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Shopping
The duty-free shops of St. Thomas, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, bustle when cruise ships are in port. Along the streets of Charlotte Amalie you can browse or buy jewelry, clothes, electronics, liquor, and pretty much anything else that can fit into a suitcase. Retail stores occupy space in old, converted warehouses that long ago were used to store lumber and molasses. Sint Maarten and St. Martin offer two major shopping areas; on the Dutch side: Philipsburg and and on the French: Marigot. Both are charming towns located on the water with very good shopping. Philipsburg has a greater number of shops and also has casinos. Marigot's setting is arguably more picturesque and has superior choices for dining. In Mexico, Cancun features great shopping and has a number of malls. Two that are particularly attrcative are Kukulcãn Plaza and Plaza Caracol. These malls have a variety of stores where you can shop in cool, air-conditioned comfort. For a more traditional feel of Mexico leave the hotel zone and shop in the smaller stores in the downtown area. Shoppers will find everything from designer fashions to handicrafts. Grand Bahama's Freeport and Lucaya areas offer tax-exempt shopping for many items. Freeport's ten-acre International Bazaar and the waterfront, six-acre Port Lucaya Marketplace are the two largest shopping facilities on the island. Good bargains can be found on perfumes (some locally produced), crystal, jewelry, cameras, china, liquor, crafts, and leather goods. Also in The Bahamas, the Straw Market on Nassau's Bay Street continues to be popular with visitors. Here you can buy jewelry, t-shirts, carvings and, of course, straw goods. On St. Vincent, Saturday morning market in Kingstown is not to be missed. Stalls piled high with morning fruit, brings everyone to town. Fresh fruits, vegetables, and spices from around the country can be found here. The new Kingstown fish market will also tempt you with its range of kingfish, snapper, and grouper. The downtown area is full of shopping delights well worth an afternoon's stroll down Bay and Middle streets. You can find merchants offering textiles, arts and crafts of all sorts, cameras, binoculars, Swiss watches, perfumes, crystal and bone china, gold and silver jewellery and batik. In St. George's, Grenada, the Saturday market is on Halifax Street, just north of the Carenage. This is the place to buy the famous local spices.
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From the
the duty-free ports-of-call like St. Thomas to the colourful local markets of Kingstown in St. Vincent,
there is plenty to keep the shopper occupied and happy in the Caribbean.
