Lifestyle

Slow down dinners simply delicious

Virgin Island Sustainable Farm Institute serves up slow food dinners that nourish you and the environment.

Sea breezes in St. John

Sheree and Scott York offer a sumblime sunset cruise aboard their catamaran calypso. You can unwind with drinks and hors d’oeuvres, and let the day slip away.The genuinely friendly captain and crew enhance nature’s blessings.

Add tropical fruits and roots

Everyone knows about Caribbean coconuts. Mango and papaya have a loyal following. This summer why not add more obscure fruits and roots like soursop and carambola or cassava to your diet?

She helps transform lives

A little more than a decade ago, Janice Mathurin was sick, overweight and lethargic, at risk for diabetes. Now she is almost half her previous weight, healthy, and helping Virgin Islanders transform their lives.

Hard times wine

Our economy still has many of us seeing red through our wine glasses. True, some wines retail for more than ten times the price of a gallon of gas, but there is no need to switch from wine to water. Check out these affordable gems.

St. Maarten's soothing spas

Whatever you need or desire, there's a spa in St. Maarten waiting to nurture you.

Island aphrodisiacs

Traditional foods for love, like oysters and chocolate, may make you warm and fuzzy. But to really turn the heart up, you might want to explore special potions from the cupids of the Caribbean.

Consider meatless meals

A United Nations report called the meat industry “one of the top contributors to the world's serious environmental problems." If every person just skipped eating meat one meal a week, it would be the same as taking a half million cars off the roads in the U.S.

Discover Itiba's all natural skincare and fragrances made in St. Croix. Maura Curley speaks with Yoki Hanley.

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Feature Stories

Snorkel safety tips

It's exhilarating to dive into the cyan sea for a snorkel. A few precautions will make sure you stay safe, and enjoy your swim with the fish. Click for more.

Herbal remedies

Herbal extracts are plentiful in the Caribbean, where the healing and restorative power of plants and nuts has been passed down for generations. Click for more.

Slow down fast

Most of us know that diet, exercise and relaxation make us feel and look more vibrant. But just once in a while isn't enough. We need to plan to relax every day. Click for more.

Pleasures of the parks

They are not just for hikers or the flora and the fauna. The Parks of the U.S. and British Virgins Islands are a source of inspiration and exhilaration for all of us who need to get in touch with nature and ourselves. Click for more.

St. John adventure offers an amazing read

Adventurous readers will relish Rae Ellen Lee's outrageous revelations, discreet disclosures, and her take on the inevitable. She shares her life in St. John, with its many surprises, which include her husband's realization that he was really a she. Click for more.

Our food shouldn't travel more than we do

Bite into a piece of fruit and think about its origin. What about tonight’s dinner? Do you know where it came from? Local farm produced roots, fruits and fresh caught fish are better for you and the environment too. Click for more.

No more same ole, same ole

Though lazing on a beach and soaking up sun might still be a lure, Caribbean travelers can expect a lot more. Packages, which cater to your special interests, needs and desires are yours for the booking. Click for more.

Save a sato

It ‘s fueled by love and outrage at a society that devalues animals. The Puerto Rico based Save a Sato organization is a grass roots, hands-on, initiative combating widespread abuse and neglect of dogs in Puerto Rico. Click for more.

Adventure in Jamaica

I’ve never felt the need to go looking for more excitement. But then Island Routes and Chukka Caribbean, purveyors of Caribbean adventure tours, offered a sampling of their smorgasbord of treats. Click for more.

Don't blame technology

How can laptop and blackberry driven life styles be turned into a harmonious marriage between technology and our health? Surprisingly, the technology component of our lifestyle can help balance our lives. Click for more.

Estate planning a gift to heirs

Don’t put off estate planning. It isn’t only for the wealthy. If you have some assets, you need to plan. Even if you don’t consider yourself wealthy, you should examine the value of your home, retirement accounts, and even life insurance benefits. Click for more.

Protect your great ideas

It is one thing to daydream about a great idea, like a new and better mousetrap that will make you millions, but quite another to turn it into a profitable venture. If you’re trying to license the rights you run the risk that some rat may steal your idea. Here are a few pointers to avoid being caught in your own snare. Click for more.

Social networking pays big dividends

The number advantages of SMM are generating exposure for businesses, increasing traffic and building new partnerships. Click for more.

Island breakfast means more than eggs

Mackerel and bananas, roast breadfruit with salt fish, fried dumplings, fritters, dumb bread with home made jam, washed down with chocolate, bush and mint tea were popular West Indian breakfast items. Click for more.

Say I do with an island accent

Getting married in the Caribbean means much more than wonderful weather, sensational sand and sea. Think about adding some island accents to your celebration. Click for more.

Get away to Coral Bay

It’s the quieter side of St. John, where the goats really do roam - in herds by the side of the road. You’ll also find donkeys, sheep, chickens and unusually friendly people. Click for more.

St. Lucia's favorite sport

I’m not a spa junkie - not enough time or money. Yet I’ve had my share of treats from simple facials to deep tissue massage. But a visit to leSport in St. Lucia revealed a whole new planet of procedures for pampering. And the setting is out of this world. Click for more.

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