So this trip for me was going to be a very different one compared to the previous 8 times I’ve come to St. Lucia. Previously always stayed at a resort. I decided to live less as a tourist and more as a local.

So this trip for me was going to be a very different one compared to the previous 8 times I’ve come to St. Lucia.

​Previously always stayed at a resort. I decided to live less as a tourist and more as a local. Still not really a local, given this beautiful Villa I was staying in. Clean, well equipped and spacious, it was a lovely home for almost 2 weeks.

Having been on the island many times, I have made some friends here and my time was spent with them for the most part.

Worked out in the gym several times a week. Participated in the fit walk on May 1st- close to 10 miles, which felt mostly uphill. Im sure I was one of the few tourist there, so that was fun to be part of.

Spent one morning walking through the forest with a gentleman who knows the healing properties of many local plants. I am studying holistic nutrition so found this particularly interesting.

Though I didn’t initialize a lot of service offered by Janus and his team, they were responsive, prompt and extremely friendly.

I do hope to return to Soufriere and would definitely recommend Sargas though I will not miss walking up the hill any time soon :P 
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M.K. Edmonton, AB Canada

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