Seasoned travelers are forever in search of s new experience in an untouched paradise with modern conveniences close at hand. That’s why Nevis is popping up on so many todo lists this year.

Nevis is a twin. That is, she and her sister isle make up the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, also called the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis. These two have the longest history of European settlers, so they are sometimes called the “Mothers of the Leeward Islands.”