{"id":341,"date":"2021-05-19T12:23:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T12:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/?p=341"},"modified":"2021-05-19T12:25:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T12:25:17","slug":"u-s-virgin-islands-st-john-thomas-vacation-rentals-by-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/u-s-virgin-islands-st-john-thomas-vacation-rentals-by-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Go to USVI?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/us-virgin-islands.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/us-virgin-islands.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/us-virgin-islands-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/us-virgin-islands-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">The\nVirgin Islands of the US possesses a rich cultural heritage. The flags in seven\nnations have flown across these islands and have marked people, history,\nculture, architecture, literature, music, and cuisine. Take a time walk back in\none or all the historic cities. Visit the forts, museums and historical sites\nof the 17th and 18th centuries. Immerse yourself in a pulse of local music and\nparticipate during the annual carnivals and festivals in the lively colourful\ncultural shows. You will surely witness diversity with a tapestry of West\nIndians, Africans, Americans and Europeans. In local dishes and cuisine you can\ntaste the meaning of true happiness. Regarding accommodation book one of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/us-virgin-islands-vacation-rentals\/\">U.S.\nVirgin Islands Vacation Rentals by Owner<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">The\nUSVI gastronomy represents the vibrant wealth of cultures here over the years.\nThe colonial roots of Africa, Danish and French are mixing with more recent\ninfusions of American, Spanish and Middle Eastern cultures to maintain this\nCaribbean melting pot that is percolated with more and more imaginative\ndelights. To eat like an islander, look for favourites from USVIs including\nfish and pungi, souse, Johnnycakes, oxtail and p\u00e2t\u00e9s. Foreign wines and\ninsulated beers are available \u2014 but the main alcohol is rum, and St. Croix&#8217;s\npopular Cruzan brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">The\ntradition of local music, dance and history in the USVI is a combination of\nAfrican and European influences, rooted in colonial times. Scratch bands play\nQu\u00e9bec&#8217;s music with improvised instruments from a squash to a car exhaust\npipe\u2014a worthwhile experience particularly if you are able to listen to them\nwith a European-inspired quadrile dance show. Look for &#8216;moko-jumbies&#8217; as well:\nfestive dancers who participate in different festivals and who are believed to\ndrive out evil spirits. In the western hemisphere even St. Thomas is the site\nof one of the oldest synagogues. To have a pleasure and luxury of your own\nhome, book one of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/st-thomas-us-virgin-islands-vacation-rentals\/\">St.\nThomas Vacation Rentals<\/a><\/strong> available at an amazing cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">The 3 main islands of the U.S. Virgin Islands have six national parks, which include the National Monument Buck Island Reef, located in St. Croix. The best place to see the wildlife is the St. John National Park of Virgin Islands, which has more than 11,500 acres of protected land and remaining intact for most of its ecosystem. To stay in the lap of the nature comfortably, book one of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/st-john-vacation-rentals\/\">St. John Vacation Homes by Owner<\/a><\/strong> at an amazing cost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">There are also a variety of footpaths for casual walkers and walkers alike. Visitors will take to the entire island by combining the Cinnamon Trail on top of the island with the Reef Bay Trail. You can hike through the jungle, past abandoned sugar plantations, and old petroglyphs to the barren, unknowable iguana or two photo postcard beach. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Virgin Islands of the US possesses a rich cultural heritage. The flags in seven nations have flown across these islands and have marked people, history, culture, architecture, literature, music, and cuisine. Take a time walk back in one or all the historic cities. Visit the forts, museums and historical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[134,135,12],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":344,"href":"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341\/revisions\/344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vacationcaribbeanrentals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}