The Caribbean’s Best Holiday Getaways For 2014

By: - November 25th, 2014
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It’s time to get away. If you’re not in the Caribbean, it’s getting cold. Probably too cold. So instead of a White Christmas, try a White-Sand Christmas this year with our picks for the best holiday getaways in the Caribbean. For this year, we chose the best destinations using a range of factors, from food to beaches to safety to ease of access, whether you’re traveling with your significant other or your whole family. Here are our top picks.

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St Martin/St Maarten

Our top pick for this holiday season is an incredibly diverse destination, with a varied hotel project, extremely easy air access and sometimes mind-bogglingly good food. It’s an island that is really all about fun. And the best part? You get two countries for the price of one.

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