ANTIGUA
We arrived in Antigua at VC Bird airport V.C. Bird International, located in north eastern Antigua on the outskirts of St John's, is the country's main international airport. The airport serves flights into the United States, Canada, Europe and other Caribbean islands.
TRANSPORT
We took a taxi from the airport to our hotel . We stayed at Halcyon Cove resort
on Dickenson Bay. Tourists mainly get around by taxi,car hire or tour operators. There is a bus service seemed to awkward to work out .
Business Taxi`s showed us round the Island and returned us to the airport
To book while on the island tel 7238048
The following pages are from our holiday on the island. We had a wonderful time and really enjoyed our stay. We stayed at the Halycyon Hotel in Dickenson
bay not too far from St Johns. Which is the capital.
We met some wonderful people and went to some spectacular places on the the island. The pages on the left are a few of the highlights from our holiday.
Please take time to watch this short You tube film
Antigua's economy is reliant upon tourism, and it markets itself as a luxury Caribbean escape. Antigua also is supported by the growing medical school and its students. Many hotels and resorts are located around the coastline, and the island's single airport is serviced by several major airlines including Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, US Airways, American Airlines, Continental, Delta Air Lines, Caribbean Airlines and Air Canada.
Warning Before setting off please look at the page on Mosquitoes. They can be a pest in all hot countries if you don`t protect your self. Bairdstravel edded up with Cellulitis.
Resort destinations are Runaway Bay, Dickenson Bay, Long Bay, Jolly Harbour, English Harbour, Falmouth Harbour and Five Islands.
MONEY We found the island quite expensive. The country's official currency is the East Caribbean dollar. However, many prices in tourist-oriented businesses are shown in US dollars. The EC dollar is pegged to the US dollar at a fixed rate of $1 US = $2.70 EC
Would like to thank Audrey,Scott,Damon and Simone for lending us their room
on the last day so we could prepare for the flight home. It was a pleasure meeting you and hopefully meet up in the near future.
Hello to Ken and Tina . Great meeting you in Antigua
