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St Lucia (or Antiga) on a shoestring
Hi,
My girlfriend recently obtained some free flights from Virgin, so we were thinking of going to St Lucia this summer for a week to ten days. Since we have the flights, we're not looking for a full package; almost every posting I've seen refers to Sandals, or other holiday operators. Rather than all-inclusive deals or luxury accomodation, we prefer planning our own way, taking basic but comfortable accomodation, and then choosing how to explore, where we eat and what we do, as we go. It does seem that most of St Lucia consists of luxury resorts and probably private beaches, but I'm hoping there's still some quieter areas of the island (I spent a kayaking holiday in Les Saints a few years back, and that was perfect!). Has anyone got any advice on this approach, and/or suitable places to consider? Also - has anyone any comment on the weather there in mid-August? (I have an idea of the Hurricane risk!) Finally... I guess we could just fly to St Lucia, and then take a boat to a neighbouring island to stay there; or the same from Antiga. Are one of the surrounding islands to these to even better suited to this kind of holiday (but at least as spectacular?) Thanks! Damian |
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St Lucia (or Antiga) on a shoestring
Have you checked out any of the Bed and Breakfasts? Many of them seem to
have pretty good rates, in comparison to the hotels. (ie: $35-50/night includes brekkie) "Damian Skeeles" wrote in message om... Hi, My girlfriend recently obtained some free flights from Virgin, so we were thinking of going to St Lucia this summer for a week to ten days. Since we have the flights, we're not looking for a full package; almost every posting I've seen refers to Sandals, or other holiday operators. Rather than all-inclusive deals or luxury accomodation, we prefer planning our own way, taking basic but comfortable accomodation, and then choosing how to explore, where we eat and what we do, as we go. It does seem that most of St Lucia consists of luxury resorts and probably private beaches, but I'm hoping there's still some quieter areas of the island (I spent a kayaking holiday in Les Saints a few years back, and that was perfect!). Has anyone got any advice on this approach, and/or suitable places to consider? Also - has anyone any comment on the weather there in mid-August? (I have an idea of the Hurricane risk!) Finally... I guess we could just fly to St Lucia, and then take a boat to a neighbouring island to stay there; or the same from Antiga. Are one of the surrounding islands to these to even better suited to this kind of holiday (but at least as spectacular?) Thanks! Damian |
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On 7 Jun 2004 15:50:57 -0700, (Damian Skeeles) wrote:
Since we have the flights, we're not looking for a full package; almost every posting I've seen refers to Sandals, or other holiday operators. Rather than all-inclusive deals or luxury accomodation, we prefer planning our own way, taking basic but comfortable accomodation, and then choosing how to explore, where we eat and what we do, as we go. That's what I do. I have stayed at two guest houses there. You can find a picture of the first he http://donwiss.com/pictures/SLU-1999/ And a discussion of the second he http://donwiss.com/carib2001.txt To visit an island cheaply you really should buy a Lonely Planet guide book. In this case you would want the Eastern Caribbean one. I will also e-mail you some notes I assembled from answering questions for someone else also desiring to visit cheaply. It does seem that most of St Lucia consists of luxury resorts and probably private beaches, Nope. No beaches on St. Lucia are private. You can walk onto any of the beaches in front of the luxury hotels, though you may not use any of their facilities. Finally... I guess we could just fly to St Lucia, and then take a boat to a neighbouring island to stay there; or the same from Antiga. Are one of the surrounding islands to these to even better suited to this kind of holiday (but at least as spectacular?) The ferry takes a good part of the day. Stick with St. Lucia. Don donwiss at panix.com. |
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St Lucia (or Antiga) on a shoestring
Don Wiss wrote in message . ..
On 7 Jun 2004 15:50:57 -0700, (Damian Skeeles) wrote: That's what I do. I have stayed at two guest houses there. You can find a picture of the first he http://donwiss.com/pictures/SLU-1999/ And a discussion of the second he http://donwiss.com/carib2001.txt To visit an island cheaply you really should buy a Lonely Planet guide book. In this case you would want the Eastern Caribbean one. I will also e-mail you some notes I assembled from answering questions for someone else also desiring to visit cheaply. The ferry takes a good part of the day. Stick with St. Lucia. Don donwiss at panix.com. Don, Thanks a bunch for this; it's good to hear that it is definitely do-able. We've already got the Lonely Planet guide on the shopping list. Damian |
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St Lucia (or Antiga) on a shoestring
Don Wiss wrote:
That's what I do. I have stayed at two guest houses there. You can find a picture of the first he http://donwiss.com/pictures/SLU-1999/ And a discussion of the second he http://donwiss.com/carib2001.txt Nice photos, thanks. Becca |
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St Lucia (or Antiga) on a shoestring
I lived in St. Lucia for 1 year.
There are cheap hotels in most cities in the world. I suggest either the *South American Handbook* by Footprint or *Let's Go*. Both will provide the names of inexpensive places to stay. |
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