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A blog dedicated to St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. We discuss beaches, restaurants, nightlife etc.
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Say it with me
“I’ve fallen and I can’t…” You know the rest. We saw this ad the other night on tv, the medical alert -ish one, don’t ask what we were watching. A few posts ago we told you about the new and improved 911 system in ...
Memorial Service For Greg “Rabbit” DeMastri
Here is the information for Rabbit’s Memorial Service. For donations email: rabbit@demastri.com ...
Book This St. Thomas Villa For Christmas Or New Years And Save $1,500
Yup, it’s our villa and this is shameless self promotion. Go to our website: http://www.caretbay.com and check it out. It normally rents for $9,950 for either of those weeks but if you email me at scott@stthomasblog.com and use the code ̶...
Sad News From St. Thomas
A friend and well-known Frenchtown fixture has passed away. Rabbit, always behind the bar at Epernay with a smile and a story, you will be sorely missed. We are shocked at the news. We’ll miss seeing you and chatting with you, you were a grea...
Where to start
Tourists do it. Visitors do it. People just-moved to the island do it. Scott and I did it all the time. ASK QUESTIONS, people. Sheesh. We spent a week on both St. Croix and St. Thomas before we moved. We called it a vacation with real estate appoi...
Happy November!
I hope everyone enjoyed Halloween! We’re happy to take any extra treats off of your hands – I like Hersheys Minis and M&Ms. Scott likes candy. I also secretly love NECCO candy, but it rarely makes a Halloween appearance. What’...
Happy Halloween St. Thomas Blog Style
Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today! Our friends at The Buzz 104.3 like to play some tricks. One day they dedicated Careless Whisper by Seether to Nicci and I knowing our strong disdain for not only the remake but for the orginal. We planned our lon...
We’re So Cool!
Yep, we are. Feel free to disagree. But that’s not what this post is about. First thing we did when we moved into our St. Thomas home? Made sure the ceiling fans worked and turned those suckers on! Whew, it’s hot on the island, we needed ...
Halloween With Badman
Whahaha… Where will you be celebrating Halloween in St. Thomas this year? Here’s one rockin’ party ya won’t want to miss! click on the photo to enlarge for full scariness! Nicci and I have been ploppin’ our hard e...
Congratulations Jenn & Tripp!
Happy Engagement! Tripp & Jenn at Jost during her first visit to St. Thomas, February 2008 At Tripp’s B-day dinner last February Enjoying Carnival last April as part of the Gypsies Troupe Ah the romance…Jenn and I used to be roo...
The beaches are calling
The temperature on the Cape today, Friday, is in the 50’s. It’s one of those great, sunny fall days that lures you outside. This past Sunday, a mere five days ago, was not one of those days. Not even close. The white stuff showed up, th...
Nice Rack
Scott and I moved to St. Thomas in December 2006; our container hit the island a couple of months earlier, sometime in October. Among the items that we shipped were gifts we received at my bridal shower, including 10 wine glasses. We registered onlin...
Sock Hop on the Rock, October 24
Find some threads from the 1950’s & ’60’s and get ready for a blast of a time on Saturday, October 24th; The Rotary Club of St. Thomas Sunrise presents Rock-Away Polio: (click on flier to enlarge) The bash will be held at Blueb...
Guest Blog Writer Rich Shares His St Thomas Experience
(we posted this as a comment yesterday, but decided it deserved it’s own post due to the effort he put into it. Thank you Rich!) My bride and I honeymooned on St. Thomas during the last week in September, into October, 2009. (A little info abou...
Back To The People
Here it is again…You write the story. A while back we asked our readers to send us a story about your time in St. Thomas. It was a huge success and we posted a few articles. So we thought it would be a nice idea to do it again. Send us a story ...
Check Out Our St. Thomas Tee Shirts and Tank Tops
Have you seen our Tees and Tanks? Click here to check them out and order: http://www.stthomasblog.com/?page_id=2821, help support the St. Thomas Blog: Click here to order: http://www.stthomasblog.com/?page_id=2821 ...
Put that vacuum away!
Wow. Thrilling title, I know. Have you on the edge of your seat do I? Scott and I have two parrots, and while there is a lot of great things about owning birds there is one negative; birds throw food. All the time. They’ll pick up an apple chun...
A short story
This morning it was so cold on Cape Cod that Scott turned the heat on. When I got out of bed I couldn’t put on my sweats and warm socks quick enough as I swear I could see my breath. I microwaved my half-drunk coffee to return it to it’s ...
St. Thomas Blog wishes Happy Birthday to…
…my Dad! He’s going to hate for me to announce his age, so I won’t. But, without giving it away I can tell you that it rhymes with ‘eventy’. *cough* He easily looks a decade younger, and sometimes acts even younger tha...
Why I’m Not Listening To Radio Joe 106.1 In The US Virgin Islands
Facebook is a social network. It’s a place to meet and communicate. IT’S NOT A PLACE TO SPAM YOUR BUSINESS. A lot of people don’t know that, especially businesses trying to promote themselves. You first have to introduce yourself an...
You are what you drink
Yes, I know. We haven’t posted for a couple of days. Even though we’re in MA we can still channel that island-time ’speed’ whenever we like… I posted a question on Facebook the other day: What’s your pick, Bushwack...
Ashley’s Birthday Benefit – Nana Babies Charity Event
Please join us on Thursday, September 24 from 8-11pm in The Room (American Yacht Harbor, Red Hook) to celebrate the life of our dear friend Ashley Holdcraft Ashley was the young lady that was struck and killed by a car in Red Hook August 10, 2008. In...
The Best Return In St. Thomas
Our advertisers get a lot of hits to their websites. On average we get over 2200 visits per day and we’re hungry for another advertiser. It ain’t easy writing stories almost everyday. C’mon now, you know you want to be on the most p...
Arrrr! Avast It Be Talken’ lyke A Pyrate Day….ARRRRR
Ahoy ye scallywags, taday be talken’ lyke a pyrate day. If ye agree say aye!! Change ye facebook page and posts in ye blogs. Cash inn ye booty an hide da wenches. It be talken’ lyke a pyrate day! *cough* Okay, clearing my throat for a sec...
I’m Gonna Make You An Offer You Can’t Refuse
Saturday 9-26 be at the Caribbean Saloon or you’ll swim with the fishes!...
Would You Miss…
In a new series of blog posts called the “Would You Miss Series“. Does Banana Tree Grille provide such great food and service that we would be bummed if it closed it’s doors? Does Banana Tree Grille treat its employees so fant...
Technical Difficulties
The blog has been experiencing hosting issues… Apparently a coconut has come unattached to the duct tape we had up on the roof antenna. Blog soon come!...
Getting A Mortgage In St. Thomas
Before I begin spewing off stuff, I must say I’m not a mortgage expert. I may or may not be correct in what I’m about to say. Don’t shoot the messenger Getting a mortgage in St. Thomas is a lot harder than it used to be. The bank...
Labor Day Weekend
Scott and I are on day 2 of a long weekend; last night we BBQ’d at a friend’s house, tonight we’re moving the good times to Scott’s brother’s house. We have friends visiting from St. Thomas and we’re serving up som...
Are You Ready For Some Football!
Football season in St. Thomas is quickly coming, YEAH! And locals know how fun it is to try and find the game of their choice (insert sarcasm). But one place that carries almost everything is Caribbean Saloon (they have the Direct TV Football Pac...
