Published on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 by Owen Jones St Croix, in the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean has been a popular honeymoon destination for newly married couples for decades, because the weather there is sunny all year round and you can enjoy any number of wonderful vacation activities together. Things to do include hiking, exploring, taking tours, horse riding, water sports like diving or sailing or just a...

Published on Saturday, April 2, 2011 by Owen Jones There are plenty of destinations for people interested in sailing and if you are tired of the Virgin Islands then try the rest of the Caribbean. The Caribbean islands are part of an island chain covering 2,500 miles. Given the enormous distance, it is no surprise that tourists spend weeks out there in order to get pleasure from the splendour that it has to offer. ...

Published on Friday, March 11, 2011 by Owen Jones 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 shores from German U-boat attack. At the time, it was feared that...

Published on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 by Becky Padmore Whale Sharks are a friendly alternative to swimming with sharks. They look very similar to sharks but with a lovely nature! Gentle and slow moving these creatures only ever eat plankton and very small fish. They are most definitely considered safe to swim with and many enthusiastic divers and travellers have an ambition to swim with them. They are large (the largest...

Published on Thursday, July 2, 2009 by Adam A picture says a thousand words, this one is no different. Wow!!!...