August 2010

Friend Maker and a Not So Cautionary Tale

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Disembarking the American Airlines jet in Miami we came to a halt behind a woman who stood stock still, staring at a pair of silver doors. Expecting to exit into the terminal, she looked confused, unsure what to do confronted by this barrier. Her son searched the wall around the doors, looking for a sign [...]

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Virgin Islands Diving – with Kids!

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It was my husband’s dream to get the entire family scuba diving certified. Me? I’d have been happy to explore the Caribbean reefs via snorkel, no tanks, no expense, no forty feet below the ocean surface He begged and pleaded, and then he persuaded the kids to work on me, until I had to give [...]

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Daydream Wedding In The Virgin Islands

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The promise of a daydream wedding brings many a bride to the Caribbean. In the U.S. Virgin Islands, you can find eight or more weddings taking place daily. Many of these are for island visitors who desire a romantic beach wedding, without the cost and stress of a Bridezilla event.  On a recent picture postcard [...]

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Tips For Driving In The Virgin Islands

by Sandra Foyt

Visitors to the Virgin Islands who hunger for the thrills of roller coaster rides will not be disappointed. All they have to do is rent a car, head up into the mountains, and keep a few rules in mind. Rules of the Road Drive on the left. It’s easy to forget when on a road [...]

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Udder Delight Shakes Bring All The Tourists To The Yard

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Often listed as one of the Top 10 Things To Do In St. Thomas, a stop at St. Thomas Dairies’ Udder Delight Shake Shack is a requisite part of our visits to the Virgin Islands. Conveniently located just outside Magens Bay Beach, I like to balance a full day of water sports at one of [...]

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My Virgin Islands Home

by Sandra Foyt

It’s a lifetime since I could stay in my childhood home in the Virgin Islands. After Hurricane Marilyn finished in 1995 what Hurricane Hugo started in 1989, all that was left was the bones of a great house and a huge mess. My parents moved to Puerto Rico to start a new life on a [...]

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Celebrating with the Stars at Madame Tussaud’s in New York City

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I usually avoid the tourist attractions in New York City, but when I heard that one of my favorite travel bloggers, Carol Cain of NYC Mama, was hosting a Celebrity Wax Party at Madame Tussauds, I didn’t waste any time sending in my RSVP. At first, I was a little (no, a lot) nervous about [...]

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Did Martha Stewart Invent the Oreo? #BlogHer10

by Sandra Foyt

I’m not sure how I got on the mailing list for the Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Bloggers’ Night Out party, but I didn’t turn it down. Like her, hate her, it doesn’t matter. Martha is a powerful woman who has turned her passions into an empire. She’s a good role model for my daughter, an [...]

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Our Room In The Middle of Manhattan – #BlogHer10

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For three cram-packed days I get to live in Manhattan with my daughter. The last time we lived in the city together, our apartment was so tiny that, at full term, I had to stop cooking because I couldn’t squeeze my belly into the micro kitchen. That’s the reason I let my husband take over [...]

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Let Down The Top On The Old Chevy at the Drive-In Theater

by Sandra Foyt

Contrary to my kids’ belief, I’m not old enough to remember the heyday of drive-in movie theaters. I don’t remember ever going to one as a child, but somehow I have a memory, perhaps from a past life or from episodes of Happy Days, an almost visceral knowledge of what they’re supposed to be like. [...]

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