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By Kelly Goodman, Contributing Writer Island food often get a bad rap, so when I learned that I was heading to the Caribbean for The St. Croix Food and Wine Experience, I wondered if I’d be impressed. How many stories have you heard of overpriced, uninspired, and tired meals in the Caribbean? But no worries. I sampled [...]
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By Kelly Goodman, Contributing Writer The St. Croix Food and Wine Experience wasn’t just about stuffing your face. We were able to experience some of the island’s history through events such as the newly introduced Sunset Barbecue, where you spend the evening under the stars at Fort Frederik. Built in the 1750s by the Danish, [...]
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By Kelly Goodman, Contributing Writer If you’re in search of sun and sand, go to St. Croix anytime of the year. But if your dining cues come from Ruth Reichl, James Beard or Top Chef, then you should go in April, when celebrity chefs invade the island to eat, cook and enjoy the sunshine. The [...]
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2010 was full of many wonderful experiences. I rode in a hot air balloon, brunched at Commanders Palace in New Orleans, and mingled with the artistic elite at Art Basel Miami. But I may remember it as the year that I discovered I could love cruising. I’m not talking about behemoth ships or Vegas-on-the-Sea scenes [...]
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Question: I am interested in going to Provo in June 2011 to take in 6 days of diving and sightseeing. My wife is a shopper and beach/pool person. We would like to stay at Ocean Club West, but would like something a little nicer but not over $1500 per person for the week. …
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On last week’s trip on the Arabella, we stopped at two of the Caribbean’s most well-known bars, the Soggy Dollar and Foxy’s. Both are on Jost Van Dyke, arguably party central of the islands. Stories of the Soggy Dollar Bar are legion among sailors, so I was looking forward to dropping anchor in White Bay. [...]
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One thing I noticed about the British Virgin Islands: there are a LOT of bars. We stopped at so many beach bars on the Arabella trip that I’m breaking them up into two posts. Today I’m posting photos and info about the bars on Norman Island, the inspiration behind Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Treasure Island. [...]
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One of the best things about my trip on the Arabella last week was that we had the opportunity to snorkel almost every day. Before I met my husband five years ago, I had never really thought much about what lies within the ocean. Although I went to the local pool a lot as a [...]
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I’m a guest on the Arabella this week, a 160 foot tri-masted schooner that carries up to 40 passengers. Our itinerary is all islands Virgin, including St. Thomas and St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Norman and Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands and the Spanish Virgin Islands of Vieques and Culebra. [...]
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At the New York Times Travel Show a few weekends ago, every Caribbean rep, it seemed, was talking about the positive publicity that St. Lucia and its resorts received from the popular series, “The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love.” And now an article in the St. Lucia Star gives some numbers: Director of Tourism Louis Lewis [...]
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