For the past 9 years, I have not ceased to be amazed at what happens on this island the weekend nearest St Patrick's day. You'd think this was an Irish Island. EVERYONE puts on their greens and heads to town for the annual St Patrick's Day ...
Living on an island, believe it or not - we have some wonderful and exotic food. Every once in awhile, I get a craving for some "down home" food. Not to worry, Tommy, the owner of Paradise Cafe in downtown Christiansted, can deliver. Eve...
While I've worked with many customers this month who have come to our beautiful island to look at real estate, two have had a big impact on me! One couple pulled out all the stops - sold everything they owned (pretty much), quit their job...
Not so great surprises for those of you considering moving to St Croix...
I get a lot of emails from people who want to move to St Croix and/or start a business here. Many of them want to rent before they buy, to make sure this is the right pla...
After deciding on a general area of the island to live on - you're still not done with decisions relating to geography! I initially thought I HAD to be on the beach/waterfront. After staying in a villa here on a vacation (just so happens to...
OK - so first decision was - I MUST be somewhere warm and tropical. Then the decision was WHICH ISLAND. After deciding on St Croix, the next choice was WHERE on St Croix? True, the island is only 26 miles long and 8 miles wide, but after li...
Once I realized that I needed to live in a place that was WARM....my search started in earnest for the perfect spot. Oh it was tough duty alright. I spent about four months traveling to various exotic places in search of "home." A good deal...
If there's one thing I've learned in my life, it's that geography plays a very important role in my happiness. I've lived in a lot of different places, and WHERE I live has a bigger impact on how I feel than just about anything else. I have...
Anyone who has ever sold a house has probably had a little taste of Seller's Remorse. It's that feeling you get when an offer comes in, right after the excitement of the offer wears off...that says, "OH NO!!!! AM I REALLY DOING THIS??" After al...
Maybe you don't want to deal with moving internationally. Then consider St Croix! Matt Bauer, president of BetterWorld Telecom in Reston, Virginia, did! "It's part of the United States, so you don't even need a passport to go there �...
