{"id":533,"date":"2020-10-12T07:41:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T07:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=533"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:36:00","slug":"spend-a-winter-in-st-lucia-just-to-meditate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=533","title":{"rendered":"Spend a winter in St Lucia just to meditate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the track \u201cWinter in St Lucia\u201d by St Lucian born Kayo the lyrics are about his return to his native island as he needed a break from the world.&nbsp; He is not the first person and will not be the last person in the world to go to \u201cSpend a winter in St Lucia just to meditate\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kayo - Winter In St Lucia ft. Smallz\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L_kNkhvAkYE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Winter in St Lucia &#8211; Kayo ft. Smallz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucia was a 4<sup>th<\/sup> century Saint who brought food and aid to Christians hiding in the Roman Catacombs. Her deeds are celebrated on 13<sup>th<\/sup> December, which on the old Julian calendar was the date of the winter solstice.&nbsp; To light her way and leave her hands to carry as much as possible she wore a candlelit wreath on her head.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lucia-1.png\" alt=\"St Lucia\" class=\"wp-image-537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lucia-1.png 731w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lucia-1-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">St Lucia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So this winter and spring why not head for the light and warmth of the Caribbean winter sun to the island of St Lucia, the only sovereign nation named after a woman. The average daily temperature even during the less warm months (there are no cold ones) is 26C.&nbsp; The period from January to May is also the driest part of the year. There are numerous sandy beaches and all of them are public so you can take your pick.&nbsp; The most popular is Reduit Beach where you will find lively beach bars, restaurants and a wide variety of water sports.&nbsp; Alternatively at the opposite end of Rodney Bay you will find the quieter beaches of Pigeon Island beach, which are located with a National Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rodney-190911_1920-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Rodney Beach - St Lucia\" class=\"wp-image-535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rodney-190911_1920-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rodney-190911_1920-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rodney-190911_1920-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rodney-190911_1920-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rodney-190911_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rodney Beach &#8211; St Lucia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attraction of St Lucia as a holiday destination is that it is not just about the beaches. Due to its size and varied landscape, it is so easy to connect with nature and the outdoors.&nbsp; The island is home to the Piton mountains. They are a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, a trek up will take you around 4 hours with a local guide.&nbsp; From a height over almost 800m there is surely not a comparable view in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caribbean-island-67587_1920-1024x841.jpg\" alt=\"Piton Mountains - St Lucia\" class=\"wp-image-538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caribbean-island-67587_1920-1024x841.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caribbean-island-67587_1920-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caribbean-island-67587_1920-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caribbean-island-67587_1920-1568x1288.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caribbean-island-67587_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Piton Mountains &#8211; St Lucia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before you departure from St Lucia, take some time to visit the &#8220;world&#8217;s only drive in volcano&#8221; located in the southwest of the island near the town of Soufriere which in French means &#8220;from which sulfur is produced&#8221;.  Nearby you can also experience the sulphur springs where you can experience a mud bath.  The baths are believed to have medicinal properties and helps heal sun burns, eczema, arthritis, sore joints, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9twV-AE-H5Y\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/9twV-AE-H5Y<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The island offers a wide range of accommodation from guest houses, to villas to luxury resort hotels.\u00a0  A chance to get away from it all and \u201cSpend your winter in St Lucia, just to meditate\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VxKw4Zpc0lU\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/VxKw4Zpc0lU<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the track \u201cWinter in St Lucia\u201d by St Lucian born Kayo the lyrics are about his return to his native island as he needed a break from the world.&nbsp; He is not the first person and will not be the last person in the world to go to \u201cSpend a winter in St Lucia &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=533\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Spend a winter in St Lucia just to meditate&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[139,382,65],"tags":[31,30,26,32,60],"class_list":["post-533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-caribbean","category-st-lucia","category-sun","tag-beaches","tag-caribbean","tag-st-lucia","tag-sun","tag-winter-sun","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=533"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1618,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533\/revisions\/1618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}