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jenscats5
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A guy my hubby worked with was from Bermuda I think & went back to live there. Lost touch with him, cuz i'd like to know what it'd be like to live/work there. I know some islands require you to prove you have a skill/job that wouldn't take away from a native's opportunity.
blut wump
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I think what happens is that the Colombian and Nicaraguan cormorants while flying past carrying a fishy morsel spot the nice, ripe fruit and think 'The wife'll kill me if I only take protein home for the kids'. They then drop off some fish or lobster in exchange for the fruit.
I go from time to time, last trip was St Martin, St. Barth's and Anguilla, also been to and USVI and BVI many times as well as Aruba and Barbados.
They're all too built up. Even Anguilla (which is the trendy one now, Jessica Simpson was there while I was I think, apparently it is "hot" now) is getting overdeveloped - they are putting in an 18 hole golf course and a runway for jets; I had to go by boat.
Aruba has a friggin Old Navy on it. St. Martin has a Church's Chicken.
I just don't like the island life. I get bored pretty fast. Another issue is that except for the nicer (tourist) areas, the islands are practically Africa-poor.
I actually decided to take a break from Caribbean trips for a while. That may be more reason for you to go, lol.
They're all too built up. Even Anguilla (which is the trendy one now, Jessica Simpson was there while I was I think, apparently it is "hot" now) is getting overdeveloped - they are putting in an 18 hole golf course and a runway for jets; I had to go by boat.
Aruba has a friggin Old Navy on it. St. Martin has a Church's Chicken.
I just don't like the island life. I get bored pretty fast. Another issue is that except for the nicer (tourist) areas, the islands are practically Africa-poor.
I actually decided to take a break from Caribbean trips for a while. That may be more reason for you to go, lol.
jenscats5 said:
Yeah...I found out someone I used to work with moved to Paradise Island. I need find out how she is allowed to work. Maybe, she bought real estate.
Big4life.....I have family in Boca Raton. I would just fly inland for a hurricane. People are too grumpy and rude to live there though.
I've been to St Barths and St. Maarten. Beautiful places.
PBR said:
I used to work with a guy who always told me he thought I would end up on some island running a dive shop. He wanted me to have a SCUBA Diving operation and he would open a bar next door.
You can do the yacht charters.Ahhhhhhhhhhh.....one day I will have a Jimmy Buffett life.
deltreefitness
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Honestly I could never live a long periods without the luxuries of metropolitan cities of the continental US. But I sure as hell don't mind vacations.
PBR
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Iam a DIVER too...LOL...lets just go ....starfish said:I used to work with a guy who always told me he thought I would end up on some island running a dive shop. He wanted me to have a SCUBA Diving operation and he would open a bar next door.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh.....one day I will have a Jimmy Buffett life.
i go 2x a year. even took the virgin islands bar exam 5 years ago, just in case i wanted to live there
if you're serious, the dominican republic has some really great beachfront homes for between 200 and 400k and belize is a great multiethnic society with english as the official language
but as your friend matt said, away from the tourist areas most of the island states are dirt poor
if you're serious, the dominican republic has some really great beachfront homes for between 200 and 400k and belize is a great multiethnic society with english as the official language
but as your friend matt said, away from the tourist areas most of the island states are dirt poor
0.2.60.b4.u
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My parents just got back with tons of pics..
Looks beautiful
Looks beautiful
property in st martin is even cheaper. if you're serious check out cupecoy, though the weak dollar has hurt some.
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jenscats5
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starfish said:I used to work with a guy who always told me he thought I would end up on some island running a dive shop. He wanted me to have a SCUBA Diving operation and he would open a bar next door.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh.....one day I will have a Jimmy Buffett life.
Can I set up my beachfront Food shack next door??
PBR said:
I think it was choppy that day. Another catamaran passed us and everyone was hurling over the side. Fun times though...learned about lots of naked locals on the beach, had a monkey untie my bikini, was carried off by the US Navy when they pulled in for the weekend....oh and got chased by a cow that was blocking the road.
PBR
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....thats a funny picture you paint there...LOL...yeah if its choppy it doesnt matter what youre on....i dont get sea sick...but if I keep seeing people getting sick and i smell diesel fuel???....its all over!!starfish said:I think it was choppy that day. Another catamaran passed us and everyone was hurling over the side. Fun times though...learned about lots of naked locals on the beach, had a monkey untie my bikini, was carried off by the US Navy when they pulled in for the weekend....oh and got chased by a cow that was blocking the road.
went to Cancun several weeks ago on a dive boat...while waiting for our boat, everyone that was comming in were as sick as dogs....kept warning me not to go out- too rough...i went anyway...it was rough as hell....everyone was hurling...so i took myself uptop to the upper deck...i got beat up a little but i wasnt sick...
