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by Pickle
Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:52 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: VIVA! Villas Special Promotion
Replies: 1
Views: 2052

Re: VIVA! Villas Special Promotion

We have taken advantage of their promotion for our last minute trip. We like VIVA and think their 25% off specials are great deals. :)
by Pickle
Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:21 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Sea Stone Villa
Replies: 1
Views: 9580

Re: Sea Stone Villa

My info might be outdated since it was 2008 when we stayed there. That said, looking at the photos currently posted on line, the property looks pretty much the way I remember it. I’m almost sure both bedrooms had an outdoor shower only. The bedroom in the main building, where we slept, definitely di...
by Pickle
Thu Oct 17, 2019 2:29 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Our move to St. John
Replies: 12
Views: 23195

Re: Our move to St. John

Congratulations, Rick and Christine! I wasn’t aware that your plan was hatched in 1999 - a few years before we even started visiting St. John. Here you are 20 years later... after a lot of planning and hard work (that seems to continue), I imagine. I’m sure you know that another forumite and her hus...
by Pickle
Sat Aug 03, 2019 4:43 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: 50th Annv. Trip 5/29/19 - 6/12/19
Replies: 22
Views: 40201

Re: 50th Annv. Trip 5/29/19 - 6/12/19

Thank you for your trip report. We are leaving for St. John soon and your trip report couldn’t have come at a better time for me. Enjoyed reading it and seeing your photos and the photos that commemorate your 50th anniversary. Congratulations and many, many more!
by Pickle
Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:59 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Coral Bay Restaurants
Replies: 10
Views: 20853

Re: Coral Bay Restaurants

We’ll be staying in Coral Bay in August, too. Keep an eye on St. John Spice and News of St. John. They usually post Summer/Fall restaurant closings in July, which we, who frequent the island in August, truly appreciate.
by Pickle
Wed May 08, 2019 9:48 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: New Crown Bay ferry
Replies: 4
Views: 15271

Re: New Crown Bay ferry

Our possible (we haven't purchased the tickets yet) flight arrives around 1:30 p.m. We'll have checked luggage and are thinking about taking the 3:30 p.m. ferry from Crown Bay. Hoping to do the same on the way back and might have lunch around the dock before heading to the airport... but don't reall...
by Pickle
Sat Nov 17, 2018 10:09 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: What a great time on St. John 10.27-11.3.08
Replies: 12
Views: 16252

Re: What a great time on St. John 10.27-11.3.08

Your trip report made me feel like I was there on St. John. Since I cannot be there for a while (dreadful, I know), I would take any way that I could be on the island... even if it's virtually. Thank you, Susan.
by Pickle
Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:43 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Help Anthony...CSA travel insurance
Replies: 4
Views: 9638

Re: Help Anthony...CSA travel insurance

CSA goes under a new company name and their new (direct) website is here:
https://www.generalitravelinsurance.com

If you try to get a quote through VIOL by clicking the upper left corner of the CSA icon on this page, you seem to get an error message now.
by Pickle
Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:46 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Just Booked!!!!!
Replies: 10
Views: 13881

Re: Just Booked!!!!!

Ed S - we called the East Village home for 25 years after I moved from Midtown and my husband from Chelsea. I still struggle thinking about NYC - familiar things, places and faces - but I’ve been trying to make peace with the move and settle in with our new life in the South. I feel it all will be g...
by Pickle
Sat Sep 15, 2018 2:52 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Just Booked!!!!!
Replies: 10
Views: 13881

Re: Just Booked!!!!!

I am sorry to hear about your loss... Ed, S. I imagine St. John will help you heal as you look forward to the trip, while you are on the island and even after the trip with 2 weeks (!) worth of memories. Hope you will get plenty of great snorkeling in. We've often stayed on St. John for 2 weeks - so...
by Pickle
Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:16 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Trip summary March 18th-29th and long trip blog
Replies: 3
Views: 9207

Re: Trip summary March 18th-29th and long trip blog

Thank you so much for your trip report. It made me absolutely wish to be there... We just made a long distance move - and once we are settled in with our new lives and as soon as we have a budget to return to St. John, we will. We had been visiting the island yearly for a long time - so this 20-mont...
by Pickle
Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:30 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Villa cancellation advice!! Help!!!
Replies: 20
Views: 27488

Re: Villa cancellation advice!! Help!!!

This type of cancellation seems to happen occasionally. A few years ago we booked a villa almost a year in advance. Two months prior to the trip, the manager informed us that our reservation got cancelled. The villa was sold and the new owners were going to live there. It left us scrambling to find ...
by Pickle
Sat Jan 13, 2018 4:17 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Working on a trip report.
Replies: 11
Views: 16302

Re: Working on a trip report.

Thank you for your note from St. John. I so wish we could join RickG's 2018 roll call but can't - at least at this moment. Once we clear some of our upcoming hurdles and things settle down, we will be able to return to St. John. I really hope that happens this year. Our annual trip to the island did...
by Pickle
Mon Nov 27, 2017 7:23 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Trip Planning
Replies: 9
Views: 13972

Re: Trip Planning

Our annual May/June trip didn't happen this year and we are unsure about next year either - although we are hanging on to the hope that we can somehow make it to the island. Due to the long distance move that we are making and the hope to visit my home country in the East, it has been difficult to s...
by Pickle
Sat Sep 09, 2017 5:27 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Our beloved STJ needs your help. Please donate.
Replies: 8
Views: 12894

Re: Our beloved STJ needs your help. Please donate.

I do imagine (as I'm hoping) GoFundMe will release the money quicker than it usually does since the issue seems to be getting their attention. Still, it's an extra layer that St. John Rescue has to go through to receive the donations. I have seen the St. John Rescue's post on their FB page telling u...