Travel
Portrait of Paradise
One of Antigua’s nicest beaches,
Darkwood, has nothing on it except the
‘Stay alive, eat with Clyde’ snack bar,
made of wood and dry palm leaves!
AnTIguA sand is the island’s number one export. four beaches at hawksbill on a western
the seduction its history is even more unsavoury than coast peninsula (one is clothing-optional).
antigua is a splatter on the map, an other Caribbean islands – Christopher
amoebic blob with 100 miles of coastline Codrington leased it from Queen anne Sweet dreams
– beach, point of land, beach, point of for an annual rent of “one fat sheep” Many couples flock to galley Bay
land and so on. You’ll give up on the in order to conduct experiments in (Tel. +44 870 160 9645,
number of times someone tells you controlled slave breeding, which they www.galleybayresort.com), a sexy
there are 365 beaches, one for every say accounts for the local inhabitants Tahitian all-inclusive for its barefoot
day of the year, but there are certainly being so tall! elegance and laid-back attitude. The
a lot. in fact one of the nicest beaches, 40-acre resort offers three degrees of
Darkwood, has nothing on it except the the must-see seclusion – rustic gauguin cottages with
‘stay alive, eat with Clyde’ snack bar, On an island of 365 beaches, it’s hard private plunge pools, romantic thatched-
made of wood and dried palm leaves; to pick just one. Topping the list of roof huts on the beach, and traditional
beyond that, an opal sea, Montserrat favorites is long Bay, on antigua’s hotel-style units in a two-story building.
and Nevis on the horizon wearing puffy sparkling eastern coast. The coral reefs all 70 rooms have cathedral ceilings,
clouds, and a lagoon to the back with are within wading distance of the shore wicker furnishings, as well as local
prancing herons and pelicans. and worth the trip. in 1995, hurricane and imported art. The two euro-style
antigua is officially antigua and luis destroyed much of the hotel restaurants, gauguin and seagrape, are
Barbuda. Fifteen minutes away by plane development along half Moon Bay (now among the best on the island – try the
and half the size of antigua, Barbuda is a national park) on the southeast coast peppered flank steak with horseradish
flat as a biscuit but has the most brilliant of antigua, which makes it refreshingly mash and cornmeal-crusted butterfish at
beaches – in fact their pinkish-white quiet these days. For privacy, try the seagrape for a real treat!

Golden Beaches? Shaded Palm Trees? Glorious sunshine? Warm seas?
Chilled Mojitos? Lively music?
Fun people? Hot nights?
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