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By now the kids were strongly opposed to any more road trips. They wanted to go to a beach and they wanted to bring their friends along. We also wanted to stay at a beach for a week or more, but we didn’t want to bring friends along. Besides, there wasn’t room for three friends in our van. This meant we had to fly somewhere, and since we had done all 50 states, where better to go than a U.S. territory. Linda and I had been to every U.S. territory except American Samoa and the Northern Marianas. We weren’t making this our next goal as both territories are expensive to get to. Nevertheless, we decided that the U.S. Virgin Islands would be a great next destination. 1 July 2003 Tuesday. Our flight from Dulles to San ... read more
Tamara, Rosanna, and Will with a donkey
View to the east of St John USVI from top of St Thomas
View of St Thomas USVI to the south


Continuing in the cuise adventure, and after having almost sleep 2 hours on the last to days was time to go Into U.S Virgin Islands, on a very short stay of a few hours (like every stop we made during the cruise), it was like the whole island was a duty free zone loads of stores, selling fine jewerly, columbian emeralds,suiss watches, going beyond the port where all this tourist shopping "wacos" was in an extasy mode, was the city of Charlotte Amalie, a very nice little town with a combination of danish, french and dutch arquitecture. It's always strange to see how this tiny territories depends entirely of tourism, and no other (at least visible) industrial activities is seen during your stay. One of the sightseeing spots that is a must in this beautifull island ... read more


St. Thomas Western Carribean One of the stops on our first family cruise Feb ? 1997... read more
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Mar 6, 1993 *City official name :Magens Bay *Founded date : *Location :St Thomas Island *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Magens Bay (18.366° N 64.930° W) is a world-famous beach on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, located in the Caribbean. Located on the North (Atlantic) side of the island, Magens Bay is a well-protected white sand beach stretching for more than a mile. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the island. With its clear water, soft sand, and palm trees, it is commonly considered to be one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, and National Geographic has recognized it as such. The beach amenities are managed by a local government agency, the Magens Ba... read more
Magens Bay
Magens Bay
Magens Bay


Mar 6, 1993 *City official name :Charlotte Amalie *Founded date : *Location :St Thomas Island *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Charlotte Amalie is the capital and largest city of the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is located on the island of Saint Thomas and as of 2004 had an estimated population of 19,000 (the 2000 U.S. Census found a population of 18,914. The city is named after Charlotte Amelia of Hesse-Cassel (1650-1714), queen consort to King Christian V of Denmark. It is famous as a deep-water harbor that was once a haven for pirates and is now a famed cruise ship port of call, with about 1.5 million cruise ship passengers landing there in 2004. Charlotte Amalie has many buildings of historical import... read more
Charlotte Amalie
Charlotte Amalie
Charlotte Amalie




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