Tag Archives: Sundowner Specials

Friday I’m In Love…

It is 4:59pm Thursday afternoon and the excitement and anticipation is already building…tomorrow is Friday!  You awake on Friday morning and for the first time all week spritely jump out of bed.  Whilst having your morning coffee you’re browsing through your Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest timeline which is filled with “TGIFs, I Love Fridays, Cheers to the Weekend” status updates, quotes and pictures. You’ve also post your own “I LOVE FRIDAY” quote tagging your besties and weekend pals.   It …
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Learning New Things About Old Things

There is an old adage that says, “you learn something new every day” and today we learnt a lot of new things about something very old.  Many of us here in Antigua and in the Caribbean grew up using concentrate drink mix Sunquick.  A bottle of Sunquick could be found in every cupboard as it was economical and a quick way to make a cool and refreshing drink for the kids. Today some of our restaurant and kitchen staff attended …
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Travelling Solo? Stay At Trade Winds Hotel!

The number one…to many it may be the loneliest number especially when it comes to travelling.  But of late the number of persons travelling solo has been increasing.  For many, travelling solo is the ultimate liberating experience affording you flexibility where your time is truly your OWN. Despite being tagged as one of the Caribbean’s most romantic destination, Antigua is also perfect for the solo traveller.   Whether you are looking for an exotic and intimate setting to hide yourself away …
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They’re BACK!!!

THEY’RE BACK!!! Who’s back? The whales are back…the whales are back!!! Whale Watching is one of our favourite things to do.  Yeah I know…you’re asking yourself…isn’t wind surfing…oh wait beachcombing…oh and yeah turtle watching your favourite things to do?  Well yeah you’re right we did say those are our favourite things to do.  But when you live on an island paradise like we do you can’t just have one favourite thing…so whale watching is one as well…and be sure in …
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Getting to Antigua.

We began the new year revising your new year’s resolution list and we added “Visit Antigua” and “stay at Trade Winds Hotel” at the top of the list…and you haven’t been able to think about anything else but that.  However, we forgot the most important piece of information and that is how to get here. Now click your heels together three times and say “there’s no place like Antigua, there’s no place like Antigua”…sorry we didn’t mean to tease we …
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Escape To Trade Winds Hotel This Valentine.

Do you remember your first love?  Sounds like a silly question…right?  But of course you do…I see you blushing now thinking about that person.  For some that memory may be intense, passionate or may just be a little sad.  In a few breezes we will be in the month of love (Can you believe it?…February is here already and the year just started…WOW!) and Valentine’s Day will be here.  The big question arises on how to celebrate this romantic and …
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