It’s inevitable. Once the winter months start coming around, bringing the chilly air and long dark nights, I often find myself clicking around on travel websites desperately searching for a way to escape the cold and dreary days. Anyone who has taken even the most casual of glances at this blog knows that my escape [...]
When Steve Bennett of UncommonCaribbean.com contacted me this week to ask what I think are the must-dos when traveling to Anguilla, I just felt flattered that he would even want my opinion. Ohhh, but the poor guy really had no idea what he was getting in to, did he? You see, when you ask someone [...]
I’m back… *sigh* I recently returned home from my absolutely fabulous 5th trip to Anguilla during which I had a fantastic time visiting friends and exploring more of the island. I only wish I could have stayed longer and, I know this makes me sound like a spoiled you-know-what, but this trip of 6 nights [...]
I spent the morning of my last full day in Anguilla half-heartedly throwing things into my suitcase and cleaning up around the house. My intent was to take care of all of the depressing tasks so that I could spend every last second I had left on island enjoying myself. When I finished, I decided [...]
I woke up on my 8th morning in Anguilla to a phone call from a good friend. Two days before, he and I had made plans to go to Scrub Island on this day, but because I hadn’t heard from him since then I wasn’t even sure the trip was still happening. But, bright and [...]
Day 6 I let myself sleep in a bit on the 6th morning of my Anguilla trip, and I woke with the same twinge of sadness that I always get when I realize that I’ve passed the midpoint of my visit. From that point on in any given trip, I often find myself wishing for [...]
On my fourth morning in Anguilla, I was feeling downright slothful - juuuuust the sort of feeling I aim for when I come to this island. I really had zero inclination to do anything or go anywhere which, as it turns out, was just as well because somewhere around mid-morning, it started pouring down rain [...]
