I wasn't recommending coming here like Julie, Nohstx and I all did and times are certainly different too - I just didn't have a 'leaving story' plan t...

I came here sight unseen with a suitcase and a 1 way ticket, $500 and am still here 40 years later. No plans to leave.

If 'expensive' is a concern you may not need to take the time during your short visit exploring the possibility of living on St John.

Look on a site like VRBO for an economical apartment type accommodation. Then you will experience shopping at the grocery stores, driving around the i...

I keep a few 'Nordic ice' packs that I got from a restaurant seafood delivery frozen in the freezer. I usually just use them in my cooler for the beac...

Since it was resurrected by private business donations I am not sure fixing a road or two is an alternative option.

Which island have you decided on? Building a house here will be an extensive project and not for the fainthearted. This blog has some interesting bu...

I have often seen large youth groups in matching T shirts with garbage bags cleaning the roadsides early on weekend mornings - usually on the East End...

If you have a mortgage it is likely the bank will require windstorm insurance. Hip roof styles are well designed to mitigate damage. Large overhangi...

As you say , yes you could do it yourself so just extend that thought out and really any competent diesel truck or car mechanic could probably do it -...

Since you are dealing with an engine common in boats - I would try networking with the STX boating sector, I am not familiar enough with STX to recomm...

The Perkins 4108 is a very dependable engine and actually not very complicated even in a marine installation - there are excellent manuals available o...

It even happens elsewhere!

And we are now saving money on our WAPA bills with rotating outages turning the meter at the house off a few hours a day!

With all the holidays we have in the USVI I hope WAPA doesn't get behind this holiday outage celebration.

Alana posted: The kids have since graduated and gone to excellent collages. Hopefully they learned to spell.

Operating a daysailing boat will require a USCG Captains license. Or an employee with one. Even on a Multipack Inspected vessel you will be ...

I rarely run the generator for the occasional outage - I prefer oil lanterns rather than candles or battery powered flashlights - I have found that br...

Montessori has a very good reputation here and the STT school has grades all the way up to High School graduation.

Operating a daysailing boat will require a USCG Captains license.

Backtime before cable tv and the world mass media machine took over the airwaves a small very powerful AM radio station in Montserrat called 'Radio An...

Gift Hill School in STJ has been graduating Seniors from the 12th Grade since 2004.

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You can look for this book on some used site -- excellent resource! A Natural History Atlas to the Cays of the U.S. Virgin Islands by Dammann and...

Earlier, I posted this on the wrong thread!!! I drive a 2005 Honda I purchased as a 2 year old used car - it has 45K mi. -- that is a little over...