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  1. Sunday08 avatar

    Re: driving times and dining costs

    by Sunday08 24 March 2012

    Cost of meals are like anywhere else. Roadside stands of BBQ chicken are everywhere, always delicious and cheap. You can spend as much…

  2. Sunday08 avatar

    Re: place to stay in Roseau

    by Sunday08 24 March 2012

    Hi Jo: My partner and I were in Dominica for three weeks, last winter. In Roseau, we stayed at "Ma Bass Guest House" and really enjoyed…

  3. jo_blogs avatar

    place to stay in Roseau

    by jo_blogs 18 March 2012

    Hello all - My partner and I are visiting Dominica for 3 weeks in April, me for work and him for pleasure. I'll be working in Roseau so…

  4. martiniman avatar

    RE: Trip report

    by martiniman 14 March 2012

    Hi there, I am going to Dominica and St Lucia, so I found your blog very interesting! Could you please tell me which was the place whe…

  5. annabel_lee avatar

    driving times and dining costs

    by annabel_lee 13 March 2012

    We are traveling to Dominica in early May. Wondering how long it takes to drive between DOM airport and Portsmouth area, Portsmouth to…

  6. Sunday08 avatar

    Re: Carnival in Dominica

    by Sunday08 03 December 2011

    I was in Dominica last Feb/early March. "Mas Dominik" as you will hear it referred to locally or "carnival" festival takes place on the…

  7. Michele9 avatar

    Carnival in Dominica

    by Michele9 30 November 2011

    I am going to be in Dominica around 19 February for a couple of weeks, and understand that this is Carnival time on the island. Is Roseau…

  8. AMN_Dominica avatar

    Re: Buying food in Laudat

    by AMN_Dominica 12 July 2011

    Yes, you'll definitely want to stock up on food in Roseau however there are a few small shops that will sell very basic necessities and…

  9. alexandercorrie avatar

    Re: Nature and adventure in Dominica

    by alexandercorrie 15 June 2011

    Hi Jean, I have added a Dominica guide on the top right of the website www.adventuringsouth which should answer your questions about…

  10. ingbiko avatar

    Re: Nature and adventure in Dominica

    by ingbiko 02 June 2011

    mpjohans: 3rivers has closed down unfortunately a couple of years ago, not sure if it was taken over and reopened though, but anyhow the…

  11. topmans avatar

    Re: Buying food in Laudat

    by topmans 31 May 2011

    ye man I was jsut up there yesterday and it looks very small so probably best to stock up on most stuff in Roseau. Theres pretty limited…

  12. ScottP avatar

    Buying food in Laudat

    by ScottP 09 March 2011

    I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a store in Laudat or do you have to buy food in Roseau? I am going to be staying in Laudat…

  13. mpjohans avatar

    RE: Dominica for backpackers?

    by mpjohans 12 January 2011

    Dominica is fun, and probably feasible for a backpacker, as #1 says. The cruise ships only stop for a few hours in Roseau. I rented a…

  14. jhenley87 avatar

    RE: 11 days In Dominica

    by jhenley87 19 November 2010

    I found the boiling lake to be a little under-whelming, but the waterfalls scattered around the island are not to be missed. I can't…

  15. cup_of_katy avatar

    Cooking Lessons

    by cup_of_katy 29 October 2010

    I'm looking for a day or half day Caribbean cooking class around Christmas time. We will be on a cruise but don't want to book it as…

  16. chriskean1 avatar

    RE: airport hotels near Grantley Adams Airport

    by chriskean1 25 September 2010

    I think taxi sounds right for arrival so late at night, Sunday08. On the other hand I have no idea when the buses stop running (for all…

  17. musson avatar

    Martinique to Dominica in October

    by musson 20 July 2010

    I need to get from Fort de France, Martinique to Dominica either on the 11th or 12th of October to catch my flight back to Los Angeles.…

  18. chriskean1 avatar

    RE: 11 days In Dominica

    by chriskean1 19 June 2010

    I was in Dominica for several days in April-May. I ended up renting a car because the price was right for me (about $35 per day, and…

  19. am021169 avatar

    RE: Hairdresser in Kampala?

    by am021169 22 April 2010

    My girlfriend of many years (Singaporean) has/was able to meet me when traveling to places like Indonesia, Australia, Thailand, Burma…

  20. Fess avatar

    Cheap place to stay in Dominca, share a room

    by Fess 21 December 2009

    I am going to arrive in Dominca on January 18th and am leaving on the 23rd. The best price I have found was $35 for a double at St James…

  21. mary_irene avatar

    Re: Cheap guest House in roseau + trkking

    by mary_irene 19 December 2009

    Hi there, I would definitely recommend a guide for the Boiling Lake - the first few hours are fairly straightforward and the trail is…

  22. barbaraharlene avatar

    Re: Cheap guest House in roseau + trkking

    by barbaraharlene 02 December 2009

    Ma Bass, if she's still operating, has a nice and inexpensive guest house in Roseau. And yes, you want a guide for Boiling Lake. Ma Bass…

  23. mgtraveler avatar

    RE: DOM vs DCF airports - Dominica

    by mgtraveler 04 October 2009

    To the best of my knowledge, all the international flights fly into Melville Hall (at least I couldn't find any into Canefield a few years…

  24. Trinencadian avatar

    RE: Caribbean/Cuba in November/December?

    by Trinencadian 24 August 2009

    Getting to and from islands: check out the LIAT airline. I don't think they have an airpass but it is the main inter-island airline of…

  25. aminata avatar

    RE: How to fly to Dominica?? (no ferries in June)

    by aminata 06 June 2009

    What a shame to read that there is "a major cocaine problem in the capital of Roseau which is littered with crackheads in the evening,".....…

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