Anguilla
“You are where? Anguilla? Where is that?” “What is it like?” Anguilla is a British overseas territory in the Eastern Caribbean. It is one of the lesser-known Caribbean islands, but I dare say a very beautiful and idyllic one. (To find Anguilla, pull up your map of the Caribbean and look to the right of Puerto Rico.) The name Anguilla means eel so named for its long eel-like shape. It is 16 miles long and 3.5 miles wide at its widest point. You can drive from one end of the island to the other in half an hour. In the last census of 2011, Anguilla had a population of 15,094 which is over four times less than Jamaica's least populated parish, Hanover. Coming from Jamaica, at first Anguilla was disappointing and a shock to my system. The airport is no bigger than an average size upper middle-income family house. To get to Anguilla from Jamaica you can either transit through the US or through St. Maarten (SXM). There is a direct flight from Miami to Anguilla (AXA); however aft...