Of all the exotic and romantic places in the world, the beaches and bays of the Caribbean islands have to be the most whimsical. Synonymous with relaxation, you might be drawn to the leeward islands for the slow pace of life, lilting music, rum cocktails, and faint aroma of spices carried on the gentle breezes. Or perhaps the Windward Islands for wreck diving, coral snorkeling and deep-sea fishing followed by long afternoons slow-roasting suckling pig on the beach while the kite-surfers flip on the horizon. From Green Cay’s deserted icing sugar sands to cocktail hour in Bahamian beach clubs, going ashore to a Mustique villa for a few days or watching the regattas of the British Virgin Islands and St Barth’s, the Caribbean will exceed every expectation.