Bahamas

Idyllic islands are perfect for couples

To get you in the mood

For typical Bahamanian sounds, look out for CDs by local artists like Tony Mckay or KB. The picture-perfect islands have provided many a setting for James Bond and his movies, notably Never Say Never Again. Parts of mermaid movie Splash were filmed here too, with Daryl Hannah frolicking in the waters around the Porpoise Pen Reefs.

For a good read, chose from Hemingway's partly autobiographical Islands in the Stream; Desmond Bagley's thriller Bahamas Crisis; or This Life, the autobiography of Sidney Guess-Who's-Coming-to-Dinner Poitier. Its early chapters detail the actor's childhood days growing up on Cat Island.

Language of love

English is the official language here.

Give me skin bro! = congratulations!

Stags and hens

The casino at the Atlantis resort is divided into the temples of the sun, moon and hanging gardens, and each has a huge glass sculpture over its entrance. You can play blackjack and roulette all day and night here if you've got the cash.

If you have divers in your party, why not do the Bond Wrecks? You can swim down and see the Tears of Allah wreck, where Bond eluded the Tiger Shark in Never Say Never Again, together with other leftovers from underwater Bond filmshoots.

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