Enjoy our “Best Nine” of 2017 based upon “Likes” on Instagram! Top Row Left: The beautiful jewelry of Dune Jewelry, created from the sand of your favorite beaches! This piece is filled with sand from Pink Sand Beach, Harbour Island, Bahamas. These pieces make beautiful gifts. For more information on Dune: http://bit.ly/2B9oRbt Center: Our free iBook, Taking Better Travel Photos was released in January of 2017! Get your copy here: http://bit.ly/2hXNFhJ Right: This photo is our favorite image from our June 2017 trip to the island of Nevis! Read more about this amazing island here: http://bit.ly/2tElrJT Middle Row Left: Dine amidst the palms, high above the Hamilton Estate, at Bananas Restaurant, Nevis.…
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It’s that time of year for a ghost story, so come along with us as we visit the Haunted House of Harbour Island, Bahamas, also known as the Glen Stewart Mansion. The Haunted House is not much of a mystery as far as its location, as it appears on pretty much every map I’ve seen of the island. They even had, at one time, a gift shop. Follow the pink signs! The mystery surrounds the strange circumstances under which the the original owners left. The story goes that the home was built in 1945 by a wealthy family. The owner left one day for medical tests and never returned. Presumably,…
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Since returning to film photography a few years ago, I make a point of taking at least one film camera on each trip. Part of the reason is that I love the look of film. I also love playing with my old cameras and trying different techniques. Traveling to Nevis, I packed two film cameras, the Canon 1v, which uses all the same lenses as my DSLR, and the Mamiya 645 Pro TL with the 80mm f/1.9 and the 45mm f/2.8 lenses. I decided to try some slide film, so I packed a few rolls of Fuji Velvia 100 RVP, along with my trusted stocks, Kodak Ektar 100, Fuji 400H,…
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Double Deuce is one of our favorite beach bars on Nevis, going back to our visits there in 2011. Since then, the bar moved location a bit, but it remains one of our favorites on the island. First, the location. It’s still on Pinney’s Beach, but it’s closer to the Four Seasons than it used to be. Back in 2011, you walked past Sunshine’s, went around a curve in the beach and found Double Deuce. Now, Double Deuce is in the grouping of beach bars extending from the main road all the way to Sunshine’s. It’s no longer directly in front of the beach, back behind Turtle Time, but the…
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In the six years since we were last in Nevis, there have been a few changes. The biggest is the development of the beach bars just to the south of the Four Seasons Nevis. Back in 2011, there were basically three bars, Sunshine’s, Double Deuce, and Chevy’s. The area where those bars were located has really developed into a hot spot of beach bars with a wide variety of options. A newcomer offering great food and cocktails is Turtle Time Beach Bar & Grill. Owned by the same family that owns Indian Summer, a fantastic Indian restaurant we also visited, Turtle Time offers a wide variety of dishes and cocktails. We…
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New since our last trip to Nevis was The Gin Trap bar and restaurant. Located on the mountain side of the main road in Jones Bay, the restaurant occupies the old Gallipot location. You are first escorted to the bar area, outfitted with leather couches and chairs, so you can get comfortable while making your selections, or if you’re a teenager, while playing on your cell phone. You cannot go wrong with 101 choices of gin! The gin menu is longer than the food menu. The only difficult part is making a choice. Luckily, you are not left without assistance. The helpful staff guides you through the process, inquiring as to…
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With so many places in the world to see, why return to a place you have visited before? Some people travel to the same location trip after trip. There’s a certain amount of comfort with traveling that way. You know the lay of the land. You know how to get where you’re going, and you never are without a restaurant for dinner. I like to explore and see as many places as we can, but there are some places we return to for just that reason – – you are familiar with your surroundings, you know you will have a great time, and you know you will be able…
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Tourists love them. Residents hate them. They are pests – – cute, furry-faced, little pests. Green vervet monkeys are known for entertaining tourists, but also for their destruction, causing islanders to ponder the best way to preserve one of Nevis’s biggest attractions, while at the same time protecting their island’s ability to prosper. Green vervet monkeys are believed to come with slaves to Barbados, St. Kitts, and Nevis from West Africa in the late 1600’s, with large populations developing by the early 1700’s. Their appetite seems to never be satisfied, and they’ll munch on a farmer’s crops if opportunity arises. Their path of destruction extends beyond consumption of the island’s…
