April 2010

Hotel Laurena – Dance Auditions on Carriacou

by Carriacou Hotels

Ladies and Gentlemen Come and enter our dance auditions at Hotel Laurena. We are looking for two young ladies and two young gentlemen to take part in a dance group on Mothers’ Day in a show for the Mothers of Carriacou. Dance Competition Dates Qualifying auditions take place 4pm to 7pm daily between 12th and [...]

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Carriacou – Where Is It Exactly?

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Carriacou Location Map

So why think about Carriacou? On a day like this, watching the rain come down in sheets from a sky the color of old dishwater, and feeling about as full of the joys of life as a wet rag, what do you do? If you’re anything like most people you’ll be irresistibly fantasising about sunshine [...]

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Things to Do in Carriacou, Grenada

by Carriacou Hotels

Carriacou is an island almost tailor made for the connoisseur of relaxation, as more visitors are discovering each year. Whilst some other of the Grenadine Islands are succumbing to the temptations of opening noisy discos and bars and generally going the dismal way of the most touristy resorts, Carriacou has somehow managed to retain its [...]

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The History of the Grenada and the Grenadines

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The history of Grenada and the Grenadine islands has been a chequered one, and as far as the West is concerned it all began in 1498. In that year they were ‘discovered’ by Columbus, though some islanders might have ridiculously imagined they had been chugging along quite happily for centuries before he arrived. The native [...]

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Grenada and Carriacou Island National Parks

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The islands of Grenada and Carriacou, together with Petite Martinique, form a three-island state. Carriacou itself is the largest, southern island of the Grenadines archipelago that stretches between Grenada and St Vincent. This whole set of islands is a real paradise on earth, with numerous unspoilt beaches where you can feel like Robinson Crusoe. Some [...]

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Parang – Leading Up to Christmas in Carriacou

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Parang and Christmas in the Carribbean Carriacou, one of the three islands that make up the tiny Caribbean nation of Grenada, is a genuine tropical hideaway. Free from the crush of tourism and bustle that has become the hallmark of so many Caribbean destinations, Carriacou is a refreshing respite complete with lush forest, emerald hills, [...]

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Carriacou Island – West Indies – Volcanic Rocks

by Carriacou Hotels

Carriacou in the West Indies is a true paradise of a tropical island, part of the Grenadine chain that stretches between Grenada and St Vincent, and the southernmost of the group. The international jet set has infected a few of the other islands in the Grenadines (and consequently most other Grenada hotels), like a virus. [...]

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