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The Perfect Spring & Summer Salad Dressing Recipe From Hemingway’s On The Beach Restaurant

Due to popular demand, below is the recipe for the classic Caesar salad dressing that is served here at The Sands at Grace Bay’s legendary Hemingway’s on the beach restaurant. This delicious salad dressing can be served all year round, but is most enjoyed while sitting along Grace Bay Beach on the beachfront deck at Hemingway’s Restaurant.

Ingredients You’ll Need:

6ea EGGS

4ea GARLIC CLOVES

3Tbs CAPERS

2Tbs DIJON MUSTRAD

1/4Cup OLIVE OIL

1 LEMON JUICE

2tsp WORCESTIRE SAUCE

2Tbs ANCHOVIES PASTE

Tbs GROUND BLACK PEPPER

Directions: In a food processor blend together garlic, anchovies, capers until it’s a smooth paste. Transfer in a bowl and put to the side. Blend the eggs and then add lemon juice, Worcester sauce, and olive oil little by little, with a Rubber spatula and fold the two mixtures together until they well incorporated. Enjoy this dressing, courtesy of Hemingway’s Restaurant, on your spring & summer salads!

Perched on the shore of Grace Bay Beach, Hemingway’s beachfront restaurant offers a casual atmosphere and elegant open air dining for island locals, visitors of Turks & Caicos and guests staying at The Sands at Grace Bay. Serving fresh and irresistible island specialties for breakfast, lunch and dinner – Hemingway’s beachfront restaurant is open 8am-10pm daily. We look forward to hosting you on our beachfront deck or in our open-air dining room, on your next trip to tropical Turks & Caicos! For a restaurant menu and more information, visit http://thesandstc.flywheelstaging.com/the-resort/dining/.

 

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Enjoy a taste of Providenciales every Thursday afternoon at The Turks & Caicos Fish Fry

Providenciales’ Thursday night Fish Fry is a weekly island-wide party, where vacationers mingle with locals and enjoy fresh island seafood, rum punch and lively music and entertainment! It’s a great way for tourists to experience the local food, culture and music in Provo during their visit to Turks & Caicos.

A variety of local restaurants and vendors participate in the Fish Fry each week, serving up mouth-watering island specialties like freshly caught fish, conch served up a variety of different ways, Turks & Caicos lobster, jerk chicken and much more. While you enjoy the flavors of Providneciales with friends, family and locals – a lively steel band plays Junkanoo, dance and island-inspired music for all to enjoy. Each week a new band takes the stage, and cultural acts and entertainment such as dancing and folkloric storytelling are dispersed throughout the evening.

This family-friendly Turks & Caicos event takes place every Thursday afternoon from 5:30pm – 9:30pm at Bight Park, on Lower Bight Road in Providenciales. Guests staying at The Sands at Grace Bay are encouraged to take a $10 pp taxi ride to/from this weekly local event to experience delicious seafood, lively music and mix n’ mingle with the locals here in Providenciales.

For more information, resort guests staying at The Sands at Grace Bay can visit the Turks & Caicos Tourist Board website: http://www.turksandcaicostourism.com/upcoming-event–id–7217.html

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Increased Tax Announcement

One Percent Accommodations Tax Increase Takes Effect for Turks and Caicos Islands Hotels and Resorts On July 1st, 2013

Providenciales, Turks & Caicos (March 2013) – Effective on July 1st, 2013, all Turks & Caicos hotels including The Sands at Grace Bay will implement a one percent accommodations tax increase (raising the tax from 11 to 12 percent) for all new hotel bookings made for stays beginning July 1st, 2013. Due to this government mandated increase, the 12 percent accommodations tax will be reflected in the total room rate quote for all new reservations made at The Sands at Grace Bay for stays beginning July 1st and moving forward. The Sands at Grace Bay offers travelers affordable low-season rates, starting as low as $195 per night (excluding taxes) for stays between April 1st through December 21st, 2013. The resort also offers its popular 4th Night FREE promotion during this low-season travel period, valid for all room categories for bookings of three consecutive nights or more at this top Turks & Caicos resort. To offer travelers even more savings this spring, summer and fall, The Sands at Grace Bay provides guests with the following freebies during their stay: complimentary use of watersports equipment – including kayaks, windsurfing equipment, stand-up paddle boards, snorkel gear and Hobie Cats; free bicycle use for island exploration; a Tuesday Manager’s cocktail party; three free-form swimming pools, tennis courts, and much more.
For more information on the resort’s 2013 rates and to book a stay at one of the Caribbean’s top hotels, travelers can visit at www.thesandstc.flywheelstaging.com – or call toll-free from the U.S. (877) 777-2637; from Canada (800) 567-5327; or contact a travel agent for reservations.

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About The Sands at Grace Bay The Sands at Grace Bay is situated on the world-renowned 12-mile crescent of powdery white sand known as Grace Bay Beach. Named one of the, “Top 30 Hotels in the Caribbean & The Atlantic” by the Condé Nast Traveler’s 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards, this gracious, family- friendly 114-room resort offers accommodations in studios and 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom suites ranging from 1,000 to 1,600 square feet, all of which combine comfort-focused amenities and spectacular natural surroundings. Each suite also comes with a fully equipped kitchen, dining and living room areas, a screened-in private balcony, washer/dryer and much more. The Sands at Grace Bay is the home of Hemingway’s Restaurant and Bar – a legendary beach-side venue and local favorite – where guests can enjoy gourmet selections and island specialties seven days a week. Spa treatments by Spa Tropique are also available by appointment.

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Turks and Caicos Cruises: Glow Worm Tours

For a few nights following the full moon each month, the shallow waters around the Caicos Banks to the south-west of Provo are the scene of a wonderful natural phenomenon: millions of glow worms come together and emit green flashes of light that is visible from the surface of the water.

It’s all part of a mating ritual, unique in the Caribbean, that begins shortly after sunset.

To join a glow worm tour, please contact us.

The glowing lights are produced by a marine worm called Odontosyllis enopla, aka the “Bermudian Fireworm.”

Odontosyllis enopla, known locally in the Turks and Caicos as glow worms, can only be found in shallow waters around the Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas, and Bermuda to the north. These worms are known as “glow worms” because of the green luminescence that accompanies their spawning cycle.

Female glow worms release eggs that float to the surface seas. The eggs give off pulses of pale green light. These pulses of light are the signal for the male worms to dart among the eggs to fertilize them. The whole spectacle lasts for just fifteen minutes and is visible on the surface of the ocean.

The timing of the glow worm mating ritual is tied to the lunar cycle. The females begin releasing their eggs roughly two to three days after the full moon. The spawning activity generally goes on for two or three successive evenings.

Glow worm tours

Each month our friends at Reef Peepers offer a Glow Worm Sunset Cruise that promises a magical evening aboard a glass-bottom power catamaran.

Tour times

Glow worm tours are determined by the lunar cycle, and tours occur several days following the full moon. (For a lunar calendar, please visit fullmooncalendar.net). Departure time is approximately 30 minutes before sunset from Turtle Cove.

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Adias Mereus, Sands at Grace Bay Employee, Named “Ambassador of the Year”!

We are delighted to congratulate our very own Adias Mereus, a dedicated and hardworking employee here at The Sands at Grace Bay, who was named the 2012 “Ambassador Of The Year” by the Turks & Caicos Hotel Association at their annual Star Awards ceremony – which honors the “shining stars” in the TCI hospitality industry.

Adias consistently takes the initiative to assist guests and his fellow colleagues, and truly brightens our resort with his warm and friendly personality, ear-to-ear smile and gracious, eager to please service. Adias’ gracious, humble and kind personality and his incredible commitment and dedication to resort guests and fellow staff members make him a “shining star” at The Sands at Grace Bay, and throughout the Turks & Caicos Islands.

In 2012, Adias received over 50 mentions on TripAdvisor and from our guest comment cards, he was a regular recipient of our “Certificate of Excellence” award, he took home the “Team Player of the Year Award” during our annual holiday celebration and our staff elected him as an Employee of the Month.

We are so delighted that Adias has received this much deserved recognition and Star Award, and we are especially grateful to have him on our team at The Sands at Grace Bay! Congratulations Adias!

 

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3 Caribbean Travel Blogs to Help Plan Your Vacation

caribbean vacation planning

caribbean vacation planning
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Looking for some travel tips and resources for planning a Caribbean vacation? Or do you just want to get a better idea of what’s in store for you? These blogs might help.

Uncommon Caribbean

Our own Da Conch Shack, one of the “Thousand Places to See Before You Die” and “one of the world’s sexiest beach bars”, is also reviewed by Uncommon Caribbean, the go-to resource for all things Caribbean. According to Steve, the creative driving force behind Uncommon Caribbean, devoted to a celebration of the undiscovered charms of the Antilles.  Steve and Patrick Bennett, two brothers from St. Croix changing the way people think about travel to the Caribbean by putting authentic aspects of island life and the region’s unique cultural heritage in the spotlight ahead of the glitzy, one-size fits all tourist trap image popularized over the years.

Want a good map of the Caribbean? You’ll find it on Steve and Patrick’s website. Caribbean rum recipes? It’s all here.

Caribbean Escape Blog

The Caribbean Escape Blog, run by Rumshop Ryan, is also another useful resource for planning a Caribbean vacation. This recipe for conch salad, taken directly from Provo, should hit the spot.

Caribbean Cruising Blog

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to cruise from port to port in the Caribbean, the Caribbean Cruising Blog has some great pointers and some great photos. Written by Megan Singleton who has been working as a travel writer for nearly two decades, the blog is a great resource for planning a vacation.

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Spring Into Summer Savings With Our 4th Night Free Deal – Beginning April 1st!

We are offering our popular 4th Night FREE promotion one month earlier this year, allowing spring travelers to score incredible savings on their Turks & Caicos vacations for stays between April 1st through December 21st, 2013. As an added benefit for spring vacationers, we recently completed several property-wide enhancements including total bathroom upgrades in all luxurious 114 studio and suite accommodations, featuring new Travertine stone shower & bathtubs, Kohler fixtures and more, as well as the addition of an expansive retractable awning at the award-winning Hemingway’s Beachfront Restaurant – for an even more enjoyable open-air dining experience!

Boasting an ideal spring break travel destination, The Sands at Grace Bay is situated on Providenciales’ world-renowned Grace Bay Beach, voted the #1 Beach & Sun Destination In The World by Trip Advisor’s ‘Traveler’s Choice’ Awards and named the Caribbean’s Leading Beach Destination by the 2012 World Travel Awards. To offer travelers even more savings, we provide guests with the following freebies during their stay: complimentary use of watersports equipment – including kayaks, windsurfing equipment, stand-up paddle boards, snorkel gear and Hobie Cats; free bicycle use for island exploration; a Tuesday Manager’s cocktail party; three free-form swimming pools, tennis courts, and much more.

Our 4th Night FREE promotion is valid for new bookings made on all room categories at The Sands at Grace Bay, for consecutive stays of four nights or more started and completed between April 1st through December 21, 2013. You can book this offer online at www.thesandstc.flywheelstaging.com, using the promo code “4NF” – or call toll-free from the U.S. (877) 777-2637; from Canada (800) 567-5327; or contact a travel agent for reservations.

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Vote For Grace Bay Beach: The Best Beach In The Caribbean

Turks & Caicos’ Grace Bay Beach has been hailed as the “#1 Beach & Sun Destination in the world” by TripAdvisor’s ‘Traveler’s Choice Awards’ as well as recently named the “Caribbean’s Leading Beach Destination” by the 2012 World Travel Awards.

Help us to earn an additional award for our stunning Grace Bay Beach location, by casting your vote in the About.com 2013 Readers’ Choice Awards for the Best Caribbean Beach at the following link: http://gocaribbean.about.com/b/2013/02/19/vote-for-your-favorite-caribbean-beach-2.htm

You can submit one vote per day, now through March 19th, 2013. We appreciate your help, and hope to see you soon…soaking up the sun and sand and sipping on a refreshing rum punch on our beautiful stretch of Grace Bay Beach in Providenciales!

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Turks and Caicos Events, Spring 2013

Providenciales childrens playground

Providenciales childrens playground

 

Here are some Turks and Caicos events taking place this spring on our beautiful island of Provo.

Island Fish Fry

Every Thursday from 5:30 to 9:30 at the Children’s Park at the Bight (quite close to the Sands at Grace Bay), over a dozen local food vendors, entertainers and cultural acts come together for Island Fish Fry to create an evening that showcases island life on Provo. Foods include fresh local fish frying lobster, conch salad, crab ‘n rice, lobster and local island corn. Sit on park benches under starry skies – food is prepared by local restaurants come from all corners of Provo, with different musical acts each week.

Learn more here.

“Race for the Conch” Eco-Sea Swim

This is the highlight of the spring season on Provo. This organized open water charity swim race happens right here in Providenciales, Turks & Caicos. With world-class swimmers in attendance, this annual race is held to raise awareness of the valuable ocean and reef systems surrounding the islands and funds support local ocean and reef protection charities. The race consists of both a one-mile and a 2.4 mile race along the world-renowned Grace Bay Beach, and is open to all competitive and recreational swimmers.

For more information about the race including a course map, schedule, pricing and for registration, visit www.ecoseaswim.com.

TCI Top Model Competition

This modeling competition gives young people residing in the Turks and Caicos Islands interested in careers in the fashion and creative industry an opportunity and the platform to debut, and showcase their talent – it’s a great chance at a springboard to a career locally or abroad.

Learn more here.

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Cool Off With Caribbean Cocktail Recipes

While staying at The Sands at Grace Bay and vacationing in tropical Turks & Caicos, there’s nothing better than cooling off after a fun day in the sun with a refreshingly cool cocktail or our signature Rum Punch! We have created a new “Cool Caribbean Cocktail” board on our resort Pinterest page, to share some delicious Caribbean cocktail photos and recipes that we love: http://pinterest.com/thesandstc/cool-caribbean-cocktails/

Here’s one incredibly easy yet delicious recipes that we are sharing with our Pinterest followers, called “Watermelon Mint Cooler”

Ingredients: 4 cups of seedless watermelon chunks, 1.5 cups of fresh lemonade, ½ cup of fresh mint leaves, ½ cup vodka.

Directions: In a blender, puree the watermelon with the lemonade. Stir in the fresh mint leaves, vodka and serve over ice.

This recipe will be sure to quench your thirst after a long day of soaking up the sun along Grace Bay Beach here in tropical Turks & Caicos!

*photo is courtesy Yunhee Kim and the cocktail recipe is from RealSimple.com