Comments on: Virgin Islands http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2008/04/26/virgin-islands Contagious Thoughts, Mutating as Needed Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:43:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: brokr http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2008/04/26/virgin-islands/comment-page-1#comment-76916 brokr Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:43:28 +0000 http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/?p=1912#comment-76916 Kid Friendly #1. Everywhere will have access to something wonderful to do and gorgeous to see. A kid friendly place gives the option to have adult time that might otherwise bore the child. All-inclusive #2. It's a hassle to manage meals and their expense. A good A-I will have multiple restaurants for good variety. Economy #3. Not cheap, but easily budget-able. Vacations are meant to reduce stress, not create more once you return. Don't try to justify, "well we haven't been for xx years and I deserve it." You do not deserve debt nor do you deserver expending all your reserves. The good time will happen because of you (**you're so fantastic and I wish I was going**), not because of the size of your budget. Kid Friendly #1. Everywhere will have access to something wonderful to do and gorgeous to see. A kid friendly place gives the option to have adult time that might otherwise bore the child.
All-inclusive #2. It’s a hassle to manage meals and their expense. A good A-I will have multiple restaurants for good variety.
Economy #3. Not cheap, but easily budget-able. Vacations are meant to reduce stress, not create more once you return. Don’t try to justify, “well we haven’t been for xx years and I deserve it.” You do not deserve debt nor do you deserver expending all your reserves. The good time will happen because of you (**you’re so fantastic and I wish I was going**), not because of the size of your budget.

]]> By: tony http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2008/04/26/virgin-islands/comment-page-1#comment-76911 tony Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:51:39 +0000 http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/?p=1912#comment-76911 My favorite vacation spot -- hands down -- is Grand Cayman Island. Over the years, my wife and I have been to the Caymans, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Mexico, and Key West. The Virgin Islands were on our list, before the kids came around, but we never made it. Grand Cayman was simply beautiful, and you can scuba dive there without certification. (Yes, I did. Probably lucky to be alive, but hey, you only live once, right? It was a good experience.) I also loved Key West. Be prepared to see lots of nude images of men in the gift shops. I toured Ernest Hemingway's house. I am a nerd. Cozumel and Cancun are overrun with tourists and drunken 20-somethings. Not exactly my scene. Jamaica was nice, but I think I had my fill the one time we went. That's all I got. Also understand that all these trips were between 1995 and 2002. I'm sure things have changed since then. My favorite vacation spot — hands down — is Grand Cayman Island. Over the years, my wife and I have been to the Caymans, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Mexico, and Key West. The Virgin Islands were on our list, before the kids came around, but we never made it.

Grand Cayman was simply beautiful, and you can scuba dive there without certification. (Yes, I did. Probably lucky to be alive, but hey, you only live once, right? It was a good experience.)

I also loved Key West. Be prepared to see lots of nude images of men in the gift shops. I toured Ernest Hemingway’s house. I am a nerd.

Cozumel and Cancun are overrun with tourists and drunken 20-somethings. Not exactly my scene.

Jamaica was nice, but I think I had my fill the one time we went.

That’s all I got.

Also understand that all these trips were between 1995 and 2002. I’m sure things have changed since then.

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