The legendary New Year's Eve party at Foxy's Tamarind Bar in the Virgin Islands is one of the best places to celebrate NYE in the Caribbean. Called Old New Year's Night, it features a bands and DJs at its back and beachfront bars. There are six bars at Foxy's along with a "brigade of bartenders," according to Foxy's. One of the customs, beyond the night's theme … [Read more...]
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Sailing The British Islands A Complete Guide For Singles Travelers
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Before my first trip to the Virgin Islands, I envisioned it being just like that Alan Alda movie, The Four Seasons, where some seasoned skipper would have us sailing through those turquoise-blue waters and pulling up to drop anchor by blinding white beaches while a bouncy blonde identical to Bess Armstrong would have me in full … [Read more...]
Moorings Interline Regatta 2025 Dates & Events Schedule For The ‘Party Cats’
The Moorings Interline Regatta is two things. One is a sailboat race among competitive skippers and crew and the other is an island-hopping party with people romping through the bars of the British Virgin Islands. The first part is primarily for employees of airlines from around the world and the second is for anyone wh forks over a couple thousand dollars to be part of a … [Read more...]
Entertainment Serves As The Perfect 19th Hole For Golfing In Puerto Rico
Every golfing destination has its desirable attactions – the beauty of courses in Hawaii, the history of golf in Scotland followed sips of Scoth whiskey by in a pub, for instance – but there is a place in the Caribbean where you can experience the beat of the tropics after a round. That destination is Puerto Rico, and golfing in Puerto Rico blends that activity with … [Read more...]
Barbados Offering Travelers $200 Digital Wallet For Late Summer & Fall Travel
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Barbados is calling travelers. And offering $200 in digital wallet spending to lure them to the east Caribbean island. Travelers can book trips through their preferred booking mechanism and must staying at one of the approved accommodation partners. Once a booking to Barbados has been made, travelers need to go to … [Read more...]
San Juan Nightlife Being Restricted By Mayor With Earlier Closing Times For Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The vibrant nightlife of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is being dimmed by a new measure put forth by the mayor. With the stroke of a pen on a new municipal code, Mayor Romero has hit bars, pubs and clubs where it hurts the most: by restricting the hours they can sell alcohol. Starting in November, bars can only sell alcohol on … [Read more...]
U.S. Virgin Islands Now The Official Caribbean Destination For The New York Jets
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); With Aaron Rodgers now at quarterback and the typical preseason excitement among of NFL teams, the New York Jets and their fans hope to be jetting off to Las Vegas for Super Bowl XVIII in February. But even if they don't make it to that destination, they will also always be welcome anytime in the U.S. Virgin Islands. This … [Read more...]
The Other Piña Colada Story: Why Caribe Hilton Says It Invented Puerto Rico’s Famous Cocktail
The Friendly Debate Over Puerto Rico's Signature Drink Continues To Stir Controversy Ask who invented the Piña Colada in Puerto Rico and you'll probably hear two different answers. While Barrachina in Old San Juan proudly makes its claim, Caribe Hilton says bartender Ramón "Monchito" Marrero created the famous cocktail in 1954—and even has a government proclamation … [Read more...]
Village Cay Marina In Tortola Is Where Jimmy Buffett Says He Wrote Cheeseburger In Paradise
PubClub.com Has Been To This Restaurant In The British Virgin Islands By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Parrothead Blogger Mystery solved. You can toss out all the legends, the rumors the "no THIS is the place" talk. According to the man himself, this is where Jimmy Buffett got the inspiration for his"Cheeseburger in Paradise" song. This is what he said about … [Read more...]
Hold Off On That Sailboat Trip To The British Virgin Islands For Now
BVIs Travel Rules & Regulations By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Blue skies and water to match it, calm seas and islands to explore. The British Virgin Islands are a sailor's paradise but with it's current COVID-19 travel restrictions in place, it's best keep your plans in port for now. To vacation in the BVIs requires a series of steps … [Read more...]
Virgin Islands Bar Willy T’s Returning To Original Norman Island Location
The William Thornton, One Of The BVI's Legendary Bars, Returns Home After Hurricane Irma By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger After being destroyed, rebuilt and then put out to sea, to to speak, at another location the Willy T's bar is returning home to its original location off Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands. "Effective July 1, 2019, … [Read more...]
Foxy’s Taboo Bar Hosts New Year’s Day 2019 Party Reopening After Hurricane Irma
It's A 'Float-illa' Party In The British Virgin Islands By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Foxy's Taboo, which was completely destroyed during Hurricane Irma, is reopening and doing it in grand style – it is having a big bash on New Year's Day on Jan. 1, 2019. It is a “Float-illa” party starting at Noon. And it's a big party - there are already … [Read more...]
Foxy’s Bar British Virgin Islands ‘Is Chugging Along’ After Hurricane Irma
BVIs Still In Recovery Mode & Needs Tourists To Rebuild By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It hosted its annual New Year's Eve bash and in March celebrated its 50th anniversary. Both were huge successes. But like most places in the British Virgin Islands, Foxy's Bar continues to struggle after Hurricane Irma. To get an update on the … [Read more...]
Foxy’s Bar British Virgin Islands Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Big Party
More Than 1,000 People Turn Out For Celebration By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger If ever a place needed to cut loose and celebrate something, it was this place. On March 24, 2018 Foxy’s Bar in the British Virgin Islands did just that - it celebrated its 50th anniversary. "We knew we needed to host a party," said Susan Zaluski of Foxy's Bar … [Read more...]
Casa Bacardi Tour Reopens In San Juan Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria
Rum Is Flowing Again In Wake Of Damage After being closed in the wake of Hurricane Maria, the Bacardi rum tour is back open in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The location is known as Casa Bacardi and torus take place Tuesday thru Sunday. They start during the week at 9 a.m., and noon on Saturdays and Sundays, with the last tour starting at 4:30 p.m. There are three … [Read more...]
Travel To Cuba On This Guided Motorcycle Tour
Cuban Expert Christopher P. Baker Rides For Edelweiss Bike Travel Looking to go to Cuba? If you're an American, that can be a difficult - well, confusing – endeavor. Unless you're part of a tour. And here's on for those that are somewhat "Born To Be Wild." Edelweiss Bike Travel, the world’s leading motorcycle touring company, has launched 8- and 11-day tours … [Read more...]
Soggy Dollar Bar Asks People To Adopt A Palm Tree To Help BVIs Recovery
Home Of The Pain Killer Seeks To Ease Pain From Hurricane Irma The Soggy Dollar Bar in the British Virgin Islands has come up with a creative way to help it recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane Irma. It is allowing you to adopt a palm tree. Along with a lot of other things, vegetation was nearly all wiped out by the hurricane and the Soggy Dollar … [Read more...]
AccuWeather Adopts Town Of Patillas, Puerto Rico; Sending Relief Supplies
'Rays Of Hope' Community Service Initiative Helping Hurricane Maria Victims AccuWeather has taken an extraordinary step to help victims of the hurricanes that ripped through the Caribbean, Florida and Texas. It has raised more than $50,000 for United Way and even adopted a small town in Puerto Rico, to which it is sending relief supplies. The company has made … [Read more...]
Soggy Dollar Bar Post Irma Update: Fund Started To Rebuild Businesses & Beaches
'The Bar Isn't Going Anywhere' As British Virgin Islands & Jost Van Dyke Recovery Continues After Hurricane Damage By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The legendary Soggy Dollar Bar in the British Virgin Islands suffered a lot of pain as a result of damage from Hurricane Irma, but the home of the Pain Killer is fighting back for not only its … [Read more...]
The Moorings To Resume Charter Service In BVIs & Puerto Rico In December
St. Martin Sailboats To Be Available In February By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Tourism is slowly returning to the Caribbean, and that's a welcome sign for three hard-hit areas, the British Virgin Islands Puerto Rico and St. Martin. The Moorings, the largest charter boat company in the BVIs, has announced it will have boats available starting in … [Read more...]
British Virgin Islands Callwood Rum Distillery Seeks Help After Irma
Cane Garden Bay Maker Of Rums Sets Up GoFundMe Account By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger With all the damage done to businesses by Hurricane Irma and the rebuilding required for hotels, restaurants and bars, one element key to the Caribbean has received little attention: rum. Rum production is a key part of life and one small company is asking for … [Read more...]
Myett’s British Virgin Islands Owner Says Bar Could Be Open In November
'We Are Working To Make It Better' As Cane Garden Bay & BVIs Recover From Irma By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger There are rays of optimism is beginning to peek out from amid the destruction. The after-effects of Hurricane Irma are still readily apparent in the British Virgin Islands but locals are picking up the pieces and bar owners are … [Read more...]
Soggy Dollar Bar In British Virgin Islands Issues Post Irma Statement & Update
Huge Storm Surge Left Legendary Bar 'In Ruins' By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger For tens of thousands of travelers to the British Virgin Islands, the Soggy Dollar Bar has long been a place to "kill the pain" from a long day or night of drinking rum elsewhere because of its legendary cocktail known as the Pain Killer. But now, it is the Soggy … [Read more...]
Charter Sailboat Rentals In British Virgin Islands Could Resume By November After Irma
BVIs Premier & Minister Of Tourism Says 120 Boats Will Be In The Water By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Among the destruction, there is a beacon of hope for recovery in the British Virgin Islands. The charter companies that rent out sailboats to tourists – a key element in tourism to the area, as that is how most people vacation in the BVIs – … [Read more...]
Puerto Rico Travel & Tourism Updates Post Maria: Island Asks Congress For $4 Billion
Cruise Ports Remain Closed As Island Looks Ahead To Attracting Visitors By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Like a battered boxer rising to its feet to answer the bell, Puerto Rico is shaking off the effects of Hurricane Maria and is working to bring tourists back to the island. Tourism is a huge part of the Puerto Rican economy and the government, … [Read more...]
Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Updates: Casa Bacardi Rum Factory Tour ‘Reopening Soon’
Top Tourist Attraction Survives Storm Update Available Here: Casa Bacardi Reopens By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger With destruction all around it, no power anywhere and no tourists to visit anyway, one of the top tourist attractions in Puerto Rico is temporarily shut down. Casa Bacardi, the rum factory for Bacardi Rum which offers … [Read more...]
Myett’s Cane Garden Bay British Virgin Islands Pleads For Help After Irma Damage
'Everything Will Help' Bar Owner Says In Message Like a torn spinnaker flapping in the wind, the British Virgin Islands are in tatters after Hurricane Irma. The islands are in desperate need of basic supplies. The owner of Myett's in Cane Garden Bay, Val Rhymer, has sent out a plea for assistance. Here is her message. WAYS YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE to Aid Cane … [Read more...]
Tourists Pour Out Emotions For British Virgin Islands Bars After Hurricane Irma
Frequent Visitors Express Emotions About The Soggy Dollar Bar, Corsair's, Myett's, Foxy's, Bomba's Shack And Other Legendary BVIs Watering Holes By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger They feel the pain of the Soggy Dollar, are bushwacked by the destruction of the Bitter End Yacht Club, feel for those at Foxy's, cringe when the see Corsairs, melt when they … [Read more...]
Another Major Hurricane Expected In Caribbean This Fall With Possible U.S. Landfall
AccuWeather Meteorologist Predicts Category 3 Or Bigger Storm Before Season Ends In November By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger With two significant hurricanes – and a possible third, Maria, poised to hit Puerto Rico – causing massive flooding and damage in Texas, the Caribbean and Florida the past two months, at least one more "major" storm is … [Read more...]
Hurricane Maria Caribbean Islands & Puerto Rico Updates: ‘A Disaster In The Making’
From A Tropical Storm To Cat 5 In One Day; Florida & Florida Keys To Be Spared By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Already ravaged by Hurricane Irma, the Caribbean is getting pounded by yet another storm. Hurricane Maria went from a tropical storm to a Category 5 storm in one day, pummeled Dominica early Tuesday morning hit St. Croix in the U.S. … [Read more...]
BVIs Bar Owner Says British Virgin Islands ‘Have Never Experienced A Storm This Bad’
Corsairs Beach Bar On Jost Van Dyke Destroyed But Will Be 'Serving Drinks By The Winter Season’ By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger His bar is a shell – quite literally – of its former self. Half the roof is ripped off, the facade is gone all that's left is a tattered frame. It's the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in what many believe to be the … [Read more...]
Myett’s Bar Owner Says British Virgin Islands May ‘Never Be Back To Normal’
Hurricane Irma Aftermath Takes Huge Toll On People & Places In The BVIs By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the people in the Virgin Islands are quite literally picking up the pieces from the devastation that has hammered the islands. The owner of Myett's at Cane Garden Bay, one of the most popular bars (with … [Read more...]
Virgin Islands After Hurricane Irma Is Like ‘Armageddon’
Relief Supply Boats Held Up By Gun-Toting Locals By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The Virgin Islands were pounded by Hurricane Irma, but as bad a hit as the islands took, the worse is actually happening in its aftermath. With no food, water, electricity, cell service or essential elements or services, the place is turning chaotic as some residents … [Read more...]
British Virgin Islands Post-Irma Updates: Soggy Dollar Bar, Foxy’s, Willie Ts, Bomba’s Shack
Several Famous Bars & Restaurants Completely Destroyed; Owners Vow To Rebuild By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Immortalized in songs, featured on travel TV shows such as E! Online's "Wild On" and known throughout the Caribbean for its potent "Mushroom Tea" drink, Bomba's Surfside Shack was an institution in the British Virgin Islands. Now, … [Read more...]
St. Croix In The U.S. Virgin Islands ‘Getting Back To Business’ After Hurricane Irma
USVI Island Accepting Tourists; St. John & St. Thomas Hotels & Resorts Updates In the wake of all the bad and sad news coming out of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands – indeed, all over the Caribbean – as a result of Hurricane Irma, there is some good news. The island of St. Croix in the USVI is "getting back to business" according to a … [Read more...]
Hurricane Irma Hits British Virgin Islands Hard; Foxy’s, Soggy Dollar Bar & Bitter End Updates
Foxy Is Okay, Gertrude Injured But Fine, Roof Is On Foxy's, Bitter End Yacht Club Completely Destroyed One of the worst-hit places in the Virgin Islands from Hurricane Irma was the island of Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands. There is little power, phone and Internet connection is spotty at best and there is significant damage throughout the island. Foxy's … [Read more...]
The Best Places To Have Rum Drinks In The Caribbean With Local Rums
Drinking Destinations In Barbados, Curaçao, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts & Virgin Islands Rum and the Caribbean go together like the area's blue water and sailboats and are paired together in concoctions like the Pain Killer and the ever-present rum punch. Here's some places to enjoy drinking various types, styles of rum and creative cocktails while cruising through the … [Read more...]
What It’s Really Like To Be On A Sailboat In The Virgin Islands
Sailing The BVIs: A First-Hand Experience By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger We approach the bay, so slowly and quietly it almost seems as if as we are trying to sneak into it and launch a pirate attack, and start searching for a ball to grab. Not a beach ball or a volleyball, but a mooring ball. We are in the British Virgin Islands and we are on a … [Read more...]
San Juan Nightlife Party Tips For Old Town Bars & Clubs
Bar Hopping, The Dress Code And Mingling With Locals Old Town San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a great place to go out and party. There are dozens of bars, all within an easily walkable distance (if you can, stay in Old Town, such as at the Sheraton). But, as any place, it's good to know things before you go so you fit in with the crowd. It at least give the appearance that … [Read more...]
Visiting The Bacardi Rum Factory: Tour Tips, Review & Directions
San Juan Sightseeing Activity End With Free Rum Drinks With all those bars serving fresh mojitos and the flavor of Caribbean rum in the air, it's almost a given that a tour of the Bacardi factory is in order for any visitor to San Juan. The company is an amazing success story, a family-run business that has become the world's #1 producer of rum. The tour traces the history … [Read more...]
San Juan Puerto Rico Nightlife Reviews Old Town & Isla Verde
The Best Bars Clubs Including San Sebastian and Calle Forteleza If your impression of the nightlife scene in Puerto Rico is of lots of lively music mixed with mojitos and beautiful and friendly people, then t's an accurate impression. San Juan is like that, at least in Old Town, which is where the locals go out on the weekend. Yes there are the freshy-made mojitos and rum … [Read more...]
Visiting Barrachina, The Original Piña Colada Bar In Old San Juan
One Of Two San Juan Bars That Claims To Have Invented The Piña Colada Ask where the Piña Colada was invented and you'll probably start an argument in San Juan. Two bars claim to be the birthplace of Puerto Rico's signature cocktail. PubClub.com visited Barrachina to taste its famous version and see why it continues to make the claim. By Kevin Wilkerson, Editor & … [Read more...]
San Juan Restaurants Guide From Fine To Dining Cheap Eats
From Fine Dining to Food Stands & Authentic Puerto Rican Cuisine San Juan may not be the dining destination of, say a San Francisco. But it does have many fine restaurants to keep one's pallet pleased for the length of their San Juan stay. Two main areas are filled with choices to fill the stomach. Calle Reciento Sur, the street just two blocks from the … [Read more...]
The Signature Rum Drinks of the Virgin Islands: Painkillers, Bushwackers & Rum Punches
The BVIs & USVI's Official Cocktails Looking for the signature rum drinks of the Virgin Islands? From the original Painkiller at the Soggy Dollar Bar to creamy Bushwackers and strong island rum punches, here’s PubClub’s firsthand guide to the British Virgin Islands’ most famous cocktails. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Cocktails Blogger As one would have beer in … [Read more...]
St. Thomas Nightlife Best Bars Redhook & Island Music Reviews
Top Nightlife Spots For Locals & Tourists The beaches and water activities of St. Thomas give way to its small bars by night. There are fine places and fun places, spots with live music and bars for tourists and joints for locals (of course, tourists are always welcome) But, of course, any discussion of bars and nightlife in the Caribbean has to start with the rum. … [Read more...]
Virgin Islands Sailboat Charters Tips, The Islands, Sights & Beach Bars
"Sailing Life is What I Choose, Imported Rum is My Kind of Booze... Sailing Life is Made For Me, I Raise My Spinnaker and I'm Free..." - Singer/Songwriter Eric Stone The water is blue – many shades of blue, in fact – the wind is blowing but hardly howling, captain and crew are going "fast enough to get there but slow enough to see" as the Jimmy Buffett song possibly … [Read more...]
The Best Beach Bars In The British Virgin Islands
"We raise our sails in Tortola, Drop a hook in Jost van Dyke. Kill our Pain at Soggy Dollar, Foxy's and the Paradise..." - Singer Eric Stone British Virgin Islands Bars, nightlife By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger There is a place that makes the mind wander, the soul shift and the spirits soar. Where rum flows into drinks like the Painkiller … [Read more...]