The next day we checked out and left our bags at the hotel, and walked to the taxi stand close to the port, next to the market. There we arranged a 3 hour tour of the island with a taxi driver.…

Although the islands are not that far, flying between them requires patience, strength, and more patience. The only option for us to get from Dominica to St Martin was to fly on Liat Air, the worst airline we’ve ever flown on (ok – 2nd worse.…

The only straight road in DominicaDriving in Dominica was very challenging – perhaps some of the most challenging driving we’ve ever seen in 50 countries. In fact, later on, our taxi driver in St.…

The car we rented from Valley Rent a Car, RoseauRenting a car in Dominica proved to be a little difficult. The only international agency that actually answered the phone was Budget, and they explained to me that at Christmas time, they don’t really do reservations – they c

There are no direct flights from Martinique to Dominica, and fortunately there happened to be a ferry (Express des Iles) that ran on the day we wanted. Booking tickets online for Express des Iles was very difficult – we finally ended up using a travel agent in Dominica (Whitchur

Landing in MartiniqueWe were surprised to find that flying to Martinique from St Lucia was actually cheaper than taking the boat. We’re not sure why – but we heard that the boat is an all-inclusive drink all you want party boat, which would explain it.…

After picking up some cash from the ATM in the airport (no problem) we dodged the unofficial taxi drivers offering us “great deals” and headed to the official stand. It cost us $60 USD for the taxi to Rodney Bay. …

View of the Pitons from the planeThere are two airports in St Lucia, and it’s important to know which one you’re flying in to or you could be stuck with an expensive taxi ride to your hotel.…

We spent many long hours banging away at Kayak.com trying to find the magic combination of flights that would bring the price under $1000 (per person at Christmas from California). We finally found a relatively cheap flight in to St Lucia and out of St Maarten. …

Crossing the Bosphorous on the way in to IstanbulWe arrived in Istanbul from Ankara on the bus. The bus first stopped at a port on the Asian side of the Bosphorous, then went on to the main bus station.…