Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting Around:
If you'll be traveling around the island very
much, by far the most economical transport is a rental car.
Prices vary with agency and model, but a typical mid-size or a
jeep runs about US $35 per day. A three-month Anguillian per-
mit is required of all drivers. The fee is US $6; this license can
be obtained from the rental car companies. Driving is on the
left.
Taxis are readily available but not cheap. You can ask for a taxi
to be dispatched at the airport or the ferry port in Blowing Rock.
All taxis are on a call basis. Public transportation is not offered
on the island.
Language:
English
Currency:
The Eastern Caribbean (EC) currency is legal ten-
der. Value is set at $US 1 = EC 2.68. US dollars are also ac-
cepted.
Electricity:
110 volts/60 cycles
Information:
For more information on Anguilla, contact the
Anguilla Tourist Board,
800-553-4939, or write Anguilla
Tourist Information Office, The Wescott Group, 39 Monaton
Drive, Huntington Station, NY 11746. While on the island, stop
by the Tourist Board office in The Valley at Factory Plaza,
264-497-2710. Website: http://net.ai.
Antigua & Barbuda
A
ntigua (pronounced an-TEE-ga) doesn't have the quaint
shopping zones of islands like St. Thomas or St. Croix. And it
doesn't have the lush tropical beauty of islands such as Jamaica
or St. Lucia.
What Antigua has are beaches: 365 of them, a beach for every
day of the year. Stretches of white sand that border turquoise
waters teeming with marine life. Beaches where the two of you
can walk hand in hand and hardly see another soul. Beaches
where you can shop for local crafts and buy a burger at
beachside grill. And beaches where you can just curl up under a
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