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Cay dune have small pools to play around in, the grownups have dancing on tables. Everyone leaves happy.
porch, the rum-addled stories produced from late nights have earned Basil an indelible reputation. He knows stuf, but people here don’t spill secrets.
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Tamboo Tavern, Puerto Rico ➔ Hanging surfoard decor and Reef Girl posters aren’t necessary to prove its merit as a legitimate surf shack. In fact, there’s no denying it when the winter swell breaks right of the tavern’s back deck. It becomes the most popular bar on the west coast of Puerto Rico, and the surfoards are aplenty then.
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Gwen’s Reggae Grill, Anguilla ➔ Begin Sunday afternoon with a lazy swim and barbecue lunch. Then get primed with a steady stream of rum punches. When the scratch band explodes, give in. The all-ages all-smiles party follows on the porch overlooking Shoal Bay East will make you want to stay forever.
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Elvis’ Beach Bar, Anguilla ➔ Slide up to the Elvis’ beached Anguilla race boat (below right) and order something. Anything. It’s the place everyone stops in — locals and visitors alike — and no one here has ever met a stranger. Trust us. Before your first one’s empty, you’ll feel like a regular.
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Nippers Beach Bar & Grill, Bahamas ➔ The no-see-ums this dive was named after may nip your ankles, but the frozen Nippers will nip your sobriety much faster. And while the kids on the Great Guana
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Yellow Beach Bar, Pinel Island, St. Martin ➔ Take the five-minute water taxi from Cul de Sac. What await are an uninhabited island with thatch-roofed huts, lobster lunches plucked straight from the water, a constantly shifting sandbar, sexy bartenders with oohla-la accents, and the most picture-perfect view of St. Martin. If heaven exists on Earth, this is it. Proof: The beach is also topless. — zs
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Stuf Your Face in Cancun
French food? In the land of salbutes? That’s what the (deep breath) Wine & Food Festival Cancun-Riviera Maya, March 13-16, is going for this year. Celebrity tastemaker Daniel Boulud joins 50 chefs from around the globe (from Canada to Brazil) to celebrate French eats and drinks. The hot ticket is the “all-inclusive” gourmet day: a sip-and-sample-palooza in an oceanfront mega-tent. We’re predicting the next big foodie trend: Frexican.
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