American World Traveler Spring 2019 Issue
Now in our 17th year of publishing, American World Traveler explores the culture and history of worldwide destinations, sharing the adventure of discovery with our readers and motivating them to make their travel dreams a reality. Published quarterly, AWT helps sophisticated, independent American travelers choose their next destination by offering a lively blend of intelligent, informative articles and tantalizing photographic images from our World’s best destinations, cruises, accommodations and activities to suit every traveler's taste.
Now in our 17th year of publishing, American World Traveler explores the culture and history of worldwide destinations, sharing the adventure of discovery with our readers and motivating them to make their travel dreams a reality. Published quarterly, AWT helps sophisticated, independent American travelers choose their next destination by offering a lively blend of intelligent, informative articles and tantalizing photographic images from our World’s best destinations, cruises, accommodations and activities to suit every traveler's taste.
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Tropical Tidbits<br />
by Sue C Travel<br />
Island Hopping with the Star Flyer<br />
As I mentioned on page 50, my recent<br />
Caribbean sail with the Star Flyer tall ship<br />
included stops at six different islands. Here<br />
are some highlights of our week’s onshore<br />
adventures…<br />
Nevis<br />
Our first stop was Nevis- sister island to St.<br />
Kitts- a lush and lovely sparsely inhabited<br />
laid-back escape famous for having more<br />
monkeys than people! Excursions offered<br />
were an island tour in an air-conditioned bus,<br />
or a rainforest hike. The Star Flyer set up was<br />
at Pinney’s Beach- ideal for swimming, and<br />
also where Sunshine’s Bar is located, famous<br />
for their potent rum concoctions called “Killer<br />
Bees”. Passengers could also stroll downtown<br />
Charlestown and visit the birthplace of<br />
Alexander Hamilton. I know Nevis well, so I<br />
revisited my favorite haunts- Nisbet Plantation<br />
Beach Club- the only ex-sugar plantation<br />
resort on the sea. Their mill ruins are epic,<br />
and this is also where Horatio “Lord” Nelson<br />
met and fell in love with Fanny Nisbet, whom<br />
he later married. I swam in the turquoise<br />
ocean and then dug into an excellent<br />
Caribbean lunch while being serenaded by a<br />
local band. A perfect afternoon. The Nisbet<br />
plantation property is also a stop on the<br />
island tour.<br />
Dominica<br />
Next up was Dominica, dubbed “Nature<br />
Island”- a verdant hiker’s paradise with 12<br />
waterfalls and 365 rivers flowing through a<br />
wild, mountainous rainforest terrain.<br />
Excursions offered were the Indian River rowboat<br />
(famous for being where Pirates of the<br />
Caribbean shot their voodoo scenes) which I<br />
highly recommend, a rollicking river tubing<br />
adventure, and a nature walk through<br />
Syndicate National Park. I had already thoroughly<br />
explored Dominica, and yes, the<br />
nature IS epic- but the languid scene of empty<br />
beach where we had docked in Portsmouth<br />
was too alluring. I found the “The Purple<br />
Turtle” beach bar to be the perfect authentic<br />
local food spot and spent a lazy afternoon in<br />
the water. You can also climb the hill nearby<br />
to see the remnants of old Fort Shirley.<br />
Îles des Saintes<br />
I’d never heard of this little archipelago of<br />
eight tiny islands off Guadeloupe. But that’s<br />
the beauty of sailing in a small vessel like the<br />
Star Flyer- you get to visit spots where the big<br />
cruise ships can’t go. Our approach into the<br />
narrow bay was incredibly picturesque,<br />
flanked by ancient cave-carved cliffs topped<br />
in greenery and dotted with small pleasure<br />
craft and fishing boats bobbing on cobalt
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