| Located right at the tip of South America and | | | | bazaar and Caribbean island travel destination. Stroll |
| surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico on one side and | | | | along the world-famous Bay Street and side streets |
| the Atlantic Ocean on the other, the Caribbean is not | | | | and bask in the Caribbean carnival atmosphere. Or |
| just the No. 1 playground for the Americas, but also | | | | visit one of the out islands of the Bahamas - the |
| comprises movie-set beauty, coconut tree-clad | | | | famous Nassau and Paradise Island, connected with |
| mountains, verdant valleys of sugarcane and bananas, | | | | each other by a bridge. |
| and seashore galore. Even the cities here glow with | | | | But while the Bahamas has plenty to offer, what it is |
| glorious architecture and the towns dotting the region | | | | really most famous for is its island groove. The |
| have been established long before the automobile. | | | | drumbeat is the essence and the soul of Bahamian |
| The islands are awash with island-flavored culture | | | | culture with the instrument setting the heartbeat for |
| with just the subtlest hint of European influence, and | | | | all Bahamian music, including rake n scrape, Junkanoo |
| world-class hotels, resorts, restaurants, activities, | | | | and goombay. |
| attractions, and shopping. There are over fifty island | | | | Bermuda |
| destinations to choose for your Caribbean island | | | | An isolated paradise, Bermuda sits right in the middle |
| travel and each has its own extensive catalogue of | | | | of the great chasm - the Atlantic Ocean between |
| accommodations and activities for the Caribbeans | | | | North America and Europe. Couple that with a history |
| famous exotic warm weather. | | | | of English settlement and you have an island that is |
| Below are our top picks for an awesome Caribbean | | | | as unique as its topography. This Caribbean island |
| island travel: | | | | travel destination is spotlessly clean, quaint, orderly, |
| New Providence, the Bahamas | | | | and extraordinarily pretty. Think pink and green. Pink |
| Most visitors erroneously call it Nassau because the | | | | for the pastel shades that wash this 21-square mile |
| island is the site of the nations capital, which was | | | | island. And green for the color of money that |
| named after the Dutch Prince of Orange-Nassau in | | | | Bermudas offshore banking and insurance sectors |
| 1695 after he took over the British throne. In truth, | | | | generate. Plus, it is only a convenient 2.5 hour flight |
| the island is New Providence where about two-thirds | | | | from most major cities on the US East Coast. |
| of the Bahamian population lives, and where millions | | | | There are no slums, no billboards, and very, very few |
| of dollars are invested in Nassau, Cable Beach, and | | | | fast food outlets. Inconvenient? Not likely. Because all |
| Paradise Island. In recent years, New Providence has | | | | this is minor compared to the glorious sight this |
| created a name for itself as one of the top places to | | | | Caribbean island travel destination offers. From the |
| visit when on a Caribbean island travel. | | | | colonial architecture of the tidy homes that line its |
| Considered an offshore financial center, New | | | | roads to the fragrant tropical flowers - Bermuda is all |
| Providence is most obviously a fabulous shopping | | | | beauty and grace. |