| Where to shop Food a necessity, not always so easy to get in Dominica if you don't know where to go. First stop: Brizees' Mart a medium sized Supermarket close to the main road 20 minutes by car or bus. A good selection of items but not always allot of fresh fruits and vegetables. Open Monday - Saturday 9:00am - 9:00pm Astaphans the largest Supermarket in Dominica located in Roseau 25-30 minutes by car or bus. Good selection of items, but the same thing there not so much fresh Fruits and vegetables. Open Monday - Saturday 8:00am - 5:00pm As you will notice after a couple of days on the Island no shop have the same items. Walk around the town and discover a variate of smaller Super markets and shops. High heels are not recommended if you don't want to spend the rest of your holiday in cast. Visit the Fruit and Vegetable market in Roseau open Monday - Saturday. Every Friday the farmers bring down fresh fruits and vegetables from the garden. Some from early morning but most in the afternoon and stay until next morning. Here you also can get fresh local meat. Best time to shop: Friday and Saturday. While you are there pass around the corner to the Fish Market (next to the Ferry Terminal) but you have to be early 6am are not too early. For really fresh fish catch the fisher men as they coming ashore at Mero beach. Save money and change cash to ECD you can pay with U$D but you will be over charged. |
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| Rent a vehicle or take the local bus Do you like to visit different arias of Dominica and move freely across the Island; pack your day full of adventure every day? Or just have that comfortable feeling that you can come and go as you like. Then hire a Jeep or Car is maybe the best for you. We drive on the left hand side and make sure you are ready to wave the pot holes in the road. If you are on a budget or you looking for the real Dominican experience, take the bus. You will be restricted to this side of the Island but taking the local bus is a fun adventure. It is easy to take the local bus to Portsmouth, Roseau or Scotts Head. It takes two minutes to walk down to the bus stop. The buses do not have specific stops, just because you are in the bus stop don't mean the bus will stop for you. You have to put your hand out and "wave" the bus for it to stop. If they blink the head lights mean that they are full or don't pick up passengers. If you just don't want to drive or take the bus, hire a guide for a half or full day to take you on the sites you want to visit. We have English, French, German and Spanish speaking guides available. It is more expensive but they know the surroundings and can give you allot of information and facts about the sites you are visiting. |
| What to think about before you travel Tell your bank where you are going and what dates you will be here if you plan to use a Credit card. Very often card get locked if you don't, and that is not so fun when you try to pay in a shop or get cash at the ATM. Bring the phone number if you need to call us. To call from Dominica, Office: 449-7572 or Cell: 276-4238 Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (ECD) 1U$D = 2.67ECD When you pack, always assume that the luggage will not arrive at the same time as you. Many times the bags arrive a day later or in some cases days. So think about what would you need to have "if" the bags are late and pack it in the hand luggage. For example: extra par of under ware, bath suit, shorts and a t-shirt or a dress and flip flops. Important: Do not pack medication you know you need in your suit case, pack it in the hand luggage! If it is heavy medication take a copy of the prescription and a note from the Doctor, so you want run in to problem. |
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