Bucket List 196: Dominica!
The Road Travelled · Tales From Dominica · Photos
Country 96/196: Dominica. Often called the “Nature Island,” Dominica is a rugged, rainforest-covered gem in the eastern Caribbean known for its volcanic peaks, hot springs, and dramatic waterfalls. Unlike many of its neighbours, it lacks sprawling resorts and piña coladas and instead offers dense jungle, black-sand beaches, and a thriving Kalinago community—one of the last indigenous populations in the region. Visitors can explore historic military garrisons, swim beneath icy mountain-fed cascades, and walk through coastal villages untouched by mass tourism. Bring a decent pair of shoes, and be sure to pause at the Ruins Rock Café in Roseau by the port for live music and a hell of an atmosphere.
The Road Travelled
Tales From Dominica
Dominican’t Leave
May 12th, 2025 By the time we reached Dominica—our final new nation of the trip—levels of ‘cruise fatigue’ resulting from too much food, too little sleep, and an endless supply of Heineken were at an all-time high. The epitome of a first-world problem, it may have been, and sympathy certainly isn’t expected, a place that would revive our…
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Dominica
Country: 96/196 Visited: Winter ’24/’25
