Sister Retreat
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TWINS THAT ARE MAKING HEADLINES
BY MERYL D. PEARLSTEIN
ARE YOU DREAMING OF A CARIBBEAN HOLIDAY? THE TWIN ISLANDS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA MAY NOT BE THE FIRST TWO THAT COME TO MIND, BUT THEY SHOULD BE! CHARMING, FRIENDLY AND FILLED WITH SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BEACHES ANYWHERE, THIS DOUBLE-ISLAND INVITES YOU TO A WORLD BLESSED WITH BEAUTIFUL WEATHER, BUT NOT OVERRUN WITH TOURISTS. IT’S NO SURPRISE THAT ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA WERE NAMED “THE CARIBBEAN’S MOST ROMANTIC DESTINATION” THIS YEAR IN THE WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS.
of duty-free shops to spoil you before and aft er your visit. An upgraded “marquee” cruise port is in the near future, and that means a nice infusion of cash to the islands. So you’ll be sure to fi nd some prett y wonderful restaurants, world- class casinos and designer shops. Th ere are
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ntigua and Barbuda are islands on the move! Th e islands have the newest and most modern airport in the region, with plenty
also some signifi cant infrastructure reno- vations happening to bring the islands up to the high standards of today’s travelers, plus quite a lot of new accommodations on the horizon, so you can pamper your- self and relax, all in a dreamy sett ing.
Fun in the Sun
Let’s get back to the basics of these two islands: the beaches! Antigua and Barbu- da have a total of 365 beaches. You could
stay a year and visit a diff erent one each day, with some beaches reachable only by boat or ferry. You can be as private or as social as you’d like as you set your blan- ket on the powder white sands of Antigua or the pink shell beaches of Barbuda. Snorkel the islands’ beautiful undersea world or stay on top of the warm waters by chartering a catamaran or fi shing boat. Sailors have long been hip to the att ractions of these islands. Both Antigua Sailing Week and the fourth largest sail-
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