With VI Cargo, watch out for your order going to them in multiple shipments, because they'll treat each one separately and it costs more because they ...

On STX, I use VI Cargo a lot. They can handle big and small stuff. You get your goods to Medley, FL (Miami), and they forward it to STX in their conta...

Styrofoam toilet seats work awesomely in the cold. I sat on one in a Yukon outhouse.

BioGeoGrad: With your anticipated income and a wife and three children, I think you'll be scraping by. The cost of living is significantly higher here...

Welcome BioGeoGrad. Which island are you moving to?

No bundle recommendations. Get Dish Network and Broadband VI as separate services.

Technically, if I pay the cost up front to have my car shipped, I will be reimbursed but it will take a few weeks once I start working. Of course I ne...

Here is the Christiansted Harbor Cam link: A lot of people are wearing green today!

Any commodities that you must have or need to have should be brought with you in bulk. A lot of things that we get here on the mainland are not availa...

Welcome Shelby35 In your situation, don't ship the car. Here's a thread that may help: "Traveling nurse looking for housing" Here's a sm...

More info on this hike:

Our solar lighting lasted 1 year. Aside from the batteries going dead, the fixtures became corroded and were easily knocked over. Now I just carry a s...

The other day at the STX BMV, a woman behind one of the service windows shouted "Good Morning Sir" at a confused newbie male customer three times in a...

In November, Pirate's Tavern had $6 burritos on Wednesdays (eat-in only). I don't know if they still have that.

Which island?

I haven't lived on PR, but have visited several times. Compared to STX, PR is more cosmopolitan, cheaper, offers more goods and services and entertain...

As far as my truck goes you hit the nail on the head that truck will never come back to the mainland! My intention would be to sell it and get two car...

quirion: Which island?

It sounds like you're looking at the owner's manual. You need to obtain the full repair manual.

My wife went to Divi a few years ago to get her Pfaff sewing machine adjusted. The man said it would probably need ajdustment often enough that she wo...

Welcome Nehu. Which island? What is your gender, age, rental budget, occupation?

BBVI is a Wi-Fi network. They have access points all over the USVI. Subscribers have a 2-way radio at their home or business pointing to a nearby acce...

Tonight is the very visible ISS fly-over, although the times that I see are a few minutes earlier than posted above. Data is for STX, but it will be v...

I once went from my house on STX to the North Sound in Virgin Gorda in 6 hours, by seaplane from STX to STT, ferry from STT to Roadtown, ferry from Ro...