Written by Ben the Grate on March 2, 2002
- Dominica is a tiny island, but receives over 300 inches of rainfall a YEAR, and has over 300 rivers. Add that to 4 mountains over 4,000 feet above sea level, and you've got WATERFALLS!
Thousands...
Written by DominicanDiver on April 23, 2006
- We again dove with Cabrits Dive Centre because they are simply the best. They take great care of us, very uncrowed diving, care where you want to go and what you want to do, and...
Written by madaunt on May 25, 2005
- School kids, most tour guides, and younger people on Dominica speak English with a delightful lilt and occasional French pronunciation of some words. We could talk easily with them, and there was no trouble understanding...
Written by Ben the Grate on March 1, 2002
- Dominica is just about the most perfect manifestion of "escape" that I can imagine. Her people have no desire for the "quick wealth" that tourism brings. In fact, if they TRIED to develop...
Written by Bobbie on February 3, 2001
- The official name for this island is the Commonwealth of Dominica; the name helps people avoid confusing Dominica with the Dominican Republic.
The official language is English, but it might take you a few days to...
Written by nmagann on April 1, 2003
- General: Dominica, not to be confused with the Dominican Republic, is an independent state within the British Commonwealth, 16 miles wide by 29 miles long. There are three main cities: Marigot in the NE where...
Written by Pirate43 guide on December 9, 2000
- The port does accommodate semi-large cruise ships so the cattle come ashore periodically. The shopping in town is ok with most souvenir hunters hitting the harborside area. If you want Cuban...
Written by CarolinaPanthers1983 on December 28, 2008
- When one looks at this island from a boat, you think as though you are going be robbed or injured by the inhabitants, or even worse, killed. However, don't be fooled when you step on...
Written by scubaboo on October 25, 2006
- Some of the diving around Rouseau was beautiful with lots of healthy small fish and turtles. They have a new marine park but no one to police the area so there were fish nets...
Written by madaunt on May 25, 2005
- While a little short on high-end shopping and luxury accommodations, Dominica has many small hotels and quaint "guesthouses." Most of these places are located in or near Roseau. We found that the Visit Dominica...
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