• Anguilla

    Top 5 Beaches on Anguilla

    Anguilla boasts 33 beaches to choose from, making it tough to choose which beaches to visit on just one trip. Here are my favorite beaches, rank ordered. 1. Sandy Island Sandy Island is my absolute favorite beach and my favorite part of a trip to Anguilla. If you do one thing while you are in Anguilla, go to Sandy Island. Sandy Island is so unique to Anguilla. You take a quick ferry / boat out from Sandy Ground and arrive at this tiny little island with one restaurant and a bunch of beach chairs. You can see 360 water around you when you stand on the island. The beach has…

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    Travel Anguilla Guide

    You’ve decided to go to Anguilla, congratulations you’ve made a great decision! Here is some needed information for your trip: How to get to Anguilla You will have to fly into St. Martin and ferry to Anguilla. If you have been to the Virgin Islands, St. Martin is pretty close to them so you’ll have a similar flight time. People coming from the West Coast, that means about 12 hours of travel time with a layover somewhere on the East Coast. The ferry to Anguilla is really simple and easy. It only takes about 20 minutes so please don’t let the fact you can’t fly directly to the island deter…

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    Serrano Campground at Big Bear Lake

    Serrano Campground is a very popular campsite in Southern California. There is not much lake front camping in So Cal, but Serrano Campground is as close as you are going to come! The campsite is just across the street from the lake with a few of the sites having a lake view (although you can barely see the lake through all the trees). It is a quick 2 minute walk over and you can have your toes in the water. Location, location, location! The best part of this campground for me is the proximity to the lake. I have a dog so I am always conscious of the dog friendliness…

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    One Week in Anguilla Itinerary

    Get inspired to visit Anguilla? The unspoiled beaches, white sandy, and ocean breeze can make anyone dash away to this Caribbean escape. I spent a week in Anguilla and felt it was the perfect amount of time to get to know this little hideaway. Here is my one week itinerary in Anguilla: Day 1: To get to Anguilla you will have to fly into St. Martin and ferry over to Anguilla. After you check in to your hotel, have a relaxing, little effort afternoon by the pool getting acquainted with the island. After a welcoming afternoon to the Caribbean sunshine, get changed for dinner. An easy and fancy dinner on…

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    Anguilla: the Great Caribbean Escape

    Anguilla has been featured as the #1 island in the Caribbean in Travel and Leisure for the past several years. So, what is the draw? Obviously, the island, like any of the Caribbean, is going to have pretty beaches, but there is much more under the surface. Escaping the tourism The saying is that Anguilla is where celebrities go to not be recognized and I can see why. The island is extremely quiet, boasting of 33 beautiful beaches with hardly a sole on them. There is no central town or walking district to go shopping. In fact, I never even found a souvenir shop to get a t -shirt because…