British Virgin Islands / Caribbean / Lesser Antilles
by Maria and George Pemberton · Published February 28, 2026
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) cater mainly to “cruisers”. Cruisers who travel the Caribbean in sailboats and yachts, and passengers off the mega-cruise ships. And of course, the multimillionaires who can afford getaway homes on private islands. Being independent travellers exploring in our rent-a-car gave an entirely different perspective.
Martinique and Guadeloupe are French Overseas Departments. Beyond practicing our French, eating too many pain aux raisins and spending a pile of Euros, we saw the striking contrasts with the neighbouring former British colonies.
Dominica / Lesser Antilles / Saint Lucia / Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
by Maria and George Pemberton · Published February 24, 2025
Our Lesser Antilles journey continues north through the former British colonies of Saint Vincent, Saint Lucia and Dominica. Each island is less than 100 kms from the next. We were surprised at how different each is. Terrain, culture, foods, the people – every country is unique.
We’re island hopping the Lesser Antilles from Barbados northward. Everything seemed so idyllic until we visited Carriacou Island in Grenada. We saw first hand the staggering destruction Hurricane Beryl caused, and how difficult is for people who had little to begin with to put their lives back together.
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