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Ethical Traveler names Dominica in Top 10 for 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n Ethical Traveler recognises Dominica as one of “The World\u0019s Ten Best Ethical Destinations \u0013 2015”.<\/p>\n The other nine countries named were the Cabo Verde, Chile, Lithuania, Mauritius, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Uruguay, Vanuatu.\u00a0Read about it on the Ethical Traveler website.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ethical Traveler names Dominica in Top 10 for 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n Ethical Traveler recognises Dominica as one of “The Developing World’s 10 Best Ethical Destinations”.<\/p>\n The other nine countries named were the Bahamas, Barbados, Cape Verde, Chile, Latvia, Lithuania, Mauritius, Palau, Uruguay.\u00a0Read about it on the Ethical Traveler website.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dominica is Trip Advisor Travelers’ Choice\u00ae 2013 Winner: Islands<\/strong><\/p>\n 6 Dominican hotels received awards…Read more about the Awards here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Read more on TripAdvisor.com.<\/a> (March 2013).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ethical Traveler names Dominica in Top 10 for 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n Ethical Traveler recognises Dominica as one of “The Developing World’s 10 Best Ethical Destinations” for their commitment over the past year to environmental protection, social welfare, and human rights.<\/p>\n The other nine countries named were Argentina, Barbados, Chile, Costa Rica, Latvia, Lithuania, Palau, Poland, and Uruguay.<\/p>\n Read about it on the Ethical Traveler website.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” module_id=”scuba” text_font_size=”14″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dominica #1: Top 10 Dive Sites in US & Caribbean<\/strong><\/p>\n Dominica has been named #1 in a list of the top ten dive sites in the US & Caribbean.<\/p>\n “The Nature Island consistently delivers the best in Caribbean diving, if not the world. Champaign reef and Scott\u0019s Head drop off are just a couple of the many underwater highlights.” Read more on ScubaRadio.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n SSMR is A Top 10 Caribbean Snorkeling Park<\/strong><\/p>\n The Soufriere Scotts Head Marine Reserve was named one of the 10 Top Snorkelling and Marine Parks in Caribbean Travel & Life magazine.<\/p>\n Click here\u00a0to read the full article.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font_size=”14″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font_size=”14″]<\/p>\n Naked and Afraid – Dominica<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n April 2014<\/em><\/p>\n Strangers meet in the jungle baring it all. In this episode of Discovery Channel’s Naked and Afraid the pair spend their time on Dominica’s east coast.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#ffffff” show_divider=”off” height=”70″] [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_video admin_label=”naked and afraid” src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Myg1iWfzCJc” image_src=”\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Myg1iWfzCJc\/hqdefault.jpg”] [\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Dominica in the Nude, Naked and Afraid<\/strong><\/p>\n Discovery Channel YouTube<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#ffffff” show_divider=”off” height=”40″] [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font_size=”14″]<\/p>\n Break Point – A Business Reality TV Series – Airs in Dominica<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n April 2013<\/em><\/p>\n The 12 episode TV series highlights the journey of dedicated regional businesses and entrepreneurs as they vie to become one of the 12 finalists who travel to London to make a final pitch to a panel of investors, venture capitalists and distributors<\/p>\n The Break Point series seeks to empower Caribbean businesses to take on European markets and introduces them to alternative funding sources such as private investors in the form of venture capitalists and Angel investors.<\/p>\n View the Break Point Promo Video here <\/a>.<\/p>\n The show airs Sunday, April 14th at 7 pm (AST) locally on Marpin Channel 5 and also streams at the same time\u00a0TDNEntertainment.net.<\/a><\/p>\n Support the team from Dominica!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_video admin_label=”breakpoint” src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AnTbeLganKo&feature=youtu.be” image_src=”\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/AnTbeLganKo\/hqdefault.jpg”] [\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Promotion Video, Breakpoint<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The Caribbean Export Agency\u00a0YouTube Channel<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#ffffff” show_divider=”off” height=”40″] [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font_size=”14″]<\/p>\n Episode 1, No Kitchen Required – Filmed in Dominica<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n March 2012<\/em><\/p>\n “In the first episode of this adrenaline-inducing series, the chefs rappel into the lush land of the Caribbean island, Dominica…” Read the article on BBC America.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_video admin_label=”no Kitchen” src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QUjDSTOpW2w” image_src=”\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QUjDSTOpW2w\/hqdefault.jpg”] [\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Foraging in Dominica, No Kitchen Required<\/strong><\/p>\n BBC America\u00a0Channel YouTube<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#ffffff” show_divider=”off” height=”40″] [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font_size=”14″]<\/p>\n Man, Women, Wild – Episode 10 Filmed in Dominica<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n September 2010<\/em><\/p>\n This episode of the popular Discovery Channel reality survival show was filmed in Dominica in July. The episode originally aired on September 24th, featuring Mykel and Ruth as they make their way from the tropical mountains of Dominica through the rainforest and down to Dominica’s East coast. Along the way they find plenty of food and use one of Dominica’s natural resources to cook it!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#ffffff” show_divider=”off” height=”40″] [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font_size=”14″]<\/p>\n Around the World for Free – Dominica<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n February 2007<\/em><\/p>\n Alex Boylan, host ofAroundtheWorldforFree.com <\/a>has made Dominica his home for the past nine days. Alex left New York on September 18th, 2007 with his cameraman (Zsolt) and US $22 in his pocket. They are trying to make their way around the world, relying on people’s good will to help them along the way.\u00a0While in Dominica, Alex hiked to the Boiling Lake, visited the Emerlad Pool and Screw’s Sulphur Spa, to name just a few of his adventures.\u00a0This interactive reality series is being broadcast on the web<\/a>. So check out Alex’s site to see how he enjoyed his time in Dominica.<\/p>\n What the episode here<\/a><\/p>\n After traveling more than 45,000 miles and circumnavigating the globe, in an interview on CBS following his return to the US Alex Boylan’s\u00a0favorite destination: DOMINICA!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_video admin_label=”around the world for free interview” src=”http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/videos\/around-the-world-for-free-50022747\/” image_src=”http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/around-world-for-free.jpg”] [\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Interview with Alex Boylan<\/a>,\u00a0Around the World for Free<\/strong><\/p>\n CBS News<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font_size=”14″]<\/p>\n Pirate of the Caribbean II & III<\/strong><\/p>\n Dominica\u2019s untamed rainforests and secret coves made it the perfect pirate\u2019s lair for Disney\u2019s latest blockbuster. See if you recognize any of the places where filming occurred.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video admin_label=”Video” src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LOkApTA0oMk” image_src=”\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/LOkApTA0oMk\/hqdefault.jpg”] [\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man’s Chest Set and Locations<\/a><\/p>\n Ada Liu YouTube Channel<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_cta admin_label=”Call To Action” title=”Want to know more about Pirates in Dominica?” button_url=”https:\/\/www.avirtualdominica.com\/pirates” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Learn More” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”#000000″ background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”center” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16″ button_bg_color=”rgba(249,249,249,0.61)” button_border_width=”0″ button_letter_spacing=”0″ button_use_icon=”default” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on” button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″] [\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#ffffff” show_divider=”off” height=”40″] [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_video admin_label=”Video” src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xe9YBJt0x14″ image_src=”\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xe9YBJt0x14\/hqdefault.jpg”] [\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Cannibal Escape – Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man’s Chest<\/a><\/p>\n The Magic Hannes\u00a0YouTube Channel<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” padding_mobile=”off” module_id=”articles” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on” gutter_width=”3″ parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Who Needs a Beach When You\u0019ve Got This? Waterfalls, Rivers and Rain Forest on Dominica<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The New York Times, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n “When I saw that the only way down the 300-foot cliff was a series of ropes and roots for handholds, I gasped… I wistfully thought about earlier Caribbean vacations, when the main activity was sitting on a beach, lifting a pastel drink that complemented the startlingly aqua water. But after reminding myself I hadn\u0019’t come to Dominica for lolling, I grabbed a rope and began the climb down,..” Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n Up Hill and Down Dale – Hiking Dominica’s National Trail<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Caribbean Beat, Issue 20, March\/April 2013<\/em><\/p>\n “One of the delights of the Waitukubuli Trail is the way it bobs and weaves through the very tapestry of local life, and allows you to meet the people who make up Dominica\u0019s communities…” Read the article on CaribbeanBeat.com<\/a> – March 2013.<\/p>\n Dominica: A Natural Hiking Destination<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n AllAtSea.net, March 2013<\/em><\/p>\n Article by Devi Sharp, a retired wildlife biologist who is exploring the Caribbean with her husband, Hunter, on their sailboat Arctic Tern. Read the article on AllAtSea.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dominica, the Caribbean, a Boy’s Own Island<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Telegraph.co.uk, November\u00a02011<\/em><\/p>\n “David Hoppit promised his grandsons a life-changing adventure. They found it on the Caribbean island of Dominica…”\u00a0Read the article…<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica has Best Carnival in the World<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Guardian.co.uk, February 2011<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n “This traditional pre-Lenten Caribbean carnival is friendly and uncommercialised…”\u00a0Read the article…<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica is a Top 10 Romantic Caribbean Retreat<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n CNN,\u00a0February 2011<\/em><\/p>\n Dominica’s Rosalie Bay Resort featured as a Top Romantic Caribbean Retreat.\u00a0“Mountainous adventure and dramatic photo ops await couples at Rosalie Bay.” Read the article…<\/a><\/p>\n Lonely Planet’s 10 great Caribbean secrets – Dominica’s Boiling Lake<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n BBC Travel, December 2010<\/em><\/p>\n “One of the Caribbean’s best destinations for rugged adventures, mountainous Dominica sports an incredible hike.”\u00a0Read article…<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica, Island of Plenty<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The Daily Herald, February\u00a02011<\/em><\/p>\n “We got lots of smiles and friendly greetings when we and our friends visited Dominica recently. At the various restaurants all our dishes had a great variety of provisions; we had green bananas, dasheen, sweet potato, breadfruit and various kinds of yam. And Dominica’s nature had us in awe, from the coastal cliffs to the rugged inland mountains.” Read the article…<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0Dominica is a Top 10 Fitness Vacation<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Yahoo Travel, January 2011<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n “Combine your desire to get in shape with your love of travel for a fantastic fitness vacation.” Read the entire article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dominica is 1 of 20 Best Trips of 2011<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n National Geographic Mag, January 2011<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n “A lack of white sandy beaches and an overabundance of rainfall keep this mountainous island of tropical rain forests off typical Caribbean vacation itineraries – a plus for adventure seekers….”\u00a0Read the entire article here<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica For The Budget Traveller<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Caribbean Travel & Leisure, November 2010<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n “The Caribbean is often thought as a destination for the rich and famous but the island of Dominica can be enjoyed on a budget without cutting down on experience.\u00a0Here are some tips for enjoying Dominica without having to spend a fortune…”\u00a0Read the article…\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica, best island for walkers, nature lovers<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Wanderlust Magazine, November 2010<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n “The Caribbean’s first long distance walking trail offers a fascinating journey through Dominica’s mango orchards, boiling lakes and ancient Carib culture…”<\/p>\n Article by Mark Stratton, read it here…\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n 6 Action Adventures in the Caribbean<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n New York Times, November 2010<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n “When it comes to a Caribbean vacation, the idea of an extreme activity takes on a new meaning. …”\u00a0Read about<\/a> “Rapelling into Canyons in Dominica” in the New York Times Travel Section or visit Extreme Dominica’s Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dominica is #2 Best Pure Island<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Islands.com, March 2010<\/em><\/p>\n Here are the best pure islands for natural, environmentally friendly island travel… read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n A Writer’s Retreat at Elma Napier’s Dominican Home<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The Guardian, July 2009<\/em><\/p>\n It is a curious sensation to lie on a sofa in the tropical night reading a novel in the home of its writer and to realise you are in the book’s very setting… Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dominica is Featured Destination<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Mother Nature Network, March 2009<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n The island of Dominica \u2014 located in the middle of the Lesser Antilles \u2014 is one of the most rugged and natural travel destinations north of the Amazon…\u00a0Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n National Geographic Traveler Island Destinations<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Traveler.NationalGeographic.com, November\/December 2007<\/em><\/p>\n National Geographic Traveler and the National Geographic Center for Sustainable Destinations conducted their 4th annual Destination Scorecard survey. Dominica scored fairly well in terms of managing its tourism product, achieving 77 points out of 100.\u00a0Overall, Dominica ranked 13 out of the 111 island destinations included in the survey – the best of all Caribbean islands!<\/p>\n Read the article on National Geographic Traveler’s website…<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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