Bradt Travel Guides
By paulcrask
Published by Bradt Travel Guides (2008), this comprehensive Dominica travel guide book contains 220 pages, 23 maps, 43 hikes
Dominica is a place for people who enjoy nature. Hikers, scuba divers, bird watchers and culture vultures will all love it here. It is a breathtaking island of mountains, rainforest, rivers and waterfalls, a place of nature, of creation and of tranquillity. Called Wai’tukubuli by its indigenous people, the Kalinago, meaning ‘tall is her body’, the place that Columbus renamed Dominica in 1493 is arguably the most naturally beautiful island in the Caribbean.
When I set out to write a guide book about my adopted home, it was my aim to be as inclusive and as representative as possible. I wanted to write not only about the popular visitor sites and the large hotels, but also about the small businesses, the island’s remote and beautiful villages, the craftsmen and women who carve, create and paint, Dominica’s talented musicians, the fishermen, the farmers, the people who sell fruit and vegetables by the roadside, the lively village snackettes, the Kalinago. I wanted to highlight nature, Dominica’s eternal treasure, as well as the island’s history and rich cultural heritage.
For a website dedicated to this guide and related travel in Dominica, go to www.dominicatravelguide.com and also check out the guide’s Facebook fan page.
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Published by Bradt Travel Guides (2009) this comprehensive travel guide book to Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique has 230 pages, 19 maps, 34 hikes
Self-proclaimed ‘Isle of Spice’, this tri-island nation is a place for sun worshipers, sailing enthusiasts, culture vultures, hikers, walkers and scuba divers. It has some amazing beaches, tranquil bays and sheltered coves, waterfalls, mountain trails, tropical gardens, coral reefs, shipwrecks, and captivating sites of historical interest. You may be lucky enough to see a traditional Carriacou sloop been built and launched, experience a Big Drum Dance or Maroon Festival, or perhaps take part in one of Grenada’s popular sailing festivals. All three islands have something to savour and visitors should try if they can to experience a little of them all.
Although Grenada’s spice and agricultural industry was severely impacted by Hurricane Ivan in 2004, it survives and is very slowly recovering thanks to the remarkable patience, hard work and inspirational resolve of poor farming communities whose livelihoods have depended upon it for generations. As a visitor I encourage you to try to support these ordinary Grenadians as much as possible by taking tours of nutmeg stations and cocoa estates, by purchasing locally manufactured products such as nutmeg oils, syrups, spices, jams and organic chocolate, and by continuing to ask for Grenada spices and rums when you get back home..
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