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Mosquitos seem to have enjoyed several other guests and my wife as a meal during our trip. My wife who never gets a mosquito bite got at least a dozen large, angry bites on her legs and torso. I had never seen such large bites in my life and some other guest looked like they had chicken pox; they were so covered. We always travel with some bug repellent spray and towelettes which have kept us from being bitten up before but obviously it diddn't work on these insects.
For the most part during our vacation a simple "No Thank you" sufficed with most vendors on the beach and in the towns. The only problems we had were at the major attractions such as the volcano and sulphur springs. We were swarmed by at leat twenty vendors before we even got fully off the van. We tried to be polite with our No Thank You, Not Interested but they just kept coming. My wife got frustrated enough to use a few choice words and they backed off. I really hate that we have to resort to that but it gets quite intimidating.
The one thing that turned me off during our stay was the amount of people asking us if we wanted to buy drugs. No matter what beach it was; someone always approached us to see if we wanted to buy some "smoke". Just say no and walk on as we did. I know we are tourists and the stereotype is that people come to "have a good time" but we are not that type in the least.
Anywhere in most places you will be continually approached and asked if you want to buy something.St Lucia is now different, albeit they all seem alot more friendly than the beggars/touters/ sellers in other places of the world buton the beach - you will be asked if you want drugs, fruit, a hand made handbag/ hat from leaves.you will also be approached by people saying they are trying to get oem money to host a cricket match for homeless children.
My top Six Saint Lucia Dangers1. The most common danger in St. Lucia, or any tropical destination for that matter, is sunburn. As you travel nearer to the earth’s equator the sun is filtering through less of earth’s atmosphere and will burn you much faster than you are used to. Even wearing sun-block (spf-30) you can be severely burned in 3 – 4 hours. Think of spf-30 as if it will keep you from burning for (3x30) about an hour and a half. Spf-50 will keep you from burning for (3x50) almost 3 hours... Actually sun-block it’s self is possibly linked to skin cancer and you should simply avoid being in the direct sun as much as possible when in the tropics. If you are in the direct sun wear a wide brim hat, long sleeves, and stay in the shade as much as you can. If you must stay in the direct sun then be sure to have someone check you for burning every 30 minutes or less, when it is visibly...
I only came up with one warning. I underestimated the strength of the sun on our honeymoon to St. Lucia. Look at the picture to see what 4 hours in the sun with spf 30 sunblock can do. The other parts of my body, like my ankles, which weren't covered in sunblock got burnt much worse.
The sun is strong and skin cancer is always on the rise so avoid getting sunburn. I am very white and burn very easily so I always wear sunblock and take hats when we travel especially to beach locales. On this trip I took several hats for the beach to avoid getting a burn on my head, face and neck while relaxing on the beach. We also avoid peek sun exposure times but heading out of the sun at 11am for an early lunch and coming back after 1pm when the rays are less damaging. Reapplying sunblock after swimming is also important to avoid burning.
The police in St Lucia will not help you if you are robbed or assaulted. Sometimes they yell at the tourist who has been robbed. Rumor has it that many of the criminals are close relatives of the police.Be extremely careful anywhere you go on the Island. At the very best the police are unhelpful.
If you happen to be staying at any of the Sandals resorts, avoid the homeless bums who hang out on the beach daily, hocking their wares. They make palm frond and coconut crafts (which you won't be able to get through Customs). They'll try to sell you one-of-a-kind hematite necklaces, anklets and bracelets "made from stones from the volcano, mon." Don't fall for this trick -- you can find the same trinkets at any of the local market places (which are more like flea-markets). Don't be afraid to haggle, either. In fact, haggling is the only way to buy things there. Almost nothing has a marked price. Start low! There is really only one main road which covers the entire island. The taxi drivers are, for the most part, horrible, but there are some exceptions. The drive from the airport to the resorts (on the northwest coast) takes about an hour and a half. The roads are steep and narrow. In...
Corn braids look pretty cool. Must travelers to the Sun spots have them put in their hair. What some people forget is that this exposes part of your scalp that normally does not see the sun. My wife had her hair done and the next day burnt her scalp. It was not fun.CARE: Buy a hat
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Q: is the power supply 110 or 220 in St Lucia
A: As I recall, 220V / 50Hz, UK plugs when we were there.
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