Apr 13
Owen JonesUncategorized Advantag, Attendance, Best Friends, Block Booking, Caribbean, Caribbean Honeymoon, Caribbean Wedding, Couples, Distinct Disadvantage, happiness, holiday, Holiday Deal, Honeymoon, Honeymoon Destination, Islands In The Caribbean, luxury, Lying In The Sun, marriage, other, outdoor, Package Holiday, recreation, sea, St Croix Usvi, travel, Uncategorized, Us Virgin Islands, USA, vacation, Vacation Activities, Volunteers, Water Sports, Weather, wedding, Wedding Ceremony
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 and lying in the sun. However, in the past few years, it has also become very popular to travel to St Croix for the actual wedding ceremony itself, not just for the honeymoon. However, there are both advantages and disadvantages to getting married abroad.
First, you have to think about who you want to have present at your wedding. St Croix is governed by American law, so you will be obliged to have a certain number of witnesses. You can use local volunteers but you may not be able to envisage your wedding without your family or your best friends being in attendance.
It is worth remembering that every guest you want to be at your wedding will have to be flown to the island and in many cases, the guests will not be able to afford this trip themselves, which means that you will have to pay for all or at least some of the cost of the flight and the stay. If you cannot afford this, it may not be possible for you to have everyone present at your wedding ceremony that you would want. The cost of a Caribbean wedding on St Croix is a distinct disadvantage.
Remember also that you will almost certainly be spending your honeymoon wherever you hold the wedding and although it may be nice to have friends and family around you for the wedding, you might wish they would disappear for the honeymoon.
However, your guests may want to take a vacation while they are in the Virgin Islands, so if you want some time to yourselves, book them into a package holiday deal which will keep them busy in order to give you some time to yourselves. Try to make a block booking and look for a big discount.
However, one of the main advantages is that you are already in the location where you will be honeymooning. Travel is stressful and tiring, although St Croix, USVI is less than 1,300 miles from Florida, so being on the spot for your honeymoon will save you all that.
Not only that though, your marriage ceremony will be an even more memorable event because an idyllic beach setting with a sunset background is really very beautiful. Most couples adore the island scenery, so a Caribbean wedding in St Croix may be perfect for you.
When planning your marriage in St Croix, remember that the US Virgin Islands are a legal part of the USA, so US laws and marriage laws relate there. You also do not have to have a passport to go to St Croix, although you are allowed $1,600 worth of duty free goods per person per 30 days. This can make up quite a saving.
Owen Jones, the author of this piece, writes on many topics, but is currently involved with St Croix Hotels. If you are interested in St Croix Vacation Rentals in the US Virgin Islands, please click through to our site.
Mar 20
Owen JonesCaribbean all inclusive, Caribbean, happiness, holiday, luxury, other, outdoor, packages, recreation, sea, travel, Uncategorized, USA, vacation
Are you thinking of going on a vacation in the near future? How do you normally go? Do you fly there and then sort yourself out or do you take vacation packages? It is clear that vacation packages are simpler and often cheaper too.
If you go DIY, you will need to book reservations on an airplane or a bus and a hotel and taxis and a car hire company. If you would rather preclude all this, you could book either a vacation package of one of the all inclusive vacation packages.
Although many vacation packages are extremely good, some people refuse to use them. This can be for several reasons, but the most common are out of a of feelings of adventure, independence and snobbishness. In fact, most of the people who do not take vacation packages are younger, single individuals.
Married people with children are the main users of vacation packages and especially all inclusive vacation packages. There is a difference between the two kinds. All inclusive vacation packages are great for families with hungry children. You know, the normal variety, who are always saying: ‘Give me a dollar for an ice cream, Dad’ or ‘I’m hungry, Mum!’.
On an all inclusive vacation package, all of these munchies and three main meals a day and all drinks are included in the cost of the holiday – hence, the name, all inclusive vacation package.
However, there is more to it than that. All inclusives also incorporate on site games and amusements and some others as well. For example, a Caribbean all inclusive vacation package might include the use of snorkels and goggles, but it would seldom stretch to the use of scuba gear or wet suits.
Another benefit of the all inclusive holiday resort is that they often cater for families with young children. They may supply child alarms in the chalets and free entertainment for adult holiday makers in the evening and night too. The resort might also provide baby sitters and a free taxi into town.
All inclusive vacation packages are a very different deal from standard vacation or rental packages. All inclusives are more geared towards families with young children between, say five and fifteen, because children of this age eat a lot, although it is usually junk food, which typically costs a lot on holiday, but is in fact, cheap to produce. The evenings’ entertainment is also on site so that parents can be easily reached if there is a problem.
On the other hand a standard vacation package will usually supply breakfast only, so that you can go out for the day and do what you like.
Owen Jones, the writer of this article, writes on many topics, but is currently involved with St Croix all inclusive vacations. If you are interested in St Croix Vacation Rentals in the US Virgin Islands, please click through to our site.
Mar 19
Judielee LawsonBeach ants, Beach, Buddies, cake, family, food, friends, games, ice cream, mall, office, Picnic, picnic activity, picnic backpacks, picnic baskets, picnic food, picnic packs, picnic theme, picnic venue, Pizza, river, sea, shore
Who says that being on a picnic means you can do whatever you want? Well, if it were that way, then it would be too scary to go on a picnic because anything can happen because there are no rules to follow. People can just walk up to your picnic spot and hijack your basket which can be very dangerous, too. I shudder to think what could happen. So before anything bad happens to your supposedly relaxing and stress-free picnic, there are some picnic etiquettes that you must adhere to in order to coexist with other picnic goers and with your surroundings as well.
There are picnic groves that have several picnic tables that strangers can share. Please don’t come up to somebody else’s picnic and feel too comfortable. You never know what these people are there for and they might not like it if someone gatecrashes to their picnic.
Another well-known thing that happens in a really fun picnic with much food on the table is the Food fight. It is very common in college cafeterias however it may possibly happen in picnics too since they tend to be by themselves. Don’t start, encourage or get associated in a food fight. Aside from all the trash that you will be leaving behind, you will probably be attracting a lot of bugs such as ants and bees that can harm you after they smell food on you.
Yet another thing to watch is your music volume. Don’t play your stereo too loud. You will not only disturb other picnic goers, but you might irritate the animals around you. You don’t want a bear or other untamed creatures to come over to your picnic just due to the fact they heard your loud music.
Speaking of bears, don’t feed the animals, especially bears. They could be cute and cuddly, but then again you never know when they might suddenly turn wild. For those who bring their dogs along on a picnic, don’t let your dogs out without a leash because they might harm or ruin other people’s picnic and you will be held responsible for it.
Also, make sure you clean up your dog’s droppings and make sure to dispose it properly. That goes for all your trash as well. Keep all your trash in a bag that you can bring along with you to avoid a pile up of trash in the picnic site.
And on your way home, do not drink alcoholic beverages knowing that you are going to be driving home. Mishaps happen anytime and everywhere so refrain from drinking alcohol in a picnic. There are several more things that you must avoid in order to make your picnic safe and hassle free. The list goes on and on. Diverse strokes for various folks. In the end, the success of your picnic will all depend on how well you behave like a responsible picnic-goer.
Eventually, there are several things you can do without limiting yourself from enjoying. Have fun, fun and more fun! Do bring a good camera to capture your precious moments, provide loads of healthy and great food for everyone to enjoy and have some more fun under the sun.
Guru in picnic, outdoor activities and family fun. If you’d like to know more about our products, please visit our traditional picnic baskets and our wonderful unique gourment gift baskets.
Mar 15
Owen JonesCaribbean Caribbean, family, happiness, holiday, luxury, other, outdoor, recreation, Sailing, sea, swimming, travel, USA, vacation
People work harder these days than ever before. If not physically harder then longer hours and we are entitled to a break from that once in a while. The majority of us go on holiday and we look forward to it months in advance and we plan for it even further ahead. Where do you like to go or what do you like to do? I personally like to go on a cruise and a Caribbean cruise is a good choice.
People believe a cruise, specially a Caribbean cruise as being expensive, and cruise operators want to maintain that elite image, but I see the cruise as being an up-market all inclusive holiday. In all probability, it is the original all inclusive holiday, because once you walk up and off that gang plank, everything aside from drinks is free. Everything and everything is first class hotel style too! We are not talking pizza and chips here, but five or six course meals and five or six times a day.
It is common knowledge, that if you go on a cruise you can expect to put on a pound or two a week (I gained five pounds on my last cruise), unless you do some exercise. What exercise? Cruise liners have swimming pools and gymnasiums! Not only one but several. Some even set aside a deck for jogging at certain times of the day. There really is no justification for not exercising on a Caribbean cruise.
Caribbean cruise liners provide more sports facilities than just gymnastics too. In fact, except for horse riding, I think that most sports are catered for. Basketball, volleyball, swimming, clay pigeon shooting, fishing, bird watching … You name it. Caribbean cruise liners also have Internet connections, games machines and full office amenities. During the evenings there are first class shows, often two a night, films in a cinema and a casino.
If you have never been on a Caribbean cruise, it is difficult to explain the amount of luxury that is on offer. It is more than a first class hotel. In a first class hotel, you pay first class prices for everything too, but on a Caribbean cruise liner, everything but drinks is free and even drinks are cheap because they are duty-free. The cruise liner will have a shop too where everything it sells is duty free!
Some Caribbean cruises are themed and it is worth noting this fact. Also some times of the year, especially early February are predictable. I once naively went on a Caribbean cruise for a fortnight which spanned St Valentine’s day. I was a single man then and the other 1200 were amorous couples. There was only one single woman on the cruise and there was no rapport between us. I did not not enjoy that Caribbean cruise, because people took we under their wing, but it made me think about the time of year when I next booked up.
Caribbean cruises, particularly the better ones, will fill up quickly, so this is one holiday that you really ought to book well in advance. A year in advance is not too early. I like to book my Caribbean cruise a year in advance, but put my name down for any last minute cancellations, in case I can pick up a bargain.
Owen Jones, the author of this piece, writes on many subjects, but is currently involved with St Croix Hotels. If you are interested in St Croix Vacation Rentals in the US Virgin Islands, please click through to our site.
Mar 15
Judielee LawsonBeach ants, Beach, Buddies, cake, family, food, friends, games, ice cream, mall, office, Picnic, picnic activity, picnic backpacks, picnic baskets, picnic food, picnic packs, picnic theme, picnic venue, Pizza, river, sea, shore
When my friends and I are planning to go on a picnic, we all start to assign stuff for a particular person to do. I always end up getting the part that picks out a place where to hold the picnic. We’ve been everywhere I can think of. We’ve been to the park and the last time we did, we had ants all over our plates in less that 15 minutes of playing hide and go seek behind the trees.
Well, the ants were also playing tag on what food to take over first. The greatest part is they chose to pursue over my plate first. My plate, which had a slice of pizza, blueberry cheesecake, hotdogs and macaroni salad, appeared as if it were a huge pile of red fire ants. If I didn’t pay a bunch of attention, the next thing I’ll be consuming will be soft food for having a fat lip. So shake the park off the list.
Just one of my buddies suggested that we check out a local mall and do our picnic at the food court benches. As if you ever will be able to still call that picnic if we do that. That is practically what we are doing in everyday. Drowning out on pizza and then later on, going to the arcade to get rid of several pounds with the interactive games they have there like Dance Dance Revolution (isn’t that a minimal bit 90′s?).
Anyway, the point is, we go to the mall almost every day. I want to set up a place where we don’t normally go and if we do, it’ll be a place where we will be looking forward to go to again after some time. Besides, if we set up a large picnic cloth inside the mall and form a picnic group on the ground, we’d end up in the mall’s administration office for scandal and misconduct in such a public venue and become the laughing stock.
So maybe we can try having a picnic by the river. The only problem is we’d end up being the mosquitoes’ picnic food and get Dengue Fever instead of a memorable experience. Well, it will be a very memorable experience. But of course, we don’t want to remember it that way. So we’re staying away from the river as well. I almost gave up on setting up the perfect place where to have our picnic when it suddenly hit me. Why not go to the beach? There’s a quiet side of the beach where nobody really bothers to go to. It would be a great way to have an exercise as well because it’ll be a spot that is not as accessible as the other beach front places where you can just park your car nearby.
A more uninhabited side would certainly be great. Walking to and from the place would be a superb way to delight in the breeze and the sound of the waves crashing against the shore. The authentic essence of going for a picnic is enjoying the destination, the food, and also the folks you are with anywhere.
Guru in picnic, outdoor activities and family fun. If you’d like to know more about our products, please visit our gourmet picnic baskets and our wonderful unique gift baskets.
Older Entries
RSS