St. Kitts and Nevis Journals

St. Kitts Sunning

An August 1998 trip to St. Kitts and Nevis by naomi

Beautiful View Photo - St. Kitts and Nevis, Caribbean

Quote: St. Kitts has a curious history--and it's still being reconciled with the present. Originally known for it being a popular plantation center, it's now become more a tourist destination, giving locals an opportunity to capitalize on curious visitors.

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St. Kitts Sunning

Overview

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Check out the local fort, the batik 'factory' and start up some conversations with the locals about the annual Music Festivals.

Quick Tips:

Wear a hat, bring plenty of sunscreen and watch out for the monkees that abound and will steal your fruit drinks without a second thought.

Best Way To Get Around:

Hire a local driver to take you to tourist attractions and non-tourist attractions. Drink lots of 'Ting,' a grapefruit drink that comes in tiny, tiny bottles and is curiously refreshing.

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Royal Palm

Restaurant | "Ottley's Plantation Inn Royal Palm Rstaurant"

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This place has a gourmet reputation and when I visited, was not disappointed. It didn't hurt that the dining area was poolside, adding a cool ambience to the lush landscape. Views include the ocean on one side and Mount Liamuiga on the other. Special events include a Sunday champagne brunch and international dinners. Fieldings 1996 guide awarded it 5 stars a few years ago. I enjoyed the atmostphere and the friendliness of the staff most of all.

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 17, 2000

Royal Palm
PO Box 353
Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
+1 869 465 7234

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Romey Manor / Batic Factory Tour

Attraction | "Romney Manor, home of Caribelle Batik"

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This is a working testament of natural beauty and native charm, a combination of lush landscaping and Batik artists who demonstrate and sell their works right on the premises. Eight acres of formal gardens includes a 350 year-old saman tree, croquet lawn, bell tower, hibiscus, bougainvellea and other rare plants. (Mind you, I haven't been back since the last hurricane, so let's hope things remain calm this ear.)

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 17, 2000

Romey Manor / Batic Factory Tour
North of Basseterre
St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis

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St. Kitts musings

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This is a strange island for me for a number of reasons. Despite it's beauty, there remains some controversy involving a veterinary school that I won't go into at the moment, thank you, but may be worth your while to research before heading here. It also has the creepy former-slaves-were-here feeling all around that I couldn't shake, no matter how much I tried. Naturally, the people here are dependent on tourism, so it's a Catch-22 situation. Since it's a mere two minute plane ride from neighboring Nevis, you may want to come just to check out some of the artwork that you'll find. But I just wish the whole slavery part of the world's past didn't exist. We'd all be much better off. That said, I tasted ...Read More