The beauty of Bermuda

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2011&sol;02&sol;ber-1&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-13666" title&equals;"ber 1" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2011&sol;02&sol;ber-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"281" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>The beauty of Bermuda<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><strong>If you’re in need of a romantic escape from the grey winter weather&comma; book a trip to the glamorous island of Bermuda&comma; writes Shereen Low<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Bermuda&comma; with its stunning beaches and tropical weather&comma; is the perfect getaway for newlyweds and married couples alike&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Located just off the east coast of the USA&comma; two hours from New York&comma; the UK’s oldest colony continues to have strong British influences&comma; from its red phone and mailboxes&comma; to its place names such as Somerset Village&comma; Devonshire and Warwick&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The six-hour flight from London’s Gatwick airport will transport you to paradise and into a whole new way of life&comma; where everyone greets each other and the houses are all painted in bright shades&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You can’t miss local celebrity Johnny Barnes&period; For the past 40 years&comma; the 87-year-old blows kisses and greets drivers and pedestrians at the Crow Lane roundabout every weekday morning&comma; between seven and ten&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<em>The good Lord gave me a job&period; I saw so many people going to work glumly&comma; and thought I would help make their day better&comma;” he told me&comma; adding&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Come back to Bermuda soon&period; I’ll be here waiting&excl;<&sol;em>”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While it is considered a rich man’s hideaway&comma; with certain parts of the island closed off for exclusive access&comma; this dream destination &&num;8211&semi; made up of 181 islands &&num;8211&semi; is accessible to couples of varying budgets&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The island’s capital Hamilton is the place to eat&comma; drink and shop&period; Rum cake&comma; made with copious amounts of Gosling’s Black Rum&comma; is a local delicacy&comma; as are Bermudian cocktails&period; Rum Swizzle &lpar;rum and fruit juice&rpar; is considered the female drink&comma; with its manly counterpart being Dark And Stormy &lpar;rum and ginger beer&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Window shop along Front Street&comma; affectionately known as The Strip&comma; where designers such as Louis Vuitton and Ralph Lauren sit alongside more affordable stores like MAC&period; Reward yourself with a quick bite at The Pickled Onion&comma; where a plate of fresh sushi will cost you &dollar;12 &lpar;£7&period;50&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Despite having a reputation for being a tax-free haven&comma; paying your way around Bermuda is not as cheap as you may expect&period; A round of five drinks at Cafe Cairo is comparable to prices in central London&comma; setting you back &dollar;50 &lpar;£32&rpar;&comma; and shoppers may find most items are more expensive because of the import tax&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There’s plenty to satisfy sports fans though&period; Scuba divers can explore the numerous wrecks and coral reefs in its clear waters&comma; while golf lovers can play a few holes at the various courses&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>From the famous Horseshoe Bay to the sunbathing spots on Elbow Beach&comma; many ships may have lost their way in the Bermuda Triangle&comma; but you’re sure to lose your heart here&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2011&sol;02&sol;ber3&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-13667" title&equals;"ber3" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2011&sol;02&sol;ber3&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"632" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong> <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong> Bermuda facts<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prestige Holidays is offering seven nights at the Elbow Beach in a Premier Twin with garden view&comma; room only&comma; with flights from Gatwick with British Airways and private transfers from £1&comma;399 per person&period; The package includes a &OpenCurlyQuote;Stay seven and pay for six’ offer&comma; saving £186 per booking&comma; and is based on two adults sharing and travelling in February 2011&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Holidays between January 3 and March 16 2011 are priced from £1&comma;029&comma; which includes seven nights for the price of four and flights with British Airways from London Gatwick&comma; room only accommodation in an ocean view room at Grotto Bay Resort and private transfers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For reservations visit <a href&equals;"www&period;prestigeholidays&period;co&period;uk">www&period;prestigeholidays&period;co&period;uk<&sol;a> or call 01425 480 400&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For more information about Bermuda&comma; visit <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gotobermuda&period;co&period;uk&sol;">www&period;gotobermuda&period;co&period;uk<&sol;a> and for Mandarin Oriental Elbow Beach&comma; log on to <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;mandarinoriental&period;com&sol;bermuda">www&period;mandarinoriental&period;com&sol;bermuda<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2011&sol;02&sol;ber4&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-13668" title&equals;"ber4" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2011&sol;02&sol;ber4&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"417" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed2e81a6d74">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; 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