Why travel writer Christopher Muther calls Grenada an 'ideal escape'

The country may be having a moment, but the travel writer found myself needing to describe Grenada (pronounced Gre-nay-da) to many of his well-traveled friends. The country is made up of three inhabited islands — Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique — plus several smaller, uninhabited islands. When Muther told friends and co-workers about the trip, he was met with blank stares and questions such as, “Isn’t that the place that the United States invaded in 1983?” or “Is that a city in Spain?”