Turks and CaicosMapDecember 14–15, 2013 Turks and Caicos is confidently ahead of the competition for the title of most pointless country in the Caribbean. ![]() The nation is part of the British Commonwealth, but the locals think Britain has forgotten all about its colony. People drive on the right side of the road here, and the official currency is the US dollar. ![]() For some reason, Turks and Caicos is very popular with wealthy Americans, who build villas here and come to vacation at its resorts. ![]() The prices are incredibly high. Finding a hotel room for less than $500 a night is impossible. ![]() It’s scary to even think about how much the villas cost. ![]() Even the Caymans or Anguilla have some semblance of a capital with some semblance of a downtown—an intersection with a couple of office buildings and a café. Here, there’s absolutely nothing. Zero, zip, zilch, nada. You might see occasional unsightly barracks along the road from the airport to the hotels: a post office, a tax office, a police station. The main square of the administrative township is decorated with a Christmas tree and a concrete fence. The tree will be gone soon. ![]() Wireless ads seem to imply that the local traffic police use hand-held radars to measure speeds. ![]() A license plate. ![]() A bus stop. ![]() A Turks and Caicos digger. ![]() Children. ![]() The sparse locals live on one of the island offshoots. They live demonstratively poorly, although the country has just a tad more than a whole ton of money. ![]() Then again, it’s possible that the authorities keep all the tourism revenue for themselves, and let just enough trickle down to the citizens to keep them from rioting. ![]() A request to “show you the island” is sure to surprise any taxi driver. ![]() How about a conch, hm? ![]() |
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