I got my bags packed on a roll heading out there and I'm ready to go looking real good

in my passport photo.

Amateur Traveler episode 620. Today the amateur traveler talks about boats and

beach bars, snorkeling and sugar factories, pirates, and of course rum as we go to the Virgin Islands.

I know that I should be heading home,

but maybe not, maybe not, not today.

Welcome to the amateur traveler. I'm your host Chris Christensen. If you didn't

listen to the announcement in last week's show, make sure you listen to the end of

this show when I have a important announcement for listeners of the show, especially

listeners of the iTunes enhanced version. But first, let's talk about the Virgin Islands.

I'd like to welcome to the show Captain Shane McCollin from the sailing vessel

guiding light and the S.v guiding light.com website. Now do I call you Shane or Captain Shane, which would you prefer here?

Oh, Shane is fine. Okay, excellent. And you have come to talk to us about the Virgin Islands.

Welcome to the show. Thank you very much. I

appreciate you having me. Now first of all this is going to be one that's a little

weird because when I say the Virgin Islands, what country am I talking

about? When you say the Virgin Islands, you are talking about two different countries, the US and the British,

but the US-owned portion is actually divided into the U.S. Virgin Islands and what we call

the Spanish Virgin Islands which are simply the islands east of Puerto Rico and

they're owned by Puerto Rico.

Excellent.

And why should somebody go to the Virgin Islands?

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