| Originally from the Caribbean, my mother came to the | | | | look upon the Caribbean as the perfect escape from |
| United States over thirty years ago at the calling of | | | | the busy hustle and bustle lifestyles that so many of us |
| her own mother, who had moved here when she was | | | | lead. Some of the countries that are prominently |
| an adult. The reason for their move was because | | | | featured when thinking of or considering the Caribbean |
| there were supposedly better opportunities in terms of | | | | include (but are certainly not limited to) the following: |
| career as well as diversity and travel, etc. Over three | | | | Antigua, Bermuda, Jamaica, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto |
| decades and two children later, my mother now holds | | | | Rico, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican |
| dual citizenship in both the United States as well as the | | | | Republic, etc. |
| island in the Caribbean where she's from. | | | | Whether it is your first time traveling overseas or not, |
| While she doesn't fly back home quite as often as she | | | | prices for flights to any one of the countries in the |
| would like (due to how expensive flights are | | | | Caribbean are usually pretty pricey (though this may |
| nowadays), it is still somewhat surprising to see how | | | | vary according to the season that you are in). For |
| popular her country as well as other countries in the | | | | instance, you may find that the prices for flights to the |
| Caribbean have become to American tourists as well | | | | Caribbean are more expensive during the winter time |
| as other international travelers abroad. Because of its | | | | because this is a prime time during the year when |
| beautiful surroundings and miles of untouched natural | | | | people are looking to escape the cold weather. |
| beauty in the form of pristine beaches and wildlife, the | | | | However, this does not mean that just because the |
| Caribbean is one of the top (if not the top) destinations | | | | summer time is warm that less people travel to the |
| to vacation in the world. Besides this, recent trends | | | | Caribbean. In fact, it is quite the opposite. Keep in mind |
| have indicated that many retirees are actually | | | | that during the summer months, this is still a popular |
| beginning to call the Caribbean 'home' as they look for | | | | time when most full-time working adults have vacation. |
| a place that is more conducive to relaxing. | | | | Also, it is a time of the year when the vast majority of |
| One of the other major appeals of the Caribbean is | | | | children have off from school. |
| the weather. Sure, hurricanes may be a problem during | | | | In addition to flying, lots of people opt to take cruise |
| certain times of the year, but this is something that no | | | | ships or vacation cruise liners that depart from various |
| one is exactly 'immune' to. Rather, most people tend to | | | | points along the eastern coast of the United States. |
| focus on the sheer beauty and tranquility that the | | | | Typically, a cruise like this will last anywhere from 3 |
| Caribbean offers, and many young couples who are | | | | days or more depending on the number of stops that |
| just married, looking to renew vows or are simply | | | | it makes as well as where it is departing from. |
| looking to get away to have some time to themselves, | | | | |