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Caribbean Travel & Life,
December 2006
Montserrat Marches On.....The volcano that many outsiders believe wiped out the tiny Leeward island has in fact given rise to a new sense of self. Read more ...... Lonely Planet's online guide to Montserrat Montserrat has survived hurricanes and more
than one devastating volcanic eruption. Split into the Safe Zone, Daytime
Entry Zone and Exclusion Zone, the tiny island continues to rise from the
ashes. With volcanic rock covering the dusty roads, no stoplights, only
two hotels and a smattering of guesthouses, Montserrat is truly like no
place on the planet. Read more.......
Toasting the Shamrock in Montserrat
The 17th March will see the cities and towns of Ireland
decked out in honour of its patron saint. While many bemoan the
secularisation of St Patrick’s feast day, others delight in the goodwill
this day generates for the Irish around the world.
Popularly known as the ‘Emerald Isle of the Caribbean’, Montserrat is the only place in the world outside Ireland where St Patrick’s Day is a public holiday. Read more ...... Hot Spots: Montserrat offers opportunity to
admire volcano
Although the tiny, pear-shaped Eastern Caribbean island
of Montserrat is little known, it is home to one of the world's most
accessible erupting volcanoes, giving the average person a rare, live
opportunity to see Mother Nature's majesty and destructive power at work.
Read
more .....
Sun, sea...and
sulphur
Many of the exclusive villas and the infrastructure that supports them remained amazingly unscathed by the volcano. Others, which were inundated with ash, have dusted themselves off and are eager to resume business. Read more ..... Montserrat: A Hidden Gem in the Caribbean |
Frommers.com
I recently had the opportunity to take a press trip to
the Caribbean island of Montserrat, a former bastion of chic in the West
Indies. In the past decade and a half, the island has gained notoriety,
not for its visiting celebrities and the pockets of posh that catered to
them, but for a rather unfortunate history of natural disaster. Read more....
Price of Paradise
David Lea, a Montserrat resident,
has documented the eruption of our famous volcano from its beginnings in
1995. His spectacular video images have become known world-wide. Read more and order copies
here.
WorldAtlas.com Montserrat map and information page. Soufriere Hills, a volcano on the island of Montserrat, began erupting on July 18, 1995. Most of Montserrat (the Emerald Isle) was devastated and more than two-thirds of the population left. Looking at beautiful Montserrat today, it would appear that the eruption never happened, even though the southern two-thirds of the island is closed. Read more .... Montserrat Development
Projections
from the Government and some valuable private opinions. Read more .....
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