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Hello! I've gotten such good advice about schools from here, I thought I'd give a totally separate topic a chance too.
I'm looking to take a trip at the end of July before classes start and I've never been to the Caribbean, so I'd like to go there. I'm trying to find a place that has the beautiful beaches that you always see pictures of, but also has cool hiking in rainforest-type areas. Now I've heard this is an impossibility, because the types of islands that have rain forests have dark, rocky beaches, and the type with great beaches are too dry to support a rainforest. Has anyone ever been to an island that has both (or an acceptable approximation of both)? Good scuba-diving, cool landscapes, and lots of interesting flora/fauna are also big pluses. Thanks for any help!!
I'm looking to take a trip at the end of July before classes start and I've never been to the Caribbean, so I'd like to go there. I'm trying to find a place that has the beautiful beaches that you always see pictures of, but also has cool hiking in rainforest-type areas. Now I've heard this is an impossibility, because the types of islands that have rain forests have dark, rocky beaches, and the type with great beaches are too dry to support a rainforest. Has anyone ever been to an island that has both (or an acceptable approximation of both)? Good scuba-diving, cool landscapes, and lots of interesting flora/fauna are also big pluses. Thanks for any help!!