The Rough Guide to St Lucia

Karl Luntta is the author of guides to Jamaica, the Virgin Islands and the Lesser Antilles, and writes on St Lucia for numerous publications. He is also a newspaper columnist and has published fiction in International Quarterly, Baltimore Review, North Atlantic Review, and others.

Basics: getting there; Caribbean island-hopping; visas and red tape; information, websites and maps; health and insurance; getting around; costs, money and banks; communications; the media; safety, harassment and drugs; shopping; festivals and public holidays. The guide: Castries and around; Gros Islet and the north; Soufriere and the west coast; the south coast; the east; the interior forest reserves. Listings: accommodation; eating and drinking; entertainment and nightlife; sports and other activities; directory. Contents: a brief history of St Lucia; culture and language; books.