Thursday, January 13, 2005

St.Kitts and Nevis

So over winter break I spent a week on St.Kitts which lies off the coast of venezuela. This island was one of the most beautiful islands I have ever seen in my life. But some of the things that were happening on this island were disheartening. First the hotel I stayed at has driven all government owned hotels out of business which hurts the island. Now that the island is spoiled by an americanized Marriot. This hotel has driven up prices on the island a ridiculous amount. For one meal per person it was close to 30$ US, that is outrageous. The island is also kind of backwards in regards to its citizens. Some people on this island do not even have running water, they have public restrooms but have enough money to have satellite TV, and computers. That is just backwards. Other than that this island is beautiful, it has a rainforest and has a sister island, Nevis, which is a volcanic island. This island was great but very expensive, I recommend visiting it! http://www.stkitts-tourism.com/

1 comment:

Huck said...

Andrew - How big is the island? Can you basically navigate the whole island in one day?