AT#181 - Travel to the Virgin Islands

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Chris Christensen

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2009

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

The Amateur Traveler talks to Harry Pariser about the Virgin Islands. Harry is the author of Explore the Virgin Islands which just printed its seventh edition. Harry takes about the United States Virgin islands (primarily St Thomas, St John and St Croix) and the British Virgin Islands (primarily Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke). The Virgin Islands offer high end luxury resorts, cruise ships but also camping on a beach. They have gourmet restaurants but also local cuisine like conch salad and john cakes. They offer snorkeling, scuba, hiking or just lying on a beach. They take U.S. dollars and speak English making this and accessible island paradise. Harry is making his second appearance on the Amateur Traveler. He was also the guest on Travel to Costa Rica - Amateur Traveler Episode 116. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode of The Amateur Traveler is brought to you by Audible.
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0:08.0	for your free audio book download.
0:13.0	I got my bags packed on a roll.
0:14.0	I'm heading out there and I'm ready to go.
0:17.0	Looking real good in my passport photo.
0:21.0	Amateur traveler episode 181. Today in the Amateur Traveler
0:25.7	we talk about resorts, cruise ships, hikes, and beautiful beaches as we go to
0:30.5	the Virgin Islands. Welcome to the
0:33.0	I got to sit in one more cafe.
0:36.0	I know that I should be heading home
0:39.0	but maybe not, maybe not to the day.
0:42.0	Welcome to the Amateur Traveler. I'm your host Chris Christensen.
0:46.0	Before we get into today's interview I do have three news stories for you.
0:51.0	It was a bad week for planes and pilots of the combination of the two.
0:56.0	At an air show, someone who was trying to start an old biplane, spun the big prop and didn't manage to get into the plane before it took off
1:05.4	without him and crashed into the tree line. That's not as bad as the passenger who
1:10.3	had to land a plane in Florida because after takeoff the pilot died.
1:16.6	Perhaps it'd be safer to do what they've done in Costa Rica, which is they've taken an airplane
1:20.3	and turned it into a hotel. Check out links to all three of those stories and
1:24.8	other stories and the show notes at amateur traveler.com.
1:28.6	Before we get into this week's interview I want to thank our sponsor which is
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