A friend sent the following e-mail recently:
"According to National Geographic
"We asked the panelists to evaluate only the places with which they were familiar, using our customary six criteria, weighted according to importance: environmental and ecological quality; social and cultural integrity; condition of historic buildings and archaeological sites; aesthetic appeal; quality of tourism management; and outlook for the future.
"A total of 437 experts made up the panel for this year's Destinations Rated survey. The Highest rated was Norway with a score of 85.
"Grand Bahama Island rated amoung the worst places in the world just out rating the West Bank Jeruselem (how sad)
"Bahamas: Grand Bahama
"Score: 35
"True tourism folly—unfinished shells of hotels, tacky shopping areas.""Cruise ship hell," says another panelist. Wealthy outsiders have bought up all the beachfront, leaving nothing for anyone else. "As a result, the locals are extremely bitter."
What they left out though was Eleuthera scored 71 [More…]
I just spent four days in North Palmetto Point with family and friends from Canada, and I can say it was fabulous.
Here's a photo of one of the beaches.
Why don't we start posting all the good stuff about our country on these sites?
Read about the survey here…
Yes … but Rick you’re not suggesting that the hand is healthy but the leg has cancer …. are you – cause you know its all one body …. !!
That’s part of it Hanna :0)
We just need the tourists to come, I don’t mind if they go to Eleuthera.
I agree my friend!@
So we need t.o get rid of the CANCEROUS eliment of this society
Absolutely Rjd.
However, that’s never going to happen until we all take personal responsibility in our neighbourhoods and in general.
Then Police can’t be every where all the time and that’s where we come in.
If we see suspicious activity we need to call them.
Thanks for dropping by.