After an enjoyable morning out on Buck Island, this girl was hungry! As an invited guest to the US Virgin Islands, my trip was sponsored in part by the USVI and JetBlue. My schedule was jammed full of places to visit and explore and lunch and dinner reservations were also made for me, which I… Read More
Galangal is a rhizome that looks like ginger, but tastes more like pepper than ginger. It is primarily used in Asian and Indonesian cooking and especially in Thailand. That brings us to Galangal, an amazing restaurant in Christiansted, St. Croix, which serves Southeast Asian cuisine. When you enter the restaurant, you are instantly transported from… Read More
Look at this view! Yes, this is the view you, too, can have if you decide to spend your next vacation at The Buccaneer luxury resort in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. St. Croix tourism says, “St. Croix has some of the finest weather in the world. The temperature averages 82 degrees year round and… Read More
Although I may not be traveling this week, I was eagerly anticipating going to the Boston Vegetarian Festivall this weekend. This is the 16th year that the festival is being held in Boston at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center at 1350 Tremont Street. Easily accessible by the T (the T-stop’s Orange Line Roxbury Crossing station… Read More
Carnival Liberty For our last trip around the Carnival Liberty, a Carnival Cruise Line ship, we’ll head directly to the main dining room for lunch. Of course, if I was on this ship for a week long cruise, I would have the opportunity to enjoy 24-hour room service, two formal restaurants (The Golden Olympian and… Read More
Majesty of the Seas If you are thinking about cruising for the first time, you have probably heard about 3- and 4-night Bahamas cruises. These cruises are a great way to try out cruising and try a new destination. Royal Caribbean has two cruise ships, the Majesty of the Seas and the Monarch of the… Read More
This past Monday I had the opportunity to return to my alma mater, the University of New Hampshire. Although it seems like just yesterday that I was there, clearly the campus has changed and modernized in my absence. We made our way to Holloway Commons to grab a quick bite and all I could think… Read More
Dining on a cruise ship is as varied as dining anywhere on land and variances occur from ship to ship within a cruise line and certainly from one cruise line to the next. Depending on your age, you might either love dining in the main dining room (MDR) or hate it. To some the main… Read More
Adventure of the Seas in Corsica With the many ships of Royal Caribbean, you might find yourself wondering which ship to choose for your next cruise vacation. I have been fortunate to sail on Royal Caribbean‘s Adventure of the Seas not once, but twice and both times we thoroughly enjoyed our cruises. Royal Promenade The Adventure… Read More
What would a post about Barcelona from the Travel Shop Girl be without a mention of the unusual? I just love the strange and unexpected things I see in my travels. Just past the really cool Barcelona yellow and black taxi in the picture below is what else, but a Dunkin’ Coffee shop. Imagine my… Read More