Saint John aka: St. John

St John is one of the most beautiful serene places in the world. if you are laid back, or want an escape from reality this is the place to go. everyone is so friendly, and laid back. you feel at home even if youve never been here before. the first time i went i was 16. i decided that i was going to live there at some point. its a very small island, more than half is a national park. there is a “downtown” that is just a loop with some stores and plenty of bars. the best one is woody’s (country star kenny chesneys favorite place) the owners are awesome. they’re from chicago i think and the moved to st john about ten years ago and opened up the bar. the best food in the world is at this bar. burgers, fresh fish and curly fries :) yum. theres the beach bar, wich is pretty self explanatory.. go there and get a bushwacker. like a chocolate milkshake but with alcohol :) as for the beaches, maho is the best. very secluded, white sand, crystal clear water, great snorkling, if you stand in the water so many fish will come up and say hello. you’ll see sting rays, and angel fish. . . trnuk bay is the biggest tourist attraction. you have to pay to get in, but there is amazing snorkling there. there are all sorts of ruins around the island and there are little things that tell you what they are. theres plenty to explore. on the other side is skinny legs/coral bay. there are some shops on that side, but my favorite are all the road signs. there are “dip” signs and the locals have added some words.. skinny dip, crap dip, big dipper, dip shit, and a few others. i cant tell you all about it here, you’ll have to check it out

Flights Direct from JFK to St. Thomas and a short boat ride over to a Beautiful St. John’s island. I have been visiting St. John’s for about 13 years now. Anyway I love this island and make it a point to visit every year. People are friendly, Its Safe and lets not forget the Beaches. The Beaches are amazing and you can visit many of them without crowds. Night life is not that of some of the larger scale islands like Aurba or even St. Thomas but you can still find some fun. With great restaurants and bars in and around Cruz Bay its easy to forget the other side of the island which is worth visiting as well. Check out the Ship Wreck Landing and Skinny Legs Bar & Grill.

St. John’s Trunk Bay is the most gorgeous beach I’ve ever been to in my life. I was only there for one day when I went on a Caribbean cruise that stopped in St. Thomas. We took a ferry from St. Thomas to St. John, so it wasn’t packed with other cruisers. It’s definitely a place to revisit at some point. I would love to go on a winter get-away!

It is an affordable vacation and a short flight from the eastern US. Some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

i worked at Maho Bay Camps summer or 04 & 05, and i think a left a piece of me there. the island itself was so magical, i couldn’t believe that i was so lucky as to be able to wake up in paradise every day. i watched every sunset, never missed an opportunity to take a midnight skinny dip under the stars and in the din of the tree frogs, i felt good and healthy every day, i worked hard, partied hard, exercised hard, and came back even more alive. did you ever see something so beautiful it hurt? i can’t explain it, you just have to go there. the people were so nice, i made new friends immediately, and people remembered me when i came back. make sure to go to rhumblines in cruz bay and have their mango gazpacho w/ a lime in da cocnut while swinging at the bar, and hit happy hour at woody’s, or anytime at the quiet mon. you must hit every single beach at least once. bring your swimsuit everywhere – wait, actually just wear it all day – and also your snorkel gear. find capt. slade in cruz bay beach and have him take you to the willy T’s or anegada. go there for carnival (month of june) and stay for J’ouvert and the 4th of July – a party you’ll never forget (or remember should i saw…) and since you went all the way to Da Islands, visit the neighboring islands too – virgin gorda (the baths), jost van dyke (ivan’s campground!!), tortola (full moon party at the bomba shack), sandy cay (felt like i was gilligan, see picture), st. thomas (the grateful deli…mmmmm),....i can’t write about this anymore, i wish i was there right now…sniff…sniff…