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Plenty of Caribbean islands are known for their beaches, but blissfully beautiful Antigua beats them all. With 365 beaches rimming this island of just over 100 square miles (258 square kilometre), there’s a different one for every day of the year, the saying goes. Pick an untouched beach and hide away for an afternoon; while nearby islands are all about seeing and being seen (ahem: St. Barts), vacationers in Antigua usually have a bit more privacy in mind.

3 days ago | travelandleisureasia.com | Carley Rojas Avila

Plenty of Caribbean islands are known for their beaches, but blissfully beautiful Antigua beats them all. With 365 beaches rimming this island of just over 100 square miles (258 square kilometre), there’s a different one for every day of the year, the saying goes. Pick an untouched beach and hide away for an afternoon; while nearby islands are all about seeing and being seen (ahem: St. Barts), vacationers in Antigua usually have a bit more privacy in mind.

3 days ago | travelandleisure.com | Carley Rojas Avila

Panoramic view of the pier on Boca del Drago beach in Bocas del Toro. Credit: DmitriyBurlakov/Getty Images Top 5 Can’t MissNayara is known for its jungle-immersed boutique hotels in nearby Costa Rica, but with overwater bungalows at their Bocas del Toro property, this one might be the best of the bunch. Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park is known as the "Galápagos Islands of the Caribbean," with its protected beaches and waters brimming with marine life.

4 days ago | travelandleisureasia.com | Carley Rojas Avila

Plenty of Caribbean islands are known for their beaches, but blissfully beautiful Antigua beats them all. With 365 beaches rimming this island of just over 100 square miles (258 square kilometre), there’s a different one for every day of the year, the saying goes. Pick an untouched beach and hide away for an afternoon; while nearby islands are all about seeing and being seen (ahem: St. Barts), vacationers in Antigua usually have a bit more privacy in mind.

5 days ago | travelandleisureasia.com | Carley Rojas Avila

In the British Virgin Islands, every island seems to have its own distinct, larger-than-life personality, and tiny Jost Van Dyke is no exception. Named after a 17th-century swashbuckling sailor, Jost Van Dyke brims with a bravado that would make even a pirate proud. It is home to the renowned Soggy Dollar Bar, the birthplace of the famous Caribbean cocktail known as the painkiller.