| Despite the lack of hype, St Lucia offers
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| | During the high season, flights are on a
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| great tourist facilities and caters to
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| | daily basis, with services only slightly
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| all budgets, you can stay at luxury
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| | reduced in the low season, check
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| hotels or inexpensive guest houses, dine
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| | scheduled flights at
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| in world-class restaurants or at roadside
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| | Air Canada flies once a week from Toronto
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| kiosks, and shop in large duty-free malls
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| | and US Airways now flies direct from
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| or at open-air village markets.
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| | Philadelphia to St Lucia; from JFK, Air
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| St Lucia makes for a relaxed, informal
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| | Jamaica goes via Grenada or Antigua, BWIA
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| and incredibly friendly place to visit,
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| | via Port of Spain and AA via San Juan,
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| If it's beaches you prefer, then you'll
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| | and all have domestic connections; Jet
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| probably head first to the tourism
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| | Blue and United also fly to San Juan from
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| strongholds of the northwest coast, the
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| | JFK and Continental flies there from
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| "Golden Mile" of St Lucia's resorts
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| | Washington - it's easy to pick up an
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| towns.
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| | American Eagle connecting flight from San
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| St Lucia's most famous sights - the twin
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| | Juan to St Lucia.
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| peaks of the Pitons to the south. The
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| | The great majority of British and Irish
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| rainforest smothered mountains of the
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| | visitors to St Lucia arrive on a direct
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| forest reserves are strikingly beautiful
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| | charter flight as part of a package
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| and rich in flora and fauna, while the
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| | holiday - and even if you plan to travel
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| wild and windswept beach of Grande Anse
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| | independently this is still the cheapest
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| on the east coast is where you'll catch
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| | way to get there. Charters do have
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| the moving sight of leatherback turtles
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| | limitations, however, notably a fixed
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| nesting in the sands.
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| | return date of one, two or a maximum
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| For many visitors St Lucia's biggest
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| | three weeks. When it comes to direct
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| attraction is its tropical climate.
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| | scheduled flights, the choice is limited.
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| During high season (December to April),
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| | Virgin flies once a week direct from
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| the island is pleasantly hot, with little
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| | London Gatwick and once via Antigua; BWIA
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| rain and constant northeasterly trade
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| | departs twice weekly from London
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| winds keeping the nights cool.
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| | Heathrow; and BA has three flights a week
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| Temperatures rise even further during the
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| | via Antigua. Visitors from Australia and
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| summer months, which can also be wet: the
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| | New Zealand will need to take a flight to
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| rainy season lasts from June to October
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| | one of the main US gateway airports and
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| and the rainy months coincide with the
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| | pick up onward connections from there.
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| hurricane season , which runs roughly
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| | Generally, the least expensive and most
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| from late August to October and travel
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| | straightforward routes are via New York
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| tickets can be purchased at
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| | or Miami.
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| The island's growing popularity as a
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| | Wedding parties are welcomed by most
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| holiday destination is due in part to
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| | resorts in St Lucia, Sandal, Ladera,
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| international airlines which have
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| | Rendezvous and with all inclusive deals
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| consistently increased their flight
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| | available at almost every hotel St Lucia
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| schedules to the island over the years.
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| | makes for a great vacation.
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