Destination: Nevis
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Call me slow, but it took me a few days to really “get” Nevis. Yes, the island is Caribbean-style beautiful with its lazy golden beaches and jaw-dropping Nevis Peak, all 3,200 feet of it plopped smack in the middle, but where was the jetset crowd? My problem was that I was biased: I’ve been going to St. Barth’s for years, so subconsciously I found myself comparing the two islands which couldn’t be more different. The St.-Tropez of the Antilles, St. Barth’s is more European than Caribbean, while Nevis is about as authentically Caribbean as you can get.
Nevis is packed with history dating back 2,000 years when Central American Indians inhabited the island. Fast forward to 1493 when sailor Christopher Columbus eyed the signature cloud-covered mountain and thought it resembled “Nuestra Senora de las Nieves” (Our Lady of the Snows) and thus, Nevis was born. The British settled on Nevis in 1628 and by 1660, the fertile island was the most profitable colony per capita thanks to its sugar cane production. Besides the island’s natural, lush dramatic...
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