I use a company called Coolibar (coolibar.com) that has nice rashguards for all sizes. I like them too because the fit is not too snug (which allows room for expansion and contraction depending on consumption levels

Definitely ask. It's a very tough economy out there right now and some owners will offer discounts. When we were looking last year we asked for discounts at every house (5 in total). Only one did not discount their villa and that is because it was brand new and I think they were thinking they'd get ...

Rent from VRBO and you won't pay a service charge no matter who is the management company.

We just did it last month no problem. 3 different folks in our party took frozen meats and cheeses with us. Freeze the crap out of your food, then right before you go to the airport put it in the cooler (we used those soft sided coolers). I lined the inside and top inside of the cooler with newspape...

We travel each year with a party of 14. We have called the airlines for quotes for our group and have beat the quotes every time. Large groups to the airlines are really 20+. Depending on the airline, you can usually book 5 to 7 tickets at once online. We usually figure out our dates and then get on...

Only been there once but loved our North Shore location. You get the best of both worlds and close to the NS beaches.

Such an impressive trip report. Your pictures are wonderful!

We went to Cafe Roma in late July and were not impressed in the least. If I want to eat a pound of spaghetti and a huge, low quality meal I can stay at home.

Thanks so much for your report!

It's easier to travel with passports and not a bad thing to get for future trips with the kids as well. Never know when the opportunity may arise to go somewhere and it's good to be ready. Also all the travel sites and USVI sites say it's easier to travel with passports in general at STT.