Dominica: Lonely Planet Top Five for 2017!!

From the Huffington Post last week, they have this headline: "Lonely Planet Reveals 10 Best Countries To Visit In 2017" with these highlights: "Lonely Planet has revealed its top 10 countries to visit in 2017 - and, perhaps unsurprisingly, Canada has been named as number one. The country was closely followed by Colombia, Finland, Dominica and Nepal. "

Congratulations to Dominica for being on this top five list. Super enjoyed this wonderful and scenic island early last year. Looking forward to visiting Colombia early next year for the first time.

The other article cited below quotes these key points and highlights from Lonely Planet: "Locals joke that if Christopher Columbus rose from the grave and returned to the Caribbean, Dominica is the only island he would still recognize. One glimpse of its prehistoric ferns and deserted shores, and you’ll see what they mean. For decades, an absence of shiny white beaches has helped keep at bay the resort development that has swept through other parts of the Caribbean. Coconut palms are the only skyscrapers you’ll see here. Visit before Dominica gets its first large-scale chain resorts in 2018, which will pave the way for a new era of tourism.”

More details from Lonely Planet about Dominica at:

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/dominica

Full stories at:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/best-countries-to-travel-to-in-2017-lonely-planet_uk_580f5ee5e4b0f479c0d8008f

http://www.caribbean360.com/travel/youve-got-visit-two-islands-2017

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

From our Jan. 25-Feb. 20, 2015, Amazon River-Caribbean combo sailing over 26 days that started in Barbados, here is the link below to that live/blog. Lots of great visuals from this amazing Brazil river and these various Caribbean Islands (Dutch ABC's, St. Barts, Dominica, Grenada, etc.) that we experienced. Check it out at:

http://www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2157696

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