The for-profit medical facilities are impressive. It is a quiet country, full of quiet people, and it is much safer than Jamaica (e.g., no one trails your every movement). Women, but not men, will hesitate before answering questions. Even a simple query like "Where is the beach?" will draw a puzzled stare from hotel staff in the lobby. Eventually an uncertain answer will be forthcoming, even though the office is only three minutes from the ocean. A Sunday drive through the countryside will reveal many cricket matches. The rum factory uses something not too far from Industrial Revolution technology. Many feel their country is threatened by Muslim terrorists. Grenada is not wealthy but rarely does it look like a total dump. You can visit the rotting hulks of Russian and Cuban transport planes. Nothing is cheap, as even street food can cost well over $10. At the Jerk Chicken Hut they sell your leftovers to the other customers.
The bottom line: If you seek a good introduction to English-language Caribbean culture — in a perfectly safe setting — and don't mind the non-bargain prices, it is definitely recommended.
That’s a pretty fair summing up. Great to see so much cricket still played. Not sure I found the people to be diffident, very polite and friendly would be my interpretation. It’s the most expensive country i think I’ve ever visited.
Did you ever ask about the level of remittance payments to the island? I’d think this is a big chunk of the economy.
Sorry to hijack the thread, but could someone expand upon Jamaica, or could Tyler even post about it? I went there in the late 90s and have often wondered how/if things have changed since then. I am intrigued by the implication that people in Jamaica are trailing your every movement. I bought 5 pounds of Blue Mountain coffee from locals while in the Blue Mountains, wonderful stuff!
I would like to say the possible outcomes of the suspension of the Grenada constitution by her Majesty’s Government in 1962. Out of that exercise came Archie Singham’s book “The Hero and the Crowd in the Colonial Polity†. Much of Singham’s conclusions seem to be still relevant today. As the French say: Plus ca change†¦
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