http://www.odyssei.com Antigua and Barbuda, - lately on the site en-us Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:05:25 +0100 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:05:25 +0100 pet@odyssei.com (Piotr Jaworski) pjm@odyssei.com (Pawel Jaworski) http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24597.html Required travel documents for Antigua and Barbuda: passport [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24597.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24434.html Electric power: 230V / 60 Hz [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24434.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24099.html Area code to Antigua and Barbuda: +1268 [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24099.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13002.html Fort Bay, which stretches north from the fort, is the closest beach to St John's and is thus popular with islanders. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13002.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13001.html The twin-spired St John's Anglican Cathedral is the town's dominant landmark. The cathedral interior is unusual in that it's completely encased in pitch pine, creating a church-within-a-church effect that was intended to buffer the structure from damage b [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13001.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9701.html Antigua and Barbuda Development Bank, Antigua and Barbuda Investment, Bank Antigua Commercial Bank, Bank of Antigua, Bank of Nova Scotia, Barclays Bank PLC, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Caribbean Corporation Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Swiss Americ [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9701.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9447.html Official currency is the Eastern Caribbean dollar which is fixed to the US dollar. Recent exchange rate was US$1.00 = EC$2.65. US currency, travelers checks and major credit cards are welcome everywhere. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9447.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9446.html Atlantic Standard Time, one hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time and the same as Eastern Daylight Time. GMT -4. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9446.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9445.html Part of the island is 110 volts, the remainder is 220 volts. Most hotels have both voltages available. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9445.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9444.html Same as in the US; 10-15% depending on the service. Some restaurants & hotels will automatically add a 10% gratuity. If in doubt, just ask. Give porters and bellhops 50 cents per bag, taxi drivers 10-15% of the fare. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9444.html