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Here in the Caribbean, we're blessed with almost limitless options to enjoy miles of sandy beaches, rivers, picturesque mountain terrain, a wide array of flora and fauna that can't be found anywhere else.
While we have access to all these and countless other experiences, there are many who save, plan and travel to enjoy what Caribbean nationals often take for granted.
Then there are those who catch glimpses of what the region has to offer, from a distance.
Here we've compiled a list of movies that were filmed in the Caribbean.
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savannah and robin. >> and then i did it. i closed my eyes. and i -- ex hailed. >> very nice. okay. don't hold your breath, but mcmillan talks more about the book. her emotional roller coaster after discovering her husband was gay. the bitter divorce, and how she got to happy, as she says. fredricka whitfield's extensive interview next week in our "what matters" segment and fred always does great interviews. to read more of what matters to all of us, make sure you pick up the latest issue of "essence" magazine on newsstands right now. ♪ [ female announcer ] good friends never run out of things to talk about... and during endless shrimp at red lobster, you can keep the conversation going over endless servings of your favorite shrimp. from classics like garlic shrimp scampi
terri mcmillan's latest novel "getting to happy" is already heading to the big screen, no surprise, since three of her books have been adapted into films, including, remember this one, "waiting to exhale?" the 1995 movie follows four african-american women and their relationships with men. and now, almost two decades later, mcmillan revisits the lives of these same women in "getting to happy." and our fredricka whitfield asked the author, if something happened in they are life, or the lives of these characters to prompt her to write a sequel. here's a preview of that interview. >> i had no intention of writing a sequel to "waiting to exhale." but after my divorce, i was really bitter and angry. you know, when you have been deceived, when you have been lied to, and someone that you trust, i don't care who they are, when it happens, you don't care. you just are angry. and it was wearing me out and i didn't like the person that i had become. >> reporter: it's interesting,