Planning for a st. thomas vacation

The Caribbean is a vastly popular location for vacationers all over the world. The temperate and warm climate throughout the region and tropical backdrops among the islands attract visitors from all walks of life. The Bahamas and Jamaica are among the most well-known vacation destinations but if you've ever been on a trip to either of those places you can expect to be knee-deep in other tourists and guided around on "educational" tours that show you a tiny sliver of the real social climate in each country.These are okay vacation spots but if you want a rich cultural experience and a vacation on a beautiful island that hasn't been ravaged by tourist attractions and big business then you're going to want to check out St. Thomas, the largest and most populated of the U.S. Virgin Islands and an absolutely beautiful vacation destination!The Virgin Islands are the eastern island group of the Leeward Islands, which are the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, which form the border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Politically, the north-eastern islands form the British Virgin Islands and the south-western ones the United States Virgin Islands.Technically the official name of the British Virgin Islands is simply the "Virgin Islands" and the official name of the United States Virgin Islands is the "Virgin Islands of the United States", but in practice, since 1977 both territories have been almost universally referred to as the "British Virgin Islands" and the "United States Virgin Islands" to distinguish the islands from each other.The British Virgin Islands is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom comprising Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, over fifty smaller islands, and Anegada to the north. The United States Virgin Islands is an unincorporated territory of the United States comprising St. Croix to the south, with St. John, St. Thomas, and smaller islands. The Virgin Passage separates the U.S. Virgin Islands from the "Spanish Virgin Islands" or "Passage Islands", Vieques and Culebra, which are the easternmost islands of Puerto Rico.