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HANDREW HARPER'S
OCTOBER 2011
online
CARIBBEAN UPDATE
ANTIGUA ST. BARTHS PUERTO RICO
plus OUR FAVORITE BEACHES
{ 2011 READER SURVEY RESULTS }
{ candid reviews by a writer who travels incognito and always pays his own way }
editor’s letter
OCTOBER 2011 — I lost count long ago of my trips to the Caribbean. Certainly
dozens. Could it really be over a hundred by now? Fortunately, in this case
familiarity breeds affection. I still board the aircraft with a spring in my step —
particularly when fleeing the frigid Northeast in February! And as the plane
begins to descend, I still find myself peering anxiously out of the window, like
any novice traveler, to check that it really is sunny down there. For what is more
pleasurable than sitting on a West Indian veranda, surrounded by fragrant
frangipani and lulled by the warm, steady breeze of the trade winds? Or stroll
HANDREW HARPER'S OCTOBER 2011 online CA
editor’s letter OCTOBER 2011 — I lost count long
VERANDA AT LE TOINY ON ST. BARTHS
contents OCTOBER 2011 6 Caribbean Update 9
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CARIBBEAN two miles north of Antigua — 15 mi
aboard. The stretch of turquoise sea that separat
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COURTYARD SUITE AT JUMBY BAY © ANDREW HARPER
CARIBBEAN landscaped courtyard, we found a s
OUTDOOR BATH AT JUMBY BAY © ANDREW HARPER
CARIBBEAN “mojito” flavorings of rum and mint
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CARIBBEAN foot private swimming pool. The cu
Another well-known property on St. Barths t
CARIBBEAN fabrics, atmospheric lighting and
the enclave is home to the 139-room resort, a Rob
CARIBBEAN footprints among the lush veget
THE GOVERNOR’S SUITE BALCONY AT THE ST. REGIS BAH
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CARIBBEAN at the golf clubhouse, where you c
POOL AT THE HORNED DORSET PRIMAVERA IN PUERTO RIC
CARIBBEAN private plunge pool. The upstairs
included stepped pathways. The same was true at c
St. Barths Restaurant News BONITO RESTAURAN
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ST. BARTHS RESTAURANTS St. Barths has no short
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ST. BARTHS RESTAURANTS Dõ Brazil
L’Isola L’Isola is sister to the popular Via Vene
aribbean Rum A consistent pleasure of the Caribb
in the French West Indies. Upon investigation, it
My 10 Favorite ARIBBEAN BEACHES eadman’s Be
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Little Dix Bay Virgin Gorda, British
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aundays Bay Cap Juluca, Anguilla © CAP JULUCA
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Anse de Gouverneur St. Barths, Fr
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Coco Point Beach Barbuda © COCO POINT LODGE 50
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Hermitage Bay Antigua © HERMITAGE BAY 52
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t. James Beach Sandy Lane, Barbados ©
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odahl Beach Canouan, Grenadines © CANO
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Jamesby Island Beach Tobago Cays,
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rand Anse Grenada © JOHN MILLER/ROBERT HARDING W
TRAVEL ASSISTANCE / (800) 375-4685 THERE ARE FE
STANBUL A Legend Reborn ERA PALACE after nume
LOBBY OF THE PERA PALACE © GETTY IMAGES / MUSTAFA
STANBUL of the property will vanish. Fortuna
THE BATH (opposite page), BEDROOM AND SITTING ARE
STANBUL divides the old city of Istanbul. Th
ORIENT BAR service breakfast — tomato, cucumber
GREECE Golf Resort Debut THE ROMANOS overlookin
VIEW FROM PREMIUM INFINITY ROOM
GREECE been beautifully landscaped with oliv
DELUXE SEA ROOM GOLF VIEW
2011 Reader Survey Results
OCEAN HOUSE DECK AT POST RANCH INN IN BIG SUR, CA
U.S. HIDEAWAYS VIEW SLIDESHOW E L D A I I
UPPER PACIFIC SUITE DECK AT POST RANCH INN IN BIG
INTERNATIONAL HIDEAWAYS VIEW SLIDESHOW E L D
VILLA FELTRINELLI ON LAKE GARDA, ITALY © OTTAVIO
BEACH RESORTS VIEW SLIDESHOW E L D A I I
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CITY HOTELS VIEW SLIDESHOW E L D A I I T
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