guest post ~ peter

peter was our first visitor in provo, he came over in may and it was reallly nice having him around – plus, he takes amazing pictures, some posted here and here.

since we had our second visitors recently, i thought it would be fun to hear about our guests’ point of view of the island. and hope to have many more friends and family visiting the island!

what do you think makes turks and caicos (providenciales) so special?

In my opinion, what makes Providenciales so special is the authenticity of its island character that’s still insulated from rampant tourism that mobs other island destinations. One can explore pristine and uncrowded beaches, and the only companions could be your thoughts, the smooth sound of the crashing waves and the breeze flowing thru the incredibly blue sky. It is just a stunning island destination worthy of all travel magazine covers. And being a foodie, the food was pretty satisfying.

what were your favourite things to do whilst in the island? 

The most wonderful thing about my week is waking up everyday, walking out from my room and seeing the wonderful turquoise blue water dancing in the sunshine. It was just unbelievably energizing to start your day this way. The other memorable event during my stay was a wonderful drive around the island with Joana and James. We explored an authentic ship wreck by wading out thru knee deep clear water; That was just awesome.

would you recommend to a friend?

Yes with no reservation, I would definitely recommend it to a friend.

oceans

i am so happy to have the weekend ahead!

we are planning to spend lots of time at the beach and unpacking our last boxes to make our new place feel at home.

we will also be watching oceans – have you seen it? we love watching it now and then. you cannot miss this film about the under water world – its m a g i c a l!

green bean / providenciales

last weekend we had a funny episode – funny if you’re in a good mood when it happens! we were about to use our oven at home…and completely forgot to check inside before turning it on – we had to quickly turn it off before burning and melting the instructions inside a plastic cover left inside!

we decided to forget the oven incident and try prime for dinner.

prime is green bean during the day, and it turns into prime at night. with candles and seating area outside, it’s really nice and easy going. the perfect dinner spot close to home.

james had the best steak in the island, it comes with a fresh and deliciously well dressed salad. i had sliders but was aiming for the empanada with pico de gallo – sadly they had ran out of, so I’ll have to go back to try these.

guinep

a couple of weeks ago, when we went to chinson‘s for take away, there was a kid selling guineps – i had no idea what it was. i always get so curious for new and local flavours, so we bought a bag.

it tastes deliciously like a lychee, but with a more citric flavour – yummm!

guinep, spanish lime or mamoncillo!

i did have a hard time remembering the name, but finally did some research on it, this is what i found out.

happy weekend

what a great week, the weather has been just perfect.

we spent some time with friends, who came over to visit from new york – went out for dinner a couple of nights, luckily the evenings were beautiful.

oh boy, it’s so nice to have close friends over and how interesting it is to see our friends’ point of view of the island (more on this soon!).

happy weekend!!