Touching down at the island paradise of Antigua in an American Airlines 737-800 in August 2015.
Also during that trip:
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Touching down at the island paradise of Antigua in an American Airlines 737-800 in August 2015.
Also during that trip:
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Jamaica Kincaid’s book A Small Place is pretty much required reading before you can call Antigua an island paradise.
“If you go to Antigua as a tourist, this is what you will see. If you come by aeroplane, you will land at the V. C. Bird International Airport. Vere Cornwall (V. C.) Bird is the Prime Minister of Antigua. You may be the sort of tourist who would wonder why a Prime Minister would want an airport named after him—why not a school, why not a hospital, why not some great public monument? You are a tourist and you have not yet seen a school in Antigua, you have not yet seen the hospital in Antigua, you have not yet seen a public monument in Antigua. As your plane descends to land, you might say, What a beautiful island Antigua is—more beautiful than any of the other islands you have seen…
Nice video. I really enjoy your travels. Keep ’em coming ! and thanks