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is also as good a choice as anywhere in the Caribbean for secluded, Canada Goose Online upmarket, romantic places to stay. Your hotel room might canada goose store have an outdoor garden shower, a private plunge pool, a hammock for two on its balcony, and a view of the thrusting Pitons. Nature and fertility will be all around you, and wherever you go you canada goose trip over wedding ceremonies and loved Canada Goose Coats On Sale up honeymooning couples.

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Where to go

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Local laws and etiquette

All beaches form part of the «Queen’s Chain» and are therefore public though some recent hotel developments have made the issue a hot potato.

If you’re booking direct with a hotel, bear in mind that most exclude a 10 per cent service charge and 10 per cent VAT in their published rates.

It’s against the law for anyone including children to wear camouflage clothing.

Flight time:around nine canada goose hours from London, and eight cheap Canada Goose hours to London

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