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Have you been to Dominica?
Where did you travel from? What was your air? Was your stay recent?
What feature did you like best about this island? Is there anything you would not recommend to fellow travelers, why? No, I'm not writing a book. I just thought I'd post this to help jump start this group. -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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Have you been to Dominica?
Brian K wrote:
Where did you travel from? What was your air? Was your stay recent? What feature did you like best about this island? Is there anything you would not recommend to fellow travelers, why? No, I'm not writing a book. I just thought I'd post this to help jump start this group. I've been to Dominica twice by cruise ship. We did an excursion to a waterfall on the first trip. http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/8abb5/#TL I don't know that anyone who was reasonably fit and mobile would need to do this - there's lots of things that a hiker or other active person can do there. I'm just not that person. We also went to the museum in the morning, and at the time I didn't think much of it, but I've kind of changed my mind. The next time we did the rain forest tram http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/8af65/#TL I would recommend that, but it doesn't run unless there's cruise ship there. |
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Have you been to Dominica?
"Brian K" Where did you travel from? What was your air? Was your stay
recent? What feature did you like best about this island? Is there anything you would not recommend to fellow travelers, why? No, I'm not writing a book. I just thought I'd post this to help jump start this group. Went some years ago for the diving. From UK so BA to Antigua and then smaller aircraft to Roseau - only snag was that half our luggage went to the other (larger) airport in the north of the island. I loved the island; we stayed at Castle Comfort. Hired a car for a couple of days (scary - as they drive on the left but with left-hand drive cars (or it might have been the other way round, but basically the steering wheel wasnt on the 'correct' side for the driving) and there are huge drainage ditches at the side of the roads which it would be far too easy to go into). We went to the Botanical Gardens (a bit disappointing as we couldnt get any sort of guide book for it); to the main Falls (Trafalgar?) and did lots of great diving and snorkelling. -- Rita Daggett |
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Have you been to Dominica?
On 10/11/2007 8:15 PM Rosalie B. consulted a Magic 8 Ball and declared:
Brian K wrote: Where did you travel from? What was your air? Was your stay recent? What feature did you like best about this island? Is there anything you would not recommend to fellow travelers, why? No, I'm not writing a book. I just thought I'd post this to help jump start this group. I've been to Dominica twice by cruise ship. We did an excursion to a waterfall on the first trip. http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/8abb5/#TL I don't know that anyone who was reasonably fit and mobile would need to do this - there's lots of things that a hiker or other active person can do there. I'm just not that person. We also went to the museum in the morning, and at the time I didn't think much of it, but I've kind of changed my mind. The next time we did the rain forest tram http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/8af65/#TL I would recommend that, but it doesn't run unless there's cruise ship there. I didn't know they have a museum. What was it about it that you didn't like, but like now in retrospect? What kind of museum? Art? Historical? etc? -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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On Oct 11, 7:36 pm, Brian K wrote:
Where did you travel from? What was your air? Was your stay recent? What feature did you like best about this island? Is there anything you would not recommend to fellow travelers, why? No, I'm not writing a book. I just thought I'd post this to help jump start this group. -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page:http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 I traveled from MIA. Airfare on AA was $319 RT to Antigua. Another $200 on LIAT to Canefield. I stayed at the Evergreen in Castle Comfort, Floral Gardens at Concord Bay, Picard Cottages at Douglas Bay. Best things: Scenery. If you like the jungle, Dominica is right for you. Parrots, butterflies, big snakes (pythons). Also good waterfalls (Trafalgar). The Boiling Lake may or may not be. Ask ahead of time. If you like the sea, go down to champagne or further south to Scott's Head. Great snorkeling. Plus you get the Singing Stones. Good swimming in the Layou River. There is no snail disease here (bilharzia). I really liked the people. Very friendly and accommodating. Food: stick with fresh snapper, grouper, tuna, whatever. At least there are no Burger Kings here (yet). If you'd like to take a boat ride up the Indian River, ask for Gregory Augustine. He is most facile. Speaks six languages. |
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Brian K wrote:
On 10/11/2007 8:15 PM Rosalie B. consulted a Magic 8 Ball and declared: I've boned up a bit on Dominica since you first asked. I first heard of it when I sat next to a woman from there an a plane. There are lots of eco-type things to do there. Lots of waterfalls to hike to, snorkeling, scuba, whale watching, kayaking, and various other boating activities in addition to the rain forest tram The next time we did the rain forest tram http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/8af65/#TL I would recommend that, but it doesn't run unless there's cruise ship there. I didn't know they have a museum. What was it about it that you didn't like, but like now in retrospect? What kind of museum? Art? Historical? etc? I sort of collect museums. No matter where I go, I seem to find museums. Not an art museum. Kind of a natural history museum. I would almost bet that none of the other cruise ship passengers went to it (there was no one there when we were there), and there were 2 cruise ships there that day. Their website says: "Closed Sunday. Housed in an old market house dating from 1810, the museum’s permanent exhibit provides a clear and interesting overview of the island’s geology, history, archaeology, economy, and culture. The displays on pre-Columbian peoples, the slave trade, and the Fighting Maroons—slaves who resisted their white slave owners and established their own communities—are particularly informative." And that's about what it was. They had exhibits about the http://p.vtourist.com/3331925-Symbol...y-Dominica.jpg pre-Columbian indians, http://p.vtourist.com/3331923-Canoe_...d-Dominica.jpg and rooms set up like a Planter's home, http://p.vtourist.com/3331924-Recrea...e-Dominica.jpg and also a home of a more ordinary person, http://p.vtourist.com/3331927-Room_i...e-Dominica.jpg and a native type hut. http://p.vtourist.com/3723557-Displa...n-Dominica.jpg I don't know why I was so down on this museum to begin with. It carried over to St. Kitts - I saw a museum there, and didn't even go in!! The Smithsonian it's not. It's not even as big as the Museum in Cozumel or the one in Fort Walton Beach. But it is only $3.00 |
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And that's about what it was. They had exhibits about thehttp://p.vtourist.com/3331925-Symbol_of_Authority-Dominica.jpg pre-Columbian indians,http://p.vtourist.com/3331923-Canoe_...ns_arrived-Dom... and rooms set up like a Planter's home,http://p.vtourist.com/3331924-Recrea..._planters_hous... and also a home of a more ordinary person,http://p.vtourist.com/3331927-Room_i...ns_house-Domin... and a native type hut. http://p.vtourist.com/3723557-Displa..._Columbian-Dom... I don't know why I was so down on this museum to begin with. It carried over to St. Kitts - I saw a museum there, and didn't even go in!! The Smithsonian it's not. It's not even as big as the Museum in Cozumel or the one in Fort Walton Beach. But it is only $3.00 If you really like museums, you should check out the Donker-DeGraff House on Statia. Excellent museum for such a small island. Anthropology, history, antique furniture, literature, just a really diverse museum and the curator and staff are very knowledgeable. OTOH, Statia doesn't allow cruise ships, which will limit your options, i.e., you'd actually have to get off your cruise ship and stay there. I recommend Talk of the Town. Also while on Dominica, go visit (and eat at) Calibishie on the NE coast. It was beautiful before, but it was the location for last Pirates of Caribbean. Beautiful, rugged country, but the ocean on the east coast is way too rough to swim in. However, there is a python sunning garden if you'd like to visit. |
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On Thu, 11 Oct 2007, Brian K wrote:
Where did you travel from? What was your air? Was your stay recent? What feature did you like best about this island? Is there anything you would not recommend to fellow travelers, why? You can read all about my stay there in my trip journal: http://donwiss.com/travel/carib2003.htm Don www.donwiss.com/pictures/carib (e-mail link at page bottoms). |
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