Steps to the Beach - Bonita Beach, FL

This is my favorite beach entrance on Bonita Beach in southwest Florida. The beach dunes have grown up around the stairs. As you're standing at the bottom of the stairs, the dune and the sea oats tower above you. It just frames the water and sand beautifully.

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RumShopRyan

Big Pine Key, Florida Keys

Sunrise in the Florida Keys. Another day in the American Caribbean, another day of a life lived by the sea. A life filled with the rhythm of the tides and the warmth of the never ending summer. A life that moves at a slower pace and deadlines don't seem so important. A life, or....the life.

(Photo by Floridaimages via Flickr)

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Les Saintes, Guadeloupe

15 km south of Guadeloupe, the small archipelago of the Saintes, composed of 9 islands discovered by Christopher Columbus on 4 November 1493, is now known worldwide for the beautiful bay of Anse du Bourg that reminds a little on Rio His Pain de Sucre, considered the third bay in the world for its beauty.

(Photo by RH.P via Flickr)

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St. Kitts Sugar Plantation

Today is National Rum Day. Rum is the life blood of the Caribbean, more so in the past, but the region is still the largest rum producing region in the world. I took this photo of an old sugar mill lying in ruins on the island of St. Kitts. Ruins just like this dotted the landscape all across the tiny island. Just goes to show how important sugar and rum where to the economies of these islands.

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A Face Of The Caribbean

A human face tells a story the same as words in a book. The story pictured above is sure to be a best seller.

What the photographer said about his photo...
This portrait i had to pay for but i didn't mind because this guy is very fascinating, every time we go to St. Maarten he is in the same place, he tries to draw pictures of tourists but he doesn't get many punters, so i helped him out with money to get his portrait. (Photo by Simon Slater via Flickr)

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Haze of the Florida Keys

The Florida Keys extend past Key West. These distant islands stagger on into the haze of the sea. A lonely beacon warns sailors of a shallow reef and acts as the night watchman. I love the Keys with all my soul, America's Caribbean.

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A Jost Van Dyke Sunset

Jost Van Dyke, a playground that is part of the British Virgin Islands. This photo was taken from Ivan's Beach Bar in White Bay on Jost. The fiery sun is setting over St. Thomas. There is almost no place I'd rather be than the sands of White Bay. You have the chance to see life altering sunsets like this and you're just steps away from some of the most famous beach bars in the Caribbean. Yes, I want to call this place home.

(Photo from OldMango.com)

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