St. Thomas Nightlife The party in St. Thomas never stops! As the sun sinks into the Caribbean sea and the boats are docked for the night, a new kind of fun begins! The transition from swim suits to evening wear isn’t a big one; St. Thomas Nightlife is always casual. Throw on some shorts and [...]
British Virgin Islands The British Virgin Islands have long been a favorite destination for sun worshippers from all corners of the world. Blessed with about 60 very different tropical Caribbean islands (of which only about 15 are inhabited) this humming archipelago offers a huge variety of fun and exciting activities–all involving sun, sand, and azure [...]
Jost Van Dyke Jost Van Dyke (pronounced Yost Van Dyke) is one of sixty tropical islands that make up the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean (only 8 of these islands are actually inhabited). While one of the most famous Virgin Islands, this small mountainous island measures only about 10 square miles and has only [...]
Getting a real total on the number of islands that comprise the Virgin Islands is tough to do, but the most common number you’ll hear is 60 total. Of these 60, only 8 are truly “inhabited,” meaning people make their permanent home there. The inhabited islands include four from the United States Virgin Islands (Water [...]
Water Island The Virgin Islands offer something for everyone–a bustling shopping mecca on the busy island of St. Thomas; small beach town charm in Cruz Bay on St. John, and the old world charm of stunning St. Croix, but perhaps the best kept secret is on the little known 4th island of the U.S, Virgin [...]
There are a million things not to miss when visiting the Caribbean–truly, it’s a magical place. Most people don’t realize that the Caribbean is really a chain of over 7,000 very diverse islands, and different countries. The Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Puerto Rico, the Windward Islands, and of course, the Virgin Islands, are just a [...]
Smuggler’s Cove Among BVI beach Bars, there are a few that get a lot of publicity – Soggy Dollar, Foxy’s, The Willy T, but there’s a new kid on the block – Nigel’s Beach Bar on Smuggler’s Cove, on the north side of Tortola…and he’s giving them a run for their money! Like the Soggy [...]
Best Beach Bars Jost Van Dyke If the Virgin Islands are home to the world’s best beach bars, then Jost Van Dyke is well, the capital city. There are about 30 of the world’s best beach bars on the islands that are, in themselves, legendary. In Fact, Foxy’s Tamarind Bar was voted the 3rd best [...]
There’s a lot of great things to do and see in the Virgin Islands, but locals and tourists alike agree that the area’s favorite past time is hanging out at Virgin Islands beach bars. It’s not because everyone there is a lush, it’s because the Virgin Islands beach bars are the coolest, most unique places [...]
When you think of a tropical vacation in the Virgin Islands, you probably think about exotic resorts, palm trees and tropical drinks with little umbrellas in them. You’d be right, but there’s a side of the Virgin Islands that most people don’t even know exists–and it comes with palm trees, gentle waters, and stunning sunsets. It’s a [...]