A do-by-yourself holiday travel to Bahamas islands..

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After months of anticipation and hope we left for the Bahamas on 7 February, it is not clear which hat Maximum output is this destination, as he spoke of the Gambia, Sharm el Sheikh, Jamaica, Zanzibar, Formule Roulette and those who so forth, but it is not important when you travel!
Within a few days, after spending hours on a browse, buy two packs to half Opodo aircraft, the first A / R Dublin - Miami (stopover in Atlanta) company Delta Airlines for € 392.77 and a second package containing a first flight in Miami-Nassau (Providence Island), a second-Nassau George Town (Exuma Island), one third at a distance of approximately one week from George Town-Deadmans Cay (Long Island), and last from Deadmans Cay-Nassau, all with the Bahamas flag carrier Air for € 321.00.
Special compliments go immediately to the Bahamas Air, and their regulation does not provide any sanction for movements of flights within the Bahamian archipelago, and we even we managed to miss a flight, the airline has put us on standby on the next that was full, and when we did go without asking a dollar, has made us two people overjoyed!
CURRENCY: The official currency is the Bahamian dollar, which has the same U.S. dollar, you can then safely pay and receive both currencies. The operators are very willing to make the change, or to give the American dollars to replace the first Bahamian to return to the USA.
As there are only two banks, Royal Bank of Canada and Scotiabank Bahamas Limited, where you can also make cash withdrawals at ATMs, but beware the first does not change from euro to dollar, while the second, but they give you only dollars Bahamian. Credit cards are not welcome, not including resort course.
PHONE: In the islands there are telephone booths in BalTec, but those that work be counted on the tips of two fingers. Pay attention to the cards to be used, only to be used in public booths are only just those of BalTec and are acquired in the BTC or The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd.
PRICES: The Bahamas islands are expensive for everything, just to give you an idea a tomato salad we paid $ 2, $ 2.40 spaghetti, tomatoes $ 1.95, $ 1.60 water to 1.5 liters. Toilet paper can cost as little as $ 5 to a maximum of $ 16, half an hour of Internet connection costs $ 18 to Great Exuma.
MAPS: Visiting the islands is not difficult, you will find the maps very well detailed with an indication of the beaches and places where to snorkel, fuel supplies, guest house etc.. (Obviously you will find the exercises that pay the advertising space on the map). Are also regularly published "Visitors Guide", a preview you can see something on the site or www.longislandvisitorsguide.com www.exumavisitorsguide.com.
TRANSPORTATION: to rotate the islands is absolutely necessary to rent a car, there are several agencies, for Exuma we spent $ 60 per day in the near, the "Don's Rent a Car" Phone (242) 345-0112 Fax ( 242) 345-0113 email donsrentacar@hotmail.com, but also "Thompson Rental co. Ltd "indicated in this chapter housing rents cars, it's worth to check the prices.
A Long Island instead we spent $ 50 a day from "Mr.T Car Rental," a lovely lady who has impressed for two reasons: the first is the type of English spoken by him (virtually inaudible), and the second is the where I live, because we must traverse to reach the runway of aircraft, so one must also look into the air than on the right and left. His contact details are Phone (242) 337-1054 - (242) 332-2773.
UNITS: our spirit of traveling has always encouraged to purchase only the flights and a good guide, though this time in the Lonely Planet did not help having one prepared for all the Caribbean islands, so little information was .
On the spot we wanted to "investigate" to provide more information to travelers who like to shoot like us.
ACCOMMODATION Exuma ISLAND: In all the journals read are talking about the Coral Gardens hotel run by an English couple, www.coralgardensbahamas.com website, located about 150 m from the main road. To go to the beach you have to walk about 300 m. foot, the price was the cheapest we found in the internet or $ 99.
We stayed at the Breezy Hill found on Trip Advisor where we paid $ 125 a night. We had a very spacious room in the Main House with a Queen bed, fridge, satellite TV for the joy of Maximus, conditioner, ceiling fan and private bathroom. The courteous owner named Esther Taylor and lives with her husband Larry, and the dog Baddy by about 12 years, we make available to its entire kitchen that like all things American has a megafrigorifero, 2 mega freezers, stocked all of everything can imagine.
Next to the Main House is the Guest House, a detached house with kitchen, living room, two bedrooms and bathroom, planned for two couples but also with possible extension to three if one settles into a sofa bed in the living room. The daily cost is $ 250 per day even if prices explains Esther may fluctuate depending on the season.
Their email is: larryetta3632@hotmail.com, their phones 1-330-313-1667 (U.S.) or 1-242-phone 1-330-313-1667 (U.S.) or 1-242-358-4080 (Exuma).
For Exuma there are many real estate agencies, phone numbers can be found in quantity along the road because you will find a myriad of signs "For Rent". Just outside George Town is the "Thompson Rental co. Ltd that leases of graceful villas near the sea and that cost $ 120 a night for an apartment with one bedroom, two bedrooms and bedrooms it costs $ 150. The phone is (242) 336-2442 / 6 Fax (242) 336-2445 email: thompsonrental@hotmail.com.
In all history there are message boards where they are exposed to various listings of homes for rent, we have stopped at "Candys Aptarment" located in Farmer Hill and at a private home near the Coral Gardens, in both cases are managed by people leasing the place was $ 1000 per month.
HOUSING Long Island: Long Island is about 20 minutes from Deadman's Cay, just in Salt Pond "Seaview Lodge" was also highlighted by the Lonely Planet who have the cottage by the sea in front of the dock where it attract and mailboats ships carrying the goods. In the cottage you spend $ 100 per night, we do not like now, we act immediately as in ns. spirit in search of a new accommodation. The next day we start and after a couple of places come Petty's, where we read of escape "Rooms to Rent", the rooms are brand new, the rooms are big, the kitchen is perfect, the perfect price is $ 75 per night with a kitchen and $ 65 a night without food. The place is called "Neo Klima Villa" Phone 242-337-0217 or 242-337-6050 email glamour_sr@yahoo.com.
The speech also applies to boards of Long Island, we are within an agency of Fedex Express where we had gone to Hamilton's internet, we found a leaflet which was advertised "The Blue Cottage" (which we then seen and verified) are apartments with two bedrooms, 1 bathroom, kitchen, all at $ 600 per month. To contact FedEx at No. (242)) -337-6786 or visit www.sunquestservicecom