I left Paris for the Caribbean almost a year ago. First I've been in Martinique, and now I'm in Guadeloupe. Martinique has been an ideal place to work on my side project.

If you don't speak french, I would recommend Saint-Lucia :

-the people are kind and welcoming

-life is cheap

-you can rent some remote house on a hill where no one will bother you.

-activities are within the usual island-vacation-pack : beach sports, volcano trek, museum, golf