Though Pointe-a-Pitre does not have charm of historical significance or much famous landmarks, but the beauty of such places is often hidden behind the closed doors. As Pointe-a-Pitre initially had swamp land so there is no much past settlement of human race except when British came here and settled on a hill nearby the swamp. It also faces many calamities which destroyed the any settlement made. But after a decade, the swamp dried away and now a large urban city exists on it, making Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe’s largest city. This city has a very unique combination of modern buildings and few colonial buildings which compliments each other. Shopping is what most visitors come here for. You will get everything from France imported perfumes to madras cotton, silver, watches and china made  [...] 

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Initially being the pirates’ regular target and founded by the Europeans, Havana has a long history for its existence. Havana has epithet as ‘Ciudad de las Columnas’ which means ‘City of Columns’. Being the capital city, main port and leading commercial center of Cuba, old Havana is full of magnificent Spanish colonial structural design and regarded as a UNESCO world Heritage Site. Havana is filled with richness of architectural buildings which came from its colonists in and through as it was the main transshipment point among the new world and old world met. The style of the buildings and fortress differ from Spanish, Moorish, Italian, Greek and Roman. So it’s like mixture of culture, tradition and custom at one place. The whole different styles bring out the uniqueness about this  [...] 

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Ensenada sits in the heart of a vineyard country that is considered as the best in Mexico. It makes a good short holiday trip by car for the citizens of US as its just one hundred and ten kilometers away from the border of US. Ensenada has also become stopover for the cruiser ships because it’s closer to the California by the sea route. Once you step on the land of port, you will think there is not much to get around but that’s not true! In Ensenada, there is a small town known as Guadalupe which is famous for its home grown vintages. The cruisers can get best offer from organized tour for wine tasting and tour in the underground store and wineries galore. It’s a great opportunity for the wine lovers to taste best wine grown in this region and could get good deal for wine bottles. Just  [...] 

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Puerto Plata, means Port Of Silver, is haven for tourist as it has very pulsating nightlife; attracting bands and salsa dancers from all over the Caribbean, inexpensive sea front beach hotels and adventurous water sports such as wind surfing, snorkeling, diving with free shows of whale watching. The Puerto Plata port is the money-making port of the north coast of Dominican Republic and was established in 1502. Dominican Republic has very unique culture; French dance and ballet can be seen in Cibao and Santiago, Victorian and English architecture can be seen in Puerto Plata and Jews who fled from Germany during Hitler rule still call Sosua their home. In Sosua you will get to see number of reefs, canyons, shipwrecks, and precincts. It just takes twenty minutes to reach Sosua. And about an hour  [...] 

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Cozumel portrays itself as a “Mexican heart with a Caribbean soul”. Also this tropical island resort, is situated off the Yucatan Peninsula, and gives a reminiscent combine of Afro-Latino civilizations. Distinguished for its superior coral reefs as well as beach-scattered shoreline, Cozumel is in principal immature in its mid core where emerald green jungles as well as marshy lagoons are house to widespread birds as well as the numerous butterflies. A worth mentioning national park as well as quite a lot of environmental reserves offer protection for rare and in danger of extinction natural world species, to name few the nesting marine turtles. Cozumel is also a refuge for water-sports as well as fishing yet proffers stillness in great quantity, from eye-catching sunsets and walks in the  [...] 

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Cayman Islands lie in the western Caribbean Sea and are actually a British overseas territory. This territory includes the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman which lies towards the south of Cuba and also at the northwest of Jamaica. This territory is the main offshore financial hub in the Caribbean. The islands are the peaks of a major underwater ridge which is called as the Cayman Trench and has a height of about 8,000 feet above the sea level. Out of all the islands Grand Cayman is the largest by covering an area of about 76 square miles. Cayman Brac has an area of about 14 square miles and Little Cayman has 10 square miles of area. These two islands are usually called as ‘Sister Islands’ and the population of Cayman Islands are 52,000 who represent a mixture of over  [...] 

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Bridgetown, a capital city which was earlier known as the ‘Town of Saint Michael’ lies in the country of Barbados. It is the biggest Bridgetown area that lies in the rural community of Saint Michael. In the vicinity, Bridgetown is also considered as ‘The City’ but common it is referred to as ‘Town’. The Bridgetown lies on the coast of the island towards southwest direction next to Carlisle Bay. This city was found by the British in the year 1628 making their residence at James Town. It is a major tourist destination in West Indies and performs as a significant financial and convention centre in the Caribbean region. Bridgetown is the only where George Washington was visited as in outside the continental North America. The Constitution River or the Careenage is the heart of Bridgetown.  [...] 

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Well, Bahamas is a well-known place for vacation where people comes and enjoy their special time. Here you have a wonderful place to spend a valuable time and that place is none other than Cococay. It is a Royal Caribbean’s Private Island with white sand beaches and brilliant waters that bounded this tropical heaven and is especially reserved for the Royal Caribbean guests. This abandoned island was formerly called as the Little Stirrup Cay. For beach adventure, this is a perfect place that lies in the Berry Island chain of Bahamas. This site is located at a distance of about 50 miles from Nassau.  Cococay is also developed and renovated by including more attractions like nature trails and Caylanas Aqua Park. To get entry to the floating playground, you have to pay additional charges. You  [...] 

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  Situated on the charming southern shoreline, Oranjestad is the remarkable Dutch center of Aruba, where the customary, tall, colorful houses united engraved impassive doors and characteristic Dutch terrazzo with al fresco portico. The attraction of the metropolitan harmonizes the attractiveness of this accepted Caribbean island where the Dutch as well as the aboriginal civilizations have combined to provide Aruba its only one of its kind ambiance. Today’s tourists can take pleasure in this way of life by the side of stunning beaches, outstanding snorkeling as well as the thrilling night life. Oranjestad’s streets are all lined with the palm plantation as well as colored with the pastel; Dutch structural design can be observed as the cruise boat moves smoothly addicted to  [...] 

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Cancun is a coastal city on strip of land, popularly known as The Mexican Caribbean, a famous vacation spot on the Caribbean Coast. Cancun comprises of fourteen miles of pristine white beaches shaped like a number ‘7’, considered as gateway to the Mayan World i.e. El Mundo Maya, with Mayan Temple Sites and rituals are in the city smothered by lush green jungle amidst its natural beauty. Cancun is like a phoenix which has reborn every time from its ashes, with nothing but just some land to this beautiful vacation place. Cancun has come a long way, triumphant each time, better then best from its previous. As the most popular beach getaway, once its was a wild and hedonistic party ground, tequila revelry and with rave party scenes and now it is sophistication, trendy and classy in style and  [...] 

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