It sounds like an oversold flight. I would consider paying the Preferred Seating Price for the two that are supposed to get assignments at Check In.

I just made some quasi last minute plans to go in the middle of January and I was surprised how many places were booked up. We've almost always gone that time of year and never had any problems. I actually had to work at it this time to find a place. I hope this is the sign of a great season for the...

We stayed two nights at The Perfect Pineapple on Jost on our last trip. It's nothing fancy - clean and well located (just up the hill from Soggy Dollar). While Soggy Dollar is a big party from noon - 3 pm, it's extremely quiet and relaxing in the morning and after all of the day sails/charters leave...

All you've really done is teach your kid to sweat the small stuff. Sounds like it ruined your day too. Kid moves out of the way for one minute and all is well. Seems really silly to me. Best of luck on your inquisition.

And there's a great example that "drill baby drill" doesn't necessarily hold up at the end of the day. I would imagine that someone will purchase the refinery at a deep discount, possibly hold it for a bit, and then begin to refine again once the global economy heats up to a point that dem...

Good to hear. Thanks for the feedback.

Wife and I are doing a BVI/St John trip at the end of January and I really don't need or want a Jeep for the entire time of the St John portion of the trip but a day or two would be nice. Since most rent for a 5 day minimum or more during High Season, I was wondering if anyone has ever had any luck ...

I agree that the CA/Red Hook mix up subsequent confrontation probably could have been handled differently. The rest of it seems pretty reasonable to me given the "if you take the car to St John, you're on your own" policy. If they had openly advertised that renters were welcome to take the...

I'm still amazed that everyone thinks Dependable is in the wrong. They emphatically said that if you have problems on St John then you're on your own. It might be a bad policy from a renter's point of view but in this case the renter gambled that they wouldn't have any problems and lost. This is a g...

He probably already has it but we never go on vacation without our portable (AC or battery powered) Ipod docking station. It's great on the boat, beach, deck, etc.

As a USC Grad, I can attest to anywhere being cooler than Columbia, SC in August

We find that the sunscreen is not that much more expensive at the grocery stores there. We buy as little of it as we can and then leave the rest at the villa. I chalk up the expense to the price of not losing my luggage and going straight from the plane to the taxi/ferry. I've never used bug spray t...

We each carry a typical carry on bag with wheels. Those are for clothes and toiletries. I carry a back pack that carries the snorkeling gear and usually the cameras. Wife carries who knows what in her huge pocketbook. I learned long ago the "half as much clothes and twice as much cash" say...

Have him take Bonine. You can get it at any pharmacy. It will be right next to the Dramamine. It is somewhat similar but does not make me drowsy like Dramamine does. Take one before you go to bed and one on the way to the dock. I tend to get a bit queasy myself but started this routine a few years a...

Reminds me of the Sienfeld episode, "Anyone can take a reservation...."