Karen worked for several years as a newspaper reporter and copy editor before becoming a travel writer. She worked for renowned travel expert Peter Greenberg before going freelance, and now edits a website about African travel. Over the last two decades Karen has visited 129 cities in 30 countries and lived in the UK and South Africa. Highlights of her travels include hiking on a glacier in France, swimming with tiger rays in Mexico, getting lost on the Metro in Moscow, and roaming the Negev desert in Israel. She enjoys photography, scuba diving, and eating ceviche.
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Karen says, "Don't leave the U.S. Virgin Islands without taking a day trip on the water, such as snorkeling with sea turtles or sport fishing."
Visitors flock to St. John primarily for one thing: the great outdoors. Whether that means lying on the beach, hiking, snorkeling, or horseback riding, it's all there for the taking. Beaches are the most popular...
St. John's dining scene offers a lovely paradox: even the finest eateries offer a mellow, relaxed atmosphere where jackets and ties are not only not required, but not even part of the vocabulary (who would want to...
The U.S. Virgin Islands are rightly known as a shopping mecca: hundreds of merchants cater to a captive audience of cruise ship passengers, resort guests and boat enthusiasts. Add to that a generous $1600...
There's a surprisingly wide choice of accommodation in the Virgin Islands, from glittery resorts, to boutique inns, to eco-camping lodges. Which style of lodging you choose ultimately depends on your individual...
Beaches and watersports rank high on list of attractions in the Virgin Islands, and rightly so. The beaches are some of the best in the world, and the snorkeling, diving, kayaking, windsurfing and paddleboarding...
Dining is one of the favorite pastimes in the USVI, and the goods are served up in a wildly diverse selection of venues, from casual diners to elegant beachside bistros. The restaurant scene is heavy on "surf and...
