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Bright colors complement white walls at this hotel, minutes by foot from Road Town’s shopping, restaurants, and nightlife. The beach is a 15-minute drive away.

This island served as the setting forTwo on the Isle , a 1960s movie starring Sidney Poitier and John Cassavetes, which was based on a 1930s book by Robb White. The 8-acre Marina Cay is now home to a Pusser’s Hotel and Restaurant (seePusser’s, Marina Cay). Take the complimentary ferry from Trellis Bay, Tortola, and spend a day visiting the bar and the beaches, snorkeling, or taking a stroll around the island. The home White built has been restored as a reading room and book exchange.

A spicy drink,maubi is fermented frommaubi bark with generous helpings of sugar, dried orange peel, cinnamon, and cloves added. It’s an acquired taste, and folks either love it or hate it.Maubi is found on the menu only at local restaurants.

The majority of this company’s 150 villas are on St. Thomas, but there are also some good ones in St. Croix, St. John, Tortola, and Virgin Gorda, and one on Anegada. Most are top-end luxury homes, but you can find an occasional cottage.

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Gossip or rumor. The rumor mills run overtime in the islands, with residents taking to radio talk shows to air the latestmelee .

The USVI and BVI sit in the flyway for migrating birds heading south for the winter from the US mainland. So many arrive that the Audubon Society and private groups conduct annual Christmas bird counts on several islands.

This seaside place serves its Caribbean food with style. Tasty paella created from local seafood.

Dine on Caribbean cuisine at the water’s edge under seagrape trees (seeMiss Lucy’s).