WhereToStay.com, the internet’s oldest Caribbean accommodation guide, recently launched a fan-based promotion encouraging more activity on 3 social networks. Users who “Like” Caribbean Villas and Hotels on Facebook, “Add” WhereToStay.com to their Google+ circle or “Subscribe” to their channel on YouTube will be entered in the “Villa Stay Giveaway”. Joining each of these 3 social … [Read more...]
I always tell people, spend at least one day on the water when vacationing in the Caribbean. Nine times out ten, it will turn into their favorite part of the entire trip. Always a highlight for this Castaway. One of the perks of attending the Castaway Winter Beach Bash at Bolongo Bay Resort was a sunset cruise board their catamaran, the Heavenly Days. Motion of the ocean, pushed through the … [Read more...]
The best time to hit popular Caribbean beaches is in the morning. I met up with Big Kahuna at 8pm at the pool bar of Bolongo Bay Resort, our destination, the popular Magens Bay beach on St. Thomas. Magens Bay is St. Thomas' most popular beach. It's a slightly crescent, mile long stretch of white sand that is postcard perfect. On the morning we were exploring the blue water was calm with only … [Read more...]
As you know rum flows through the Caribbean, and when you're in the US Virgin Islands that rum is Cruzan. Want a taste? Almost a week removed from the Castaway Winter Beach Bash at Bolongo Bay Resort on St. Thomas, I keep finding my mind wandering back. It was a great time and I have a lot of stories I want to share with you Castaways who couldn't make it. One of those stories was the rum … [Read more...]
Toes sinking deep into the soft sand and my jaw hanging agape, Francis Bay on St. John might have made my heart skip a beat. The clock was ticking though and I had Caribbean blogger work to do. If only one could freeze time, this would be the place to do it. I only had five short hours to spend on St. John before having to catch the noon ferry back over to St. Thomas and jump on a flight. Is … [Read more...]
After one sip, you'll put a hex on your mother-in-law just to get one. Wait for me! I tell my girlfriend Erin, who has already beat me to the bar and half consumed a VooDoo Juice. We walk in the door of the Bolongo Bay Resort on St. Thomas and no sooner can we put our bags down, a cold rum punch is thrust into our hands. It disappears in less than 3 minutes. It was a long flight, what can I … [Read more...]
Buckets of Cruzan Rum Voodoo Juice, lazy afternoons drifting in the Caribbean and nightly entertainment will keep everyone busy this weekend when the Castaway Winter Beach Bash arrives on St. Thomas and takes over the Bolongo Bay Resort. I want to invite all St. Thomas, St. John and BVI readers to join us at Bolongo Bay for the party. I know quite a few Castaways call the USVI/BVI home, I want … [Read more...]
Music, it sets the tone for any occasion. It could be a day at the beach with friends, a road trip with the family or a slow dance with the one you hold dear. Music is the soundtrack to our lives. I've written about this artist before, one of the legends of the Caribbean, but this video pretty much sums up what he and his energy is all about. Bankie Banx, from the island of Anguilla, has been … [Read more...]
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, December 1, 2011 – The Department of Tourism is proud to report that four of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ beaches have received the prestigious Blue Flag certification by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). Blue Flags were raised today at Lindbergh Bay at the Emerald Beach Resort and Great Bay at The Ritz Carlton on St. Thomas; Trunk Bay on St. John and Pelican … [Read more...]
Just saying the word Winter makes me want to head south for a little island time. This January when the skies are grey and the snow is piling up, you're going to be yearning for a little fun in the sun. Ask and you shall receive! Prepare to unpack those flip flops because the good people of the Bolongo Bay Resort on St. Thomas are hosting a Castaway Winter Beach Bash! Our friends at No Shoes … [Read more...]
Hi Castaways, here is a guest post from Darryl Kotyk of LovingTheBike.com. Darryl is an island nut like us and is big into cycling, he even lived on St. Kitts for awhile. Here is Darryl's story of biking the mountainous southern peninsula of St. Kitts. On the South East tip of St. Kitts, West Indies is a stretch of land known as The Peninsula. A paved road was built in 1989 to make this area … [Read more...]
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Who I am and Why I Write - Close your eyes and remove yourself from the everyday. Picture your toes sinking into the sand as the waves kiss your ankles and listen to the coconut palms rustle in the gentle sea breeze. That’s a nice feeling isn’t it? I live a little bit of that life and want to share my tropical dreams with you. My name is Ryan and I hale from the land-locked, can’t get any further from the ocean, state of Kansas. I moved to laid back southwest Florida back in 2001 and have … Read More
