After my Danish walking tour in Charlotte Amalie, I returned to the Ritz-Carlton in St. Thomas, grabbed a quick lunch at Sails, and got ready for my Scenic St. Thomas Island Tour. We were to meet our driver, Campbell Rey, at 2:15 pm to depart for the tour. Before the tour, I took a few… Read More
After a quick breakfast in my room thanks to the great room service available at the Ritz-Carlton, I walked to the lobby to meet our driver, Campbell Rey, for my ride into town for my historical walking tour. Although I’ve walked the downtown area on my own on prior trips, I had never had an… Read More
My first day in St. Thomas was quickly coming to a close and with much planned for the remainder of my stay, I eagerly anticipated all that there was to do. The USVI Board of Tourism had prepared a thorough schedule of activities for me to enjoy and experience all that St. Thomas has to… Read More
After our drive from the airport in our safari cab, we arrived at the beautiful Ritz-Carlton hotel. With 180 rooms and suites and only what appears to be a stone’s throw away from St. John, The Ritz-Carlton hotel is truly a piece of paradise on St. Thomas. Situated on a 30-acre secluded estate along Great… Read More
Today was the inaugural non-stop flight from Boston to St. Thomas on JetBlue and yours truly was lucky enough to be on the flight. I was invited to visit the US Virgin Islands and my trip is sponsored in part by the USVI and JetBlue. Anyone that knows me knows that I am not a… Read More
In case you wanted to catch Tortuga and Duncan in action at Coral World in St. Thomas, USVI, here is a short video. This was shortly after we got out of the water with them and you can see that they are moving gracefully in the water and happy as can be. Don’t you want… Read More
The more we travel, sometimes we find that there are fewer excursions that meet our needs. We are always looking for excursions that satisfy our need for history, information, and education as well as our love of the water, animals, and the outdoors. When we do find those excursions, we are elated! On our recent… Read More
If you’re thinking about a trip to the Caribbean and haven’t yet explored the US Virgin Islands (USVI), definitely think about it. With a total land area of just less than 32 square miles, St. Thomas is one of the islands that makes up the USVI along with St. Croix, St. John, and Water Island.… Read More