One of The United State’s own territories, the U.S. Virgin Islands are a part of the Lesser Antilles cluster of the “Leeward” Islands of the Caribbean (which also embody Antigua, Martinique, Barbados and stretch all of the way to Trinidad). Book a vacation rental for your beach vacation and revel in not only fishing and surfing, but the many other cultural and historical facets on of America’s own Caribbean island! Continue reading
Whether you would rather clear mountain air or the ozone-rich, salty air of the sea, you can find places to take your dog for a walk that are very pleasant, even when you are on holiday. If you are a nature lover and a dog lover, you could choose a vacation destination with nature and your dog in mind. Continue reading
If you are thinking of buying a vacation rental property, there are two things that you can ultimately do with it. Some owners of vacation rental property aim to live in it a lot of the year round themselves and others intend to rent it out for a lot of the year. There is no doubt that vacation rental property can present an outstanding income stream. Continue reading
Saint Croix is the largest of the US Virgin Islands, which lie 1730 miles east south east of Miami and 93 miles west of Puerto Rico. This sector of the Virgin Islands has belonged to the United States since 1917 when they were acquired from the Danish government for $25m in gold to safeguard American coasts from German U-boat attack. Continue reading
Saint Croix is the biggest of the US Virgin Islands although the capital city, Charlotte Amelie, is located on St Thomas. Saint Croix itself has two towns Frederiksted (pop. 830) and Christiansted (pop. 3,000). The name of the island comes from the earlier Spanish name given by Christopher Columbus in 1493 – Santa Cruz or ‘Holy Cross’. As Santa Cruz, Saint Croix gets a lot of mention in swashbuckling stories of pirates and buccaneers sailing on the Spanish Main. Continue reading