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What to do in Nassau, Bahamas?

What to see and do while in Nassau Bahamas?

  • My husband and I are taking a needed vacation. We are both 30 years old and will be going to Nassau at the end of January. We are staying at a resort on Cable Beach. After booking our flight and hotel, and excitedly telling our family and friends, we heard many negative comments about Nassau. Does anyone have tips on what to see and do that are both safe and cost effective? We were advised to not leave the resort and if we did, not to take a taxi (too expensive) and not to drive or walk alone (safety reasons). Also, my husband is a big fan of trying new foods. Any tips on good places to eat?

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    What you described sounds like Baltimore, or Trenton New Jersey, not Nassau. Nassau is a safe place to be, and walk around. You can take the local bus, that stops out side of the resort, to go downtown ( about 3 miles ) and shop at the stores on Bay street, the main street in the city, right by the cruise ship docks. Remember that the island that Nassau is located on ( New Providence ) is only 24 miles long and 7 miles across. Bay Street has some of the best "designer stores " that there are any where, Rolex, Armani, Hugo Boss, and Channel, all with NO TAX on the items. A must see is " Atlantis Resort " located on Paradise Island, just across the bridge from the main part of Nassau. It is HUGE, with many things to do and see. Bahamians are friendly, and they know that "visitors" like you are the main source of THEIR employment. 75 percent of the Bahamas national economy is based on tourism, so they are not going to give you bad service, or treat you with any type of disrespect. The Bahamian dollar is on a par with the US dollar, so you can spend either currency in Nassau. Drive on the left, watch for cars, and have fun. It is NOT the USA, and the experience will be good, if you bring your open mind and are prepared to LEARN about a new country and it's customs and life style. Have fun. Jim B, Toronto.

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i was never too big on going out while i lived there but places of interest would probably be the queens staircase and i think they still give tours for the old forts. Montague and Charlotte those are all free or use to be i haven't been home in a year other than those you can take a horse an carriage ride most of the drivers know a great deal about where else you can go and plus u get a tour of down town while u are on the ride. Now my favorite part the food. Arawak cay (pronounced ARE A WHACK) is where you want to be some people may call it the fish fry so here is a list that you wont regret trying most of which if not all can be found there { cracked conch conch salad conch fritters conch chowder stew conch scorched conch stew fish fried snapper grouper fingers peas and rice steamed turtle baked grouper baked you have to taste macaroni its the same ingredients but oh so different, cracked lobster peas soup and dumpling okra(just replace the p in Oprah with a k sound potato salad johnny cake usually comes with the stews and the boiled fish stuffed pork chops peas and grits} that should cover dinner now desert [guava duff potato bread coconut and pineapple tart since you will be there in January u might find Bennie cake the rum cakes there are great too 1 Christmas i ate 3 by myself cassava bread if you can find it, banana bread (bananas are much sweeter there) pineapple duff coconut duff] and that's desert so breakfast < boil fish and grits steamed tuna and grits with a slice of pear/avocado its called in America corned beef salad sandwiches or with grits> breakfast is pretty light and oh yea souses can be breakfast lunch or dinner so they are { chicken souse pig feet souse conch souse sheep tongue souse no worries there is a special way to clean and prepare these for cooking and finally mutton souse} and souse is pronounced Sow like female pig i think with a snake sound at the end ssss. hope this helps and hope you have fun. cheers

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