Best destination in the Caribbean?

St Kitts

You will thank me later

I would scratch St. Thomas off of your list and replace it with St. John.

Four seasons Nevis

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I would scratch St. Thomas off of your list and replace it with St. John.

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There are more places to stay in St. Thomas. With a rental jeep, you can ferry to St. John daily in 30 minutes. Not to mention, that's where you'll likely fly into.

Seems like my wife and I are going to Punta Canta (SP?) in the Dom. Is this safe? None of you have mention it.

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Caribbean/Costa Rica t

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Not even remotely the same thing. Do some more research. In short, many of the Caribbean islands are stunning and beautiful but have been catering towards more tourists... Eat, drink, sleep, be merry. Costa Rica is more rugged, less commercialized and more adventure. Don't go to Costa Rica and expect to be pampered like some fat American tourist visiting Hawaii for Facebook pictures. Just to get fat and drunk... go for the adventures. It depends on what you're look for. I've been to both the East and west coasts of Costa Rica and nearly every tourist island in the Caribbean. I love st Maarten, the Dutch side.

Stayed there last June, very nice resort. Nevis as a whole was very clean and safe unlike a lot of Carribean destinations.

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St Thomas exists as a way to get to St John and the BVI.

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That's pretty much what I said.

If you are looking to save a grand or two, you can get to SJ and BVI using ST as home base.

Cartagena, Colombia is technically in this category.

Very cheap in comparison to most Caribbean island locations, tons of people speak English and are very friendly, and you aren't trapped on an island with just a beach.

Very cool Historical District & Old Colonial Spanish forts to visit. Art Museums, Emerald Museums, cool wildlife / nature not to far outside the city. You can even travel to other Colombian coastal towns, Barranquilla or Santa Marta, with ease.

And babes. Lots of Latin babes who love gringos. This is the most important.

Costa Rica is substantively different than the Caribbean. Understand that driving in Costa Rica is not much of an option as the roads there are generally abysmal. That doesn't preclude going and having a great time but don't think you can drive from Point A to Point B in the same way you can here.

In the Caribbean, St Kitts, Sint Maartin, Aruba, Barbados, Caymans, Turks & Caicos, USVI St John's would be good for me on a short list.

Avoid Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas (Nassau & Freeport) and the Dominican Republic.