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Our second destination, locate not too far west of Sint Maarten, was St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, one of the five US territories in the world. The US Virgin Islands are made up of three islands: Saint John, Saint Croix, and Water Island. This former Dutch colony was acquired by the United States in 1917 as a part of a defensive strategy during World War One. We woke up to… Read More

The Island of Saint Maarten, or also known as St. Martin, is located in the more eastern part of the Caribbean, past Puerto Rico and both the British and US Virgin Islands. It is an interesting island with a complex history, which trickles into the present. It was a part of the former Netherlands Antilles, an autonomous Caribbean country that was comprised of two island groups until Aruba became a separate country… Read More

I have a lot of mixed feelings about cruise line travel. This trip was my fourth cruise I have been on, so I believe I do have a bit of insight to offer when it comes to cruising, from a young adults perspective, obviously. When my mom emailed my sister and I in the middle of our fall semester finals December of 2012 asking if we would be interested in going on… Read More