| Best regards | | | | (actually a circle) face cruise ships whose |
| | | | passengers aredrawn to a day of duty-free |
| Robert Barner | | | | shopping downtown. A new museuminterpreting |
| | | | the colorful Junkanoo tradition is tucked |
| The Bahamas, A Great Choice For Travel and | | | | atwharf side in the ships' shadows. Tiny pubs |
| Vacations. | | | | and restaurantsdot Nassau's narrow side |
| | | | streets. And a bustling strawmarket houses |
| This group of 700 islands, beginning sixty | | | | hundreds of vendors ready to bargain |
| miles east ofthe Florida coast, is dazzling | | | | withsouvenir merchandise. You can even catch |
| in its diversity. Activitieslike golfing with | | | | a ride on a horsedrawn carriage. |
| your family, world class bone fishing, orjust | | | | |
| hanging out and relaxing at the beach. For | | | | Cross the bridge to Paradise Island where |
| diving andsnorkling the Bahamas boast the | | | | beaches arefirst- class and the resort |
| world's third longestbarrier reef and | | | | selection is excellent -- fromupscale chic on |
| visibility of over 200 feet. You can | | | | stately estate grounds, to a yoga |
| alsoexplore the world's longest underwater | | | | retreat,condo facilities (great for family |
| cave and cavernsystem at Lucayan National | | | | vacations), and largeluxury properties (one |
| Park on Grand Bahama. Greatshopping, and the | | | | with a glass tunnel for viewingmarine life |
| resorts start at $33.00 dollars a day upto | | | | and a low-key water park). Activity abounds |
| $300 a day. | | | | atevery turn. Paradise Island has an |
| | | | excellent golf courseand its own small |
| The island of New Providence is divided into | | | | airport. |
| three maintourist areas -- Nassau, Paradise | | | | |
| Island and Cable Beach. | | | | Grand Bahama, with resort development at both |
| | | | Freeport and |
| Hotel complexes dominate expansive Cable | | | | |
| Beach, whichunderwent a recent facelift, | | | | Lucaya, has the same features on a smaller |
| transforming it to a mecca forvisitors who | | | | scale. Golf,tennis, water sports and |
| prefer beachcombing with options for | | | | duty-free shopping are popular andplentiful. |
| exerciseand lively entertainment nearby. | | | | And the island moves at a leisurely pace. |
| Luxurious accommodationsare offered in | | | | |
| resorts of all sizes and types with | | | | Kick back further and visit the Out Islands, |
| gourmetfood, world-class entertainment, | | | | favored byexplorers who prefer their island |
| sports facilities | | | | life quaint, quiet,simple and barefoot. No |
| | | | rules here, just relaxation andrecreation on |
| (including a golf course) and some large | | | | land and sea when the spirit moves you. |
| casinos never morethan a few steps away. | | | | |
| | | | Interesting and excellent small and mid-sized |
| Nassau, the capital, adds a grand British | | | | hotels andfamily-run guest houses are |
| undertone toisland life. Pink government | | | | interspersed with touches ofhistory and |
| buildings at Rawson Square | | | | hundreds of friendly faces. |
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