Touched and formed by the British and the French, the Arawak traditions and the warming trade winds of the Caribbean, Grenada is an exotic cocktail of colonial towns and shimmering white beaches, old growth jungles and rambunctious rum bars, all topped off with a cinnamon shake and a shaving of aromatic nutmeg (both major products in this so-called Isle of Spice).

Yes sir, Grenada tour guides have plenty of treats up their sleeve. There are the turquoise shores of Morne Rouge, the secluded powdery sands of Levera, and the legendary strip of Grand Anse, a alabaster-white curve of lanky palms and beachside fish barbeques. Countless condos and five-star resort hotels pepper the coastal reaches, while the interior of Grenada throws out wonders like the roaring Seven Sister Waterfalls and Mount Carmel, where hiking through the scented spice plantations is a favourite attraction. Meanwhile, scuba divers dream of reefs like the ones that line Carriacou Island, and Petite Martinique offers laid-back life like you’ve never seen. And then there’s St George's, the capital, a medley of bobbing yachts and whitewashed churches, English mansions and looming forts left over from the 1700s.