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For inexpensive trips check out Dominican Republic. I have found 7 day all
inclusive
including air for around $650 each. Cancun is also inexpensive. Jamaica can be
cheap too.
There has been some unrest there but I wouldn't worry, mostly political
clashes. We went
to St. Lucia last January and really liked it but it pretty expensive. Grenada
can be
really cheap once you get there but finding airfare is a problem.
I would have recommended Belize but the Hurricane last month did some damage.
We spent two
weeks there a couple of years ago and found it awesome. There is a little town
on the
coast called Placencia that is exactly what you think of when you think of
idyllic
Caribbean getaway. Laid back is an understatement.
David N Waldmann wrote:
> Since the list is so quiet I thought I would attempt to engage the many
> faceted minds available here in other directions.
>
> My brother-in-law and I are hoping to spend a week or 10 days in a warm place
> on an ocean the week of Christmas, next year (2002). Having never been to any
> of the islands myself I'm open to any suggestions. My wife has been to Bermuda
> before and liked it, but Bermuda is kinda on the expensive side, and I'd
> prefer someplace a little warmer for that time of year. There are 11 of us so
> finding a place we can all stay together is a bit of an issue too. We'd like
> to have a place that has full living facilities, not just a string of bedrooms
> in a motel.
>
> We've looked into some "villas" that seem to be available on most of the
> Caribbean islands (but not Bermuda), but the ones that are big enough are
> generally these million dollar plus mansions and they generally want $7-15,000
> for a week!.
>
> We're also open to alternative suggestions. We'd just like it to be warm
> enough to go swimming (and no, we're not in the Polar Bear Club, so Iceland is
> out) and on the ocean. While we do have a decent sized budget, when you're
> multiplying by 11 it adds up fast, so keeping down the overall cost is the
> desired effect.
>
> So, any suggestions?
>
> <dnw>
> 1972 Midget
> 1998 Safari
> 1999 9-3
> 1964 (Me)
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