THE FACTS ABOUT PETIT ST VINCENT

An idyllic, two-mile-long beach almost completely encircles this islet near Union Island, a 55-minute journey from Barbados. This is a barefoot chic kind of place, where people come to chill out and recover from the stress of urban life on the soft white sand. Stay at the Petit St Vincent resort (www.psvresort.com, from £320 full board), the only hotel on the island, whose 22 cottages are just secluded enough to make this one of the most romantic spots on the planet - there is no phone, TV or air-con. Enter our competition to win a five-night stay at the exclusive Raffles Resort Canouan Island in the Grenadines