/Anguilla

This island, pronounced an-GWILL-a and meaning eel in Spanish and Italian, is especially popular with the rich and famous. It boasts some of the Caribbean's finest beaches and unbelievably blue waters, plus the ultra-exclusive Malliouhana and Cap Juluca resorts, with winter rates starting in the $400 range.

Anguilla made headlines in 1969 when British paratroopers rained from the skies. They were sent to put down an alleged rebellion involving independence and politics. British forces found no one to fight. Indeed, the island Eden was quite peaceable and more than content with the British Colonial status it continues to enjoy.

The bizarre affair became known as Britain's Bay of Piglets in Time magazine and Newsweek headlined the invasion as; The Lion That Meowed.

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