Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Caribbean Villas ( 340-776-6152, 800-338-0987;
www.caribbeanvilla.com
)
St John
and Tortola.
Catered To( 340-776-6641, 800-424-6641;
www.cateredto.com
)
St John.
CMPI Vacation Rentals( 800-496-7379;
www.enjoystcroix.com
)
St Croix.
Teague Bay Properties ( 800-237-1959;
www.teaguebaypropertiesrentals.com
)
St
Croix.
Vacation St Croix( 340-718-0361;
www.vacationstcroix.com
)
St Croix.
Areana Villas( 284-494-5864;
www.areanavillas.com
)
Tortola.
Tropical Care Services (
284-495-6493;
www.tropicalcareservices.com
)
Virgin
Gorda.
PRACTICALITIES
» The
VI Daily News
and
St Croix Avis
are the daily papers in the USVI.
St Thomas/St
John This Week
and
St Croix This Week
are widely available free magazines, and are
published monthly (despite the name).
» The
BVI Beacon
and
StandPoint
are the BVI's main newspapers; they're published
weekly. BVI News (
www.bvinews.com
)
offers free daily content online. The free
weekly
Limin' Times
has entertainment listings.
» Local TV stations in the USVI include channels 8 (ABC) and 12 (PBS). The BVI
has no local equivalent.
» Radio stations include WVGN (107.3 FM), the NPR affiliate in St Thomas; ZBVI
(780 AM), island talk and music from Tortola, including BBC broadcasts; and WSTX
(970 AM), island tunes and talk from St Croix.
» Both the US and British islands use imperial measurements. Distances are in feet
and miles; gasoline is measured in gallons.
» Smoking is banned in all restaurants, bars and other public venues in both the US
and British islands.
