Fodor's U.S. & British Virgin Islands (Full-color Travel Guide)
Language: English
Pages: 272
ISBN: 1101878258
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Fodor’s correspondents highlight the best of the Virgin Islands, including shopping on St. Thomas, hiking on St. John, and bar-hopping on Jost Van Dyke. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether it’s your first trip or your fifth.
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INSIDER PERSPECTIVE from local experts
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three famous Virgin Islanders: educator Edith Williams, J. Antonio Jarvis (a founder of the Daily News), and educator and author Rothschild Francis. The last gave many speeches here. | Main St.across from Emancipation Garden U.S. Post Office. Edward Wilmoth Blyden Marine Terminal. Locally called Tortola Wharf, it’s where you can catch the Native Son and other ferries to the BVI. The restaurant upstairs is a good place to watch the Charlotte Amalie harbor traffic and sip an iced tea. Next door is
seasoned with locally grown herbs, offers a tasty treat that’s deliciously different. Side dishes include peas and rice, boiled green bananas, fried plantains, and potato stuffing. | Average main: $18 | 7 Wimmelskafts Gade(Back St.) | 340/777–4711. Fodor’s Choice | Gladys’ Cafe. CARIBBEAN | Even if the local specialties—conch in butter sauce, salt fish and dumplings, hearty red bean soup—didn’t make this a recommended café, it would be worth coming for Gladys’s smile. Her cozy alleyway
schedule of fares. Drivers usually take multiple fares, especially from the airport, ferry docks, and the cruise-ship terminal. Most taxis are either safari-style or enclosed, air-conditioned vans. They can be hailed on the street (especially in town and near major shopping malls and attractions) and can also be called. There are taxi stands in Charlotte Amalie across from Emancipation Garden (in front of Little Switzerland, behind the post office) and along the waterfront. V.I. Taxi Association
284/543–9016. Sydney’s Peace and Love. ECLECTIC | Here you can find great local lobster and fish, as well as barbecue chicken and ribs with all the fixings, including peas and rice, corn, coleslaw, and potato salad. Book early for all-you-can-eat lobster on Monday and Thursday nights. Meals are served on an open-air terrace or in an air-conditioned dining room at the water’s edge. The find here is a sensational (by BVI standards) jukebox. The cognoscenti sail here for dinner, since there’s no
340/774–4550 | www.vitaxi.com. Visitor Information Contacts USVI Division of Tourism. | 340/774–8784, 800/372–8784 | www.visitusvi.com. Virgin Islands Hotel and Tourism Association. | 340/774–6835 | www.virgin-islands-hotels.com. Eating and Drinking Well in the Virgin Islands Take a mix of indigenous and imported ingredients—everything from papaya to salt cod. Blend this with the cooking styles of people like the ancient Amerindians, Africans, Europeans, East Indians, and Asians, and you