Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Native Arts & Crafts
SOUVENIRS
(Tolbod Gade)
This is the place to buy local hot sauces, honey, straw dolls and painted
gourd bowls made by island craftspeople, as well as books by local authors.
Camille Pissarro Gallery
FINE ARTS
(14 Main St)
Located in Pissarro's boyhood home (a display case outside summarizes the
family's history), the gallery sells a few reproductions of the famous impressionist's St
Thomas scenes, but mostly focuses on works by contemporary artists.
HAVENSIGHT
Dockside Bookshop
BOOKSTORE
(
www.docksidebooks.com
; Havensight Mall)
The island's only real bookstore - and an
impressive one at that - carries plenty of regional titles, kids' books and best-sellers.
Urban Threadz
CLOTHING
(Buccaneer Mall)
It has all the Bob Marley shirts you ever dreamed of.
Information
Dangers & Annoyances
Charlotte Amalie has some big-city issues including drugs, poverty, prostitution and street
crime. Waterfront Hwy and Main St in the town center are fine at night, but move a few
blocks away and the streets quickly get deserted. Avoid the Savan area, a red-light district
that surrounds Main St west of Market Sq and north of the Windward Passage hotel; this is
where the island's underworld takes root. In general, savvy travelers who take reasonable
precautions should have no problems.
Internet Access
Some restaurants and bars have free wi-fi, such as Green House.
Beans, Bytes & Websites (5600 Royal Dane Mall; per half hr $4.50; 7am-6pm
Mon-Sat, to 1pm Sun)
Connect with your electronic mailbox at the 12 or so terminals,
plus wi-fi and data ports for laptops.
