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Travel: Postcards From Jessica

By Jessica Flores. Jessica Flatt’s Village, home to the Bermuda
has worked in the travel and Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, the
tourism industry for well historic town of St. George’s, and
over a decade. She holds St. David’s Island.
both Bachelor’s and Master’s Westerly lie the South Shore
Degrees in Hospitality & beaches and, at the very tip of the
Tourism Management. As fish hook, the Royal Naval Dockyard,
owner of AWAY Travel in Boca known simply as Dockyard.
Raton, Jessica and staff bring By law, tourists can’t rent cars in
25 years of personal travel Bermuda. They can, however, ride
experience to an exclusive mopeds, which can be a hair-raising
clientele looking for luxury experience thanks to traffic and
travel planning. Ready for your own journey to begin? twisty roads. Not to mention, the cars
ride British style ... in the opposite
To: Luxury Travelers lane of the road.
I also don’t recommend renting

From: Beaches Of Bermuda their version of an electric car called
Twizy. This minuscule car is outfitted
Pack Your Bags: Once upon a time, Bermuda was the sole with two cockpit-style seats – fun, but
winner for romantic honeymoons. And why shouldn’t it be? It’s it only works if you’re lightweight and
only a crow’s nest away from the east coast of the United States traveling as a couple. I suggest taxis, though not always the and Devil’s Isle. I need to mention that Wahoo is the best and
and offers some of the world’s best beaches and hotels. Even most economical route, as a more convenient way to appreciate freshest fish you’ll ever eat on a sandwich!
the rich and famous, like Michael Bloomberg and the late Ross the surroundings and beach-hopping with ease. Best Luxury Accommodations: For those who want to be
Perot, had established their sprawling estates on this island. Best Historic Sites: St. George’s, the oldest English town in the thick of things, the island’s oldest hotel, the Fairmont
But after several hurricanes and the draw of other exotic in the New World, was Bermuda’s capital from the territory’s Hamilton Princess, can’t be beat for location, history and
and faraway destinations, such as the Caribbean and Mexico, founding in 1612 until 1815. Today it’s a UNESCO World swankiness. Otherwise, I would recommend the Rosewood
the once thriving tourist destination of Bermuda got moved Heritage site and one of the most picturesque and charming Bermuda, a 92-room property in the tiny enclave of Tucker’s
to the back burner. Luckily, to the knowledgeable traveler, parts of Bermuda, with 17th-Century architecture, historic Point with a secluded, quarter-mile beach, or the Ritz-Carlton
Bermuda has made a comeback – and for very good reasons. fortifications, shops, restaurants and cobblestone streets. Reserve Hotel at Caroline Bay.
This fishhook-shaped archipelago with pink shore Hamilton is rich in history with amazing small churches, stores Wheels Down: In the past few years, though, Bermuda
beaches and sparkling turquoise waters is only a two-hour and wharfside restaurants. has made a comeback, in part because of its location and
flight in the middle of the Atlantic. It has no high-rise condos, Best Beaches: Bermuda’s South Shore holds the most also for the fact there are new hotels opening and old ones
no crowded beaches, no grinding poverty and very little spectacular beaches, with scrubby cliffs and dramatic rock renovating. But in a story of “bests,” it’s only fair to mention
crime, making this a serene, sophisticated island of natural formations breaking up the shoreline and churning the water on that Bermuda’s best asset are its “locals.” Here you’ll get a
beauty and fascinating history. windy days. The most popular is Horseshoe Bay Beach, which friendly greet of a “good day” from just about anyone you
Your Island Road Map: Bermuda is only 21 square can get crowded, so I would opt for either equally beautiful encounter. Ask for directions and you’ll get a ride. Ask for
miles, about a fifth the size of Martha’s Vineyard, and Warwick Long Bay Beach, Tobacco Bay Beach, Elbow Beach a place to dine and someone will buy you a drink. Having
has the third highest population density on earth, at or the intimate Jobson’s Cove Beach. a bad day ... you might just get a hug. These are the reasons
approximately 65,000 people. This island is pretty easy to Best Seafood: When it comes to restaurants, Bermuda is you really need to point your compass to Bermuda before just
navigate, since there are only three main roads: North Shore not Miami Beach nor Paris. Nor does it pretend to be. What predictably choosing the Caribbean.
Road, South Road and Middle Road. it does well is seafood, simply cooked and plated. Some of
The capital of Bermuda is the city of Hamilton, located my best recommendations are Wahoo’s Bistro and Patio in St. Wishing You Safe Travels,
in the middle. Traveling east you’ll find picturesque George, Art Mels’ Spicy Dicy in Hamilton, Barracuda Grill, Jessica 

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