St. Thomas is one of three U.S. Virgin Islands and has an area of about 32 square miles. The island was originally settled by the Ciboney/Siboney people before being colonized by the Dutch and owned/occupied by the United States. It has an international airport and a pair of cruise ports, and it’s a hot tourist destination with beautiful weather year-round. It...
I’ll start off by saying that I was nervous about this trip. I haven’t been to the Caribbean since I transitioned to a plant-based diet at the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. I remember places not being the most vegetarian-friendly, and so I struggled to eat. And now, by eliminating all animal byproducts as well, I was eliminating even more...
If you love pirates, visit the island of St. Thomas. Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve loved pirates. Maybe it was their grand adventures; maybe it was the feeling of not being tied down. I still remember watching Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest in theaters as part of a summer rec camp field trip (which I’m watching right now as I write...