27 March 2005
Happy EASTER!
Today, like every spring, we commemorate the oldest trading relationship. According to bunny lore, chickens drove a real hard bargain during that memorable meeting that took place 2005 years ago in a small town in Jerusalem. Heated trade talks went on for days and several times it looked like there wouldn’t be an agreement after all.
“But they needed us. We had what they wanted. Nothing symbolizes fertility and new life like an egg does” recounts one chicken egg historian. According to a senior Easter rabbit spokesman that’s not what ultimately closed the deal.
“It simply came down to an artistic decision. Colorful hand-painted eggs in a basket or eggplants? We went with the eggs.”
Posted at 11:59 am
Paradise Island
This blog's purpose is part travel journal, part photo blog and part travel guide to St. Kitts and the Lesser Antilles. Please let me know if there's something about the island that you'd like to learn more about, and I will write about it here!
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GETTING HERE
The only major US airline that flies to St. Kitts is American Airlines. If you can't get one of those flights, just book a ticket to Puerto Rico, Antigua, or St. Maarten. There are two island airlines that I know of: Caribbean Sun Airlines and Liat. Both fly from all of those islands to St. Kitts. If you're coming from Europe, your best bet is to catch the daily Paris-St. Maarten flight on Air France, and then hop over to the island on a CSA or Liat flight.
If you'd rather float by boat, check out the Link Ferries, which specialize in island hopping.
ISLAND LINKS
I'm compiling a list of links for travellers to the island:
- Doctor Y/Doc Tory This is a link to a site put together by some friends who have lived on the island for several years. They have terrific pictures!
- Discover St. Kitts Nevis Beaches This is a link I found earlier in the year that gave me some information on what to do/where to go on the island. It's not the greatest, but the web presence here isn't terrific, either, so it does what it can. I also subscribed to their newsletter, but I didn't learn anything not already on the site. The site has some nice pictures, though.
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1 Comments:
A couple edits!
Comma to separate independent clauses in last sentence of first paragraph (after "went on for days")
At end of quote, you need a comma after "does" and before "recounts."
Put comma inside quote marks.
Comma after "rabbit spokesman."
Also, spokesman is such sexist language! Be inclusive! Spokesperson? Spokesbunny?
Otherwise, nice reporting, Scoop!
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