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The best shopping stop is St. Kitts'Caribelle Batik (869-465-6253) at Romney Manor, where you can watch batik in progress. You'll hear an explanation of the step-by-step process and can buy the finished product in the form of shirts, wraps and wall hangings. Prices are reasonable and the batik makes a colorful souvenir of your island visit. We purchased a batik of a string band that brings back good memories of our island stays. (Even if you don't want to buy, it's worth visiting Romney Manor to see the grounds, which are some of the most beautiful in the Leeward Islands.)

A meal on St. Kitts means traditional Caribbean fare – snapper, grouper, salt fish or even flying fish – accompanied by side dishes such as breadfruit, pumpkin, yams and the obligatory rice and (pigeon) peas. Everything will be flavorful and often spicy. Wash down dinner with the local beer, Carib or the island's own liqueur: Cane Spirit Rothschild, or CSR. Made from cane, this clear liqueur was developed by France's Baron de Rothschild and is manufactured in Basseterre. Apopular drink in St. Kitts is “Ting with a zing.” Ting is a carbonated grapefruit drink sold throughout the Caribbean and, in St. Kitts, is mixed with CSR as an adult concoction.

If you're looking for peace and quiet, St. Kitts and Nevis's plantation inns offer good getaways and a chance to immerse yourself in more of the local atmosphere.
These small inns, built around historic greathouses on former plantations, are intimate properties that host only a handful of guests at a time. As part of just a small group, you'll get to know each other as you would aboard a small cruise. Often, the owners of the inn reside right on property, so you'll receive personal attention.

All hotels on St. Kitts charge a room tax of 7% as well as a service charge of 10%, so be sure to include them when calculating your budget. See page 15 for price chart.

St.Kitts offers at least a day’sworth of sightseeing,more if you're especially interested in historic sites. Budget a day for an overall look at the sights, which range from historic homes and museums to natural formations and Indian petroglyphs. The capital of St. Kitts and Nevis has had a rough time. Hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, fires – you name it, Basseterre has had it. Nonetheless, the city has come back each time and rebuilt. Today you'll find many historic sites in the city.