerse yourself in the Carribean islands culture for yourself.
In the small villages and towns that dot the countryside, and in
the less developed fishing towns on the coastline, along with in
the back streets of the main towns you can still find the real destination.
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Paradoxically, it is the Carribean islands that changed the most
when they were colonized that have been changed the least by tourism.
The French islands of Guadeloupe and Dominica, where you can spend
Euros rather than dollars, have barely changed over the last 100
years apart from the introduction of cars and a few large hotels
– the culture remains the same.
Of course, there is one way to experience completely unspoiled
Carribean islands, and this is to stay on one of the uninhabited
cays in the north of the region, where man has barely set foot.
Here you can enjoy life as Robinson Crusoe did, although you can
normally expect deliveries of gourmet food, and help on hand should
you need it.
The true magic of any Carribean holiday is in getting the opportunity
to discover the beautiful attractions of the islands, and wherever
you choose to stay in the region, you can be sure that your island
holiday in the Carribean will be a memorable one that you will want
to revisit again and again.
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