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Weather In St. Lucia
Written by Lewis Lane October 18th 2010

The island of St Lucia is a member of the Windward Islands in the east Caribbean. It has a dry season and a rainy season. The dry season falls between January and May and is the most popular time to visit. The rainy season is from June to December. Luxury St Lucia holidays are ideal

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Dom Rep Romance
Written by Lewis Lane October 18th 2010

I took my girlfriend to the Dominican Republic last September. It turned out to be so romantic (phew!) I’d carefully chosen the 5* luxury Iberostar Bavaro after a lot of research, and upon arrival my girlfriend was amazed at how beautiful it was, the photos don’t actually do it any justice. The

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Margarita
Written by Lewis Lane October 18th 2010

We loved our holiday to Margarita last year. It was a lovely relaxing break, which was exactly what we needed. The transfer time from the airport was just over half an hour, which was a good start to our holiday, as neither of us enjoy long, hot bus journeys. Upon arrival at our hotel, the

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Scrap Heap Challenge – British Inventor Builds Floating Home Using Plastic Bottles
Written by Lewis Lane October 14th 2010

A creative British man has constructed his very own island home in the Caribbean – using 120,000 plastic bottles. By using rubbish which was destined for a lifetime buried in landfill, Richard ‘Rishi’ Sowar has created Spiral island II in a lagoon off Mexico’s Caribbean coast. The

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Hoteliers Fury As Thomas Cook Stall On Payments
Written by Yvonne Dawson October 8th 2010

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) have been angered by a move by leading UK tour operator Thomas Cook to reduce payments by 5% for August and September arrivals. It was believed that the Caribbean hotels were unaffected when hoteliers in Spain, Malta and Greece spoke out earlier in

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Magical Mexico
Written by Lewis Lane September 7th 2010

My best friend and I landed back in dull old England last week after a 10 night holiday in Mexico. Home feels a world away from the luxury life we lead on our jollies. We avoided Cancun, as we knew we would’ve hit the clubs every night if we stayed there, and a party holiday

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Our time in Varadero, Cuba
Written by Lewis Lane September 7th 2010

Last month, I went to Varadero, Cuba with a friend. I hadn’t been to the Caribbean for years, and my memories of sun, sea and sand had faded into a blur. We booked an all inclusive 5* hotel, the Barcelo Solymar. We picked it from the First Choice brochure because the photos looked stunning and

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