BAHAMAS REPORT TRAVEL.

  

With 1 hour delay my plane no. 2 leaves from Terminal 2 of José Marti International Airport in Havana (Cuba) at 2.15pm. UP212 of the Bahamas Air Company to Lynden Pindling International Airport in New Providence (Bahamas), (one-way ticket price: USD 183.00).

 

Arrival at 3.15 pm, at Lynden Pindling International Airport in New Providence (Bahamas), located 16 km west of Downtown Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas. There are 6 hours of time zone, compared to Italy.

 

To enter the Bahamas for tourism purposes, a visa is not required for up to 90 days of stay. The customs declaration form must be completed. Keep in mind that baggage checks are very thorough. They make you open all your bags.

 

Note that the Bahamian dollar ("B $"; ISO 4217 code "BSD") has been the national currency of Bahamas since 1966. It is usually denoted by the dollar sign $ or alternatively with B $ to distinguish it from other currencies that they are called dollar. It is divided into 100 cents. The Bahamian dollar is pegged to the US dollar at a one-to-one rate, so you can use the US dollar to pay for anything, but beware that the rest is given to you in Bahamian Dollars.

 

The cheapest way to get to Downtown Nassau from Lynden Pindling International Airport in New Providence (Bahamas), located 10 miles west, is to exit the Arrivals Hall, turn left and walk on the road that runs towards north - east and that leads outside the airport area. You arrive after 500 meters. abundant at a roundabout on John F. Kennedy Street. Not far away you can see a Shell petrol station. Keep in mind that from that roundabout, minibus no. 12b, which at a price of 2.5 USD, will take you in about 40 minutes to Downtown Nassau and precisely to W Bay Street, in front of Mc Donald's, where buses no. 10 headed to Cable Beach. Wave your hand to stop the Minibus. You pay the driver before getting off.

 

As we know, Nassau costs a lot of money and the cheapest hotel in the city is the Orchard Garden Hotel, located on Village Road, about 4 km east of Downtown. The cost of a bed in a dormitory is 35 USD per night including breakfast which can be served from 8.00 to 10.00 and including use of the swimming pool. The Hotel is made up of many small houses. In itself it is not bad even if the location is not particularly advantageous and the cleanliness of the rooms is certainly not sufficient make it a less frequented accommodation for travelers. However, the Hotel can be reached from the Bay Street stop 200 meters. east from the intersection with East Street in Downtown, taking minibus no. 11 or 19 which stops on Village Road right in front of the Orchard Garden Hotel entrance. The aforementioned buses run every day from 6.00 to 19.00. The journey takes 10 minutes from Dwntown to the Hotel and 25 minutes from the Hotel to Doewntown as the minibuses in question make a loop. Wave your hand to stop the Minibus. You pay the driver 1.25 USD before getting off.

 

Although thousands of tourists disembarking from cruise ships visit Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas every day, it is not too safe a city. During the day you can walk freely almost anywhere, possibly avoiding the Over the Hill area, where murders are commonplace. After sunset, however, it is necessary to be very careful a little everywhere.

 

For those who need to find a computer to surf the internet, keep in mind that in Downtown Nassau, on the corner of Cumberiand Street and King Street, there is an internet point managed by the City, open every day from 6.00 to 19.00 which allows unlimited free use of computers with internet.

 

Paradise Island is the island of entertainment and luxury adjacent to Nassau. Here everything costs forever, but with a little luck you can visit it without paying a dollar. It is connected to the port of Nassau with scheduled ferries at a cost of 4 USD, one way or 8 USD round trip, but it can also be reached on foot using the 2 bridges over 1 km long that connect it with the mainland . To begin with, you can visit the Village full of shops, then enter the Atlantic by visiting the Casino. Cross it all the way and exit right onto the gardens, with a beautiful view of the lagoon. Turn left and walk along the paths until you find a flight of stairs that descends into the aquarium. I also visit the aquarium, return to the gardens and go to the water park. Take a look and then continue to the Cay delfin where you can admire the dolphins playing with the bathers. All this can be done for free. If, on the other hand, you want to use swimming pools, slides, play with Dolphins, ect., You have to pay an ocean of dollars.

 

In New Providence, cycling is not recommended because the traffic is heavy, the streets are narrow and dangerous and because there is no cycling culture and motorists do not respect them that much. But if you really care as much as I do, keep in mind that the only place to rent a bicycle is the Cycles Unlimited shop, located in Nassau at Mackey Street n. 53. The minimum cost of renting a bicycle is USD 26.88. The tour of the island is about 70 km.

 

Punctual as never before leaves Nassau at 12.39 my plane no. 497 of the Delta Air Lines Company in the direction of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York (USA), (price of the multi-route ticket including taxes from Malpensa to Santo Domingo and from Nassau to Malpensa with a stopover in New York: Euro 628, 00).

 

Arrival on time at 3.47 pm, at Terminal 2 of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York (USA). There are 6 hours of time zone, compared to Italy.

 

In order to set foot in the United States of America, I had to complete the quick online ESTA procedure by paying $ 14 by credit card. Entry into the country valid for 2 years was approved by the system immediately after the end of the online procedure which lasted about 1 hour.

 

The airport consists of 8 terminals connected to each other by a free train.

 

Punctual as never before from Terminal 2 of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York (USA) at 19.00 my plane no. 372 of the Delta Air Lines Company in the direction of Malpensa International Airport, (multi-route ticket price including taxes from Malpensa to Santo Domingo and from Nassau to Malpensa with a stopover in New York: Euro 628.00).

 

Therefore, I arrive at 8.25 A.M., at Malpensa International Airport.

 

My complete travel report with map, photographs and videos is available at this link:

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