Originally posted by MixoYes I agree, Rome is the best place I have ever been. But if it's beach and sun you want, then Spain is your destination.
Went to Barcelona last year. Fabulous place but doesn't beat Rome.
If you want a lovely beach a cheap train ride from Barcelona then Sitges is a great resort - mostly Spanish - not commercialised or taken over by Brits.
couple of days at disneyworld in orland, a day in miami, day cruise to Grand Bahama (island), two or three days at hotel in Freeport, sand and sea. take the bus out to west end and pick up a few conch shells from the piles and piles and piles (just keep away from live shells, which the locals have cached there). scuba, snorkel, glass-bottom cruise(?).
The post that was quoted here has been removedYeah, some people are entirely intransigent in their views.
Oh, and going to Barcelona at the end of May for a music festival with a week beforehand roaming around Catalonia. Thinking of staying somewhere quiet on the coast, perhaps Cadaques (or somewhere smaller). Anyone know the area?
oops, looks like West End is built up now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Bahama
Freeport is the major city but is not the Capital of Grand Bahama . As mentioned above, it holds the commercial ship harbour and the main airport. Freeport has many good shops and roads, and is very clean. Foreign investors are just now waking up to the large number of pristine ocean and canal front properties that exist in the Freeport area. As of April 2007, premium waterfront lots can be found for as little as 20% of their counterparts on the Florida coast. Construction in the Freeport area is picking up quickly as a result. An attractive feature of Freeport property is that it's covered by the Hawksbill Creek agreement. Under this agreement, personal real estate is tax free until 2015.
Lucaya is an important tourist destination on Grand Bahama Island. It has beautiful beaches and contains several big hotels including the most popular, five-star Our Lucaya hotel chain made up of the Reef Village and Radisson hotels and the Lanai Suites located at Lighthouse Point. Count Basie Square in Port Lucaya provides regular live entertainment targeted at cruise ship patrons. Fishing, snorkeling, sight seeing, and "booze cruise" trips leave from Bell Channel Harbour on a daily basis.
West End is the oldest town and westernmost settlement on the island. It first achieved notoriety as a Rum-running port during prohibition. In the 1950s it became home to the Jack Tar marina and club. However, over the years the marina fell into disrepair and the whole city of West End was of little economic import to Grand Bahama. In 2001, the marina was bought out by a group which renamed it Old Bahama Bay [1]. Significant renovations followed including complete refurbishment of the docks, many new canals cut for luxury home sites, luxury condos built, and restaurants built. In March 2007, Ginn Resorts took over operation of Old Bahama Bay. Ginn is investing heavily in the West End area, having purchased 1,720 acres (7.0 km2) which it will turn into a luxury resort, marina, and home sites at a cost of 5 billion USD. The project is called Ginn Sur Mer.
McLeans Town is the eastern most settlement and a 30 minute ferry ride from the northernmost settlement of the Island of Abaco.
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundI recommend Varadero, Cuba. Although the food is not the greatest, it is cheap, the beaches are glorious, it's only a couple hours drive from Havana and the locals are very friendly (they have to be or else they get taken out behind the barn).
After consultion (me being told where we're going), i found that she wants a holiday with sun and beach. Just need to find a place that isn't poluted with lager louts is all.
Also, the beaches are not as populated as other Carribean resorts because their closest white neighbours aren't even allowed to visit.
See Communism first hand before it goes the way of the dodo!
