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 Skinny Legs Restaurant & Mall,
Coral Bay, STJ by catalysta
Once there, keep an eye out for the broken surfboard sign / bench that leads you to a cluster of shops & a restaurant at Skinny Leg's (see photo). Be warned, Toto - you aren't in the Edmonton Mall anymore. Get ready to kick back & get down Island style in Coral Bay's wonderfully funky inimitable way. But don't underestimate Skinny's! The food's good, & the shops are a lot of fun.
Of course Skinny's isn't the only establishment to explore in Coral Bay, so check out these links for more Coral Bay shopping
Coral Bay Dining & Shopping Map Leave a Comment
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 Alison's Wonderland Studio,
Tillett Gardens, STT by catalysta
But this is far more than a cluster of galleries! In addition to the shops and artists' studios where you can purchase lovely raku pottery, jewelry, candles, herbs, local crafts & paintings, there is also an open air theatre with live performances of music & plays, ongoing classes for music & acting students, & recitals by the students. And then there's Pistarkle Theatre, the fully indoor & air conditioned facility too.
Relax at the Zen Retreat Day Spa, or pick up a bite to eat at one of the restaurants in the Gardens, & then just sit on a bench in the shade to watch the show.
Locally made quality artwork & crafts - and you can meet many of the artists who maintain working studios in Tillett Gardens Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftDirections: From CA, follow the BLUE Tommy The Starfish signs out Highway 38 to the Anna's Retreat (Tutu) district - see St. Thomas interactive map linkWebsite: http://www.tillettgardens.com/index.html
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 Market Lady by catalysta
Pick up a tourist brochure anywhere for ads, maps & listings to help you find what you want, or simply have fun rambling around the colorful alleyways & hidden courtyards.
Originally named 'Taphus' (which means 'Beer Hall'), Charlotte Amalie was renamed for Danish King Christian V's wife in 1691. Blessed with a protected deep water harbor, it was a boisterous pirates' lair for many years before it was a Danish possession. Then the Danes joined the Atlantic Slave Trade in the late 1600's, while still lending approval for the pirates to use CA as a port of refuge.
Today the old slave market at Market Square has been transformed into an open air local market, where vendors sell produce, sarongs, jewelry, T-shirts, & all sorts of inexpensive items.
Take a walking tour of CA to gain an appreciation for the history of this port: Frommer's Walking Tour
Historic Charlotte Amalie
Crystal, china, jewelry, cameras, other electronics, clothing, table linens, artwork, souvenirs - you name it! Also Larimer jewelry (Larimer is a lovely sky blue stone found only in the Caribbean Islands)
Overview: Shopping Charltte Amalie
The link below is for a good map of CA Leave a Comment
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 Cruz Bay Ferry Dock, St. John by catalysta
This link gives a complete list for shopping Cruz Bay, with links to maps as well.
Below is a link to the interactive St. John map.
See the handpainted tank top I'm wearing in the view-from-Blackbeard's Castle pic on the Intro page, for one thing. Lots of cool unique items on STJ, as well as the usual pretty Larimer jewelry etc. Leave a Comment
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 Christiansted House, St. Croix by catalysta
The main port of Christiansted was almost empty of tourists when I visited, even in January the heart of the winter tourist season. It’s so sad to think how many of the local businesses are barely hanging on. But everything was on sale, and the vendors were open to bargaining as well. There are some lovely jewelry shops, art galleries, clothing boutiques, and everything else you might wish to find, all here for you, and all just thrilled to have your business. So please DO consider visiting St. Croix & sharing a few of those tourist dollars they so badly need!
Below is the interactive map for St. Croix.
Cruzan Rum (you can also visit the distillery on St. Croix), Crucian Hook bracelets, Larimer jewelry, name brand duty free shopping for everything else you might want or need is all here Leave a Comment
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 Ft. Christiansted, St. Croix by catalysta
Although St. Croix is the largest of the three main US Virgin Islands, it has never cultivated the level of tourism that St. Thomas & St. John have managed to build up. This is partially because it has had other means of support for the locals through out much of the last 100 years. Also, St. Croix is slightly removed from the other islands, swinging off by itself to the south of STT & STJ. The ferry to St. Croix takes longer than the one to STJ, and doesn’t run as often.
But there is the added fact that St. Croix’s reputation hasn’t always been blemish-free. The late 1960’s & early 1970’s saw quite a rash of racial unrest & violence that hasn’t dissipated to this day.
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O.k, so you've come on holiday, and you want to stay away from everything you can get at home. But, you've forgotten your sun lotion, batteries, or you need more diapers. Whatever, you know K-Mart has it. this store isn't as good as the ones in the USA, but it has most of what you need. And it's at prices you know. They'll charge you more for these thigns at tourist trap shops.
Great if you're got kids and have forgotten something like diapers, formula, bottles, etc.
Anything you've forgotten from home.
Usual prices. It's a bit mroe expensive here, but you don't pay tax, which makes up for it. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: 2 locations, w/1 around the corner from HavensightDirections: Will find out both lcoations, but the 1 near Havensight is within walking distance, and I see tourists walking there from the ships.
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 See the cruise ships in the
distance by Sophie1980
From Havensight you can get a taxi (they will ask you constantly even if they see you drive up in a car!), to the old town of Charlotte Amalie, where there are more shops, in a historic setting. Or, you can walk along the water front, which I prefer.
T-shirts, key-rings, diamonds, toliettries, books. There's a shop that sells the most gorgeous globes, ranging in sizes, made out of different precious stones.
From 35c for postcards to thousands for diamonds. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: By the cruise ships, which you can't miss.
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 St. Thomas by Corinneao
Cruzan rum and jewelry. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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If you're interested, St. Thomas is a great place to purchase many items tax /duty free. My husband and I stopped to look at rings at Diamonds International where he eventually purchased one he was very impressed with. The service was good and not overbearing.
Definitely high end jewelry, porcelain, liquors (especially rum of all flavors), and perfumes! While at St. Thomas we bought Ponche Kuba & Coconut Rum ($15 together), Estee Lauder Perfume (large atomizer, $54) and, of course, my husband's ring. Came away feeling we made wise choices. Leave a Comment Theme: JewelryDirections: Havensight Mall, Drake's Passage, etc.
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