Caribbean information
We were at first scheduling last summers holiday to anywhere modest and temperate. Living in Chicago, where the only time it's not chilly is when it's boiling hot, we thought we'd go to someplace like San Francisco, where it never gets hotter than warm or colder than cool. But we abandoned those plans after coming across a web site showing Caribbean information, and offering holiday packages to St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, and a mass of other destinations. Boy were we enthusiastic when we saw the images of the turquoise oceans and gorgeous waterfalls.
After looking through all the Caribbean information, we headed off for St. Lucia on the 25th of June, taking benefit of a great holiday package. The hotel was quite low-priced and right on the seashore, and the airfare was definitely reasonable bearing in mind the tropical heaven which was our destination. We picked up a Caribbean information tour book, and spent weeks anxiously looking through it, eagerly scheduling all of the adventures which we would have.
When we arrived there, however, we threw the Caribbean information to the wind. We were immediately overcome by the attractiveness of the place, and set off to explore ourselves, rather than rely on the information on Caribbean vacations gleaned from some book for tourists. The exciting heat of the air, the clear skies with small white clouds, the calm oceans - we had certainly discovered our slice of heaven.
However, as tourists from a wealthy country, we certainly should have been more aware of at least some of the Caribbean information which we had read. People see American tourists and they see cash signs. The Caribbean information tour book told us how much to pay for taxis, food, souvenirs, and other services, but we were too green to pay any notice at all. The worst was ignoring the advice on what parts of town to go to and what to keep away from - I had my pocket picked which, though luckily it didn't have my passport, did have a good amount of cash and travelers checks. If we had read the Caribbean information more carefully, we may have avoided the major pain in the neck which that was! Still, all in all, it was a superb holiday and I'd certainly advocate St. Lucia to everyone interested in a journey to a tropical heaven. Just remember: pick up a tour book and pay attention to the Caribbean information - it is there for a good reason!