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My BVI Tips: Adrian Green

 By Sarah Greaves-GabbadonCJ Travel Editor If you weren’t staying aboard a boat, chances are you arrived to Saba Rock, the lively bar and restaurant floating in the British Virgin Islands’ North Sound, via their water taxi. Which means that you …

How You Can Stay at Virgin Gorda’s Ultra-Luxe Yacht Club

 By Sarah Greaves-GabbadonCJ Travel Editor If you’ve got plans to cruise around the British Virgin Islands’ North Sound, you may already know about the beautiful Yacht Club Costa Smeralda & Marina, a 38-slip refuge for yachts up to 300 feet long. …

Caribbean Photo of the Week: North Sound, Virgin Gorda

 The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Diane Schumacher, who sent in this lovely shot of sunset on the North Sound of Virgin Gorda. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with …

LATEST NEWS

 Virgin Gorda’s Rosewood Little Dix Bay has announced the appointment of a new executive chef ahead of its planned reopening in December. The property has appointed Chef Cupertino Ortiz to the role, in which he will be charged with creating …

Beach Resorts

 There are great “resorts” in the Caribbean and there are great beach vacations in the Caribbean. The distinction is no small thing. Because while some resorts can offer all the amenities and grandeur you’re looking for, they may not be …

 Virgin Gorda’s Yacht Club Costa Smeralda has completed a $3 million expansion and improvement project. The North Sound facility reopened this week with a new waterside restaurant called Bar Aqua and an improved marina and clubhouse. YCCS has also added …

Virgin Gorda

 “It’s time to go to the British Virgin Islands.” It’s something that’s crossed the minds of just about every die-hard traveler to the Caribbean. That’s because it’s one of the Caribbean’s great destinations, and particularly the island of Virgin Gorda. …

 The Oil Nut Bay luxury development in Virgin Gorda has unveiled its newest villa. The hillside property in the British Virgin Islands is called Posideon’s Perch, and it is now available for rent. The three-bedroom villa has expansive ocean views …

 The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Trudi Tryggvason, who sent in this delightful shot of the beach at the Bitter End Yacht Club in Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands. Have you taken a great photo in the …

Virgin Gorda Sunset

 The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Naga Surapaneni, who sent in this superb shot of sunset from the ferry wharf in The Valley, Virgin Gorda. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to …

 The Oil Nut Bay luxury development on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands is expanding. The real estate community has announced that it is designing and building new move-in ready villas on several lots. Multiple spec homes are already …

 School’s out for the summer. Rates are low and adventure is high. Summer travel is in the air, and now is the best time of the year for a vacation, whether with your family or your significant other. Few places …

loro piano

 It’s one of the newest events on the global superyacht circuit. But it’s also become one of the best. Last week saw the Loro Piano Caribbean Superyacht Regatta, with superyachts from around the world heading to the Yacht Club Costa …

 For years, there was only one way to stay at the Valley Trunk estate on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands: to buy out the whole property. But now Valley Trunk is launching a new program: one that offers …

 The latest Underwater Caribbean photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Bill Smith. This is a shot of “a family of squid that adopted me at Devil’s Bay on Virgin Gorda,” Smith tells CJ. Do you have a great photo of the …

 Above: Fat Virgin’s Cafe in the BVI (All photos by CJ) VIRGIN GORDA – Sometimes, on an early afternoon, sitting in front of the sea with a Pusser’s on the rocks, one wonders about the origin of things. Like, for …

 YOU CAN find some kind of fruit-based rum cocktail at every resort in the Caribbean. But sometimes you find one that’s truly delicious. That’s the case at the Biras Beach Bar at Virgin Gorda’s Biras Creek Resort, where barman Courtney …

 Above: a Tree House Suite at Virgin Gorda’s Little Dix Bay You may know Rosewood Little Dix Bay. It’s the preeminent resort on Virgin Gorda and one of the truly great resorts in the region. (It also has one of …

 

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