USA this year?

The Sterling / Dollar exchange is better than its been for years, so is this
the year to head for the Caribbean. Any recommendations? And advantages of
doing it as an independent traveler?

Sorry if double posted, My ISP seems to be Narked!

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On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 15:12:05 +0000, Derek Dear
<derek.dear@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>The Sterling / Dollar exchange is better than its been for years, so is this
>the year to head for the Caribbean. Any recommendations? And advantages of
>doing it as an independent traveler?

My top tip is Mexico. Your pound goes further there (it's currently
20:1), especially if you avoid Cancun itself. I recommend Playa del
Carmen.

I'd only go there as an independent traveller - the package tours are
a total rip-off and you can get out there on a non-stop charter flight
for little money. There are plenty of cheap but excellent value hotels
on the beachfront and there's an abundance of things to see and do.

Should you decide to go to Mexico, get one of the indispensable maps
from: http://www.mapchick.com/
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Best before: see end

for reef diving i would suggest the caymans or grand turk. i have
dived grand caymen but only read reviews of turk. its worth noting
that the reef life of the caribbean is very poor compared to the much
richer pacific regions. if you want fish and coral give the caribbean
a miss. i liked grand cayman for its spectacular drop offs, not its
reef life.

i have dived some mexican reefs and did not think much of them. the
best thing about mexico is the cenotes. these provide superb dives.
andros is also very good for cave and cavern [blue hole] diving. i
have done a lot of diving all around the world but count my cave and
cavern dives in the yucatan and andros as the best i have ever made.
florida reefs are poor but again there is some good cave and cavern
diving.


On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 16:50:48 +0000, ferret <ferret@cruelmail.com>
wrote:

>On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 15:12:05 +0000, Derek Dear
><derek.dear@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
>>The Sterling / Dollar exchange is better than its been for years, so is this
>>the year to head for the Caribbean. Any recommendations? And advantages of
>>doing it as an independent traveler?
>
>My top tip is Mexico. Your pound goes further there (it's currently
>20:1), especially if you avoid Cancun itself. I recommend Playa del
>Carmen.
>
>I'd only go there as an independent traveller - the package tours are
>a total rip-off and you can get out there on a non-stop charter flight
>for little money. There are plenty of cheap but excellent value hotels
>on the beachfront and there's an abundance of things to see and do.
>
>Should you decide to go to Mexico, get one of the indispensable maps
>from: http://www.mapchick.com/