{"id":404,"date":"2008-04-22T16:49:59","date_gmt":"2008-04-22T21:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=404"},"modified":"2010-04-17T19:24:22","modified_gmt":"2010-04-18T00:24:22","slug":"beautiful-bvi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=404","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful BVI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once again this year, I have the opportunity to go to the British Virgin Islands for\u00a0a few days of work. In my post last year, I posted quite a few pictures of the scenery.<\/p>\n

See https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=165<\/a> for that post from last year.<\/p>\n

This time i’ll discuss the place I stay at each year : The Mongoose apartments. (http:\/\/www.mongooseapartments.com\/<\/a>) \u00a0Instead of staying in town where my work is, I stay a 15 minute drive away, which is the other side of the island.\u00a0 Mongoose is more a “home away from home” than a hotel.\u00a0 You get a full kitchen, living room, walk-in closet, bathroom and of course bedroom. Its only a 6-unit operation which is ran by Sandra (canadian ex-pat) and Elroy.\u00a0 Its located a few hundred feet from one of the most beautiful beaches on the island (Cane Garden Bay) and hidden away in a sort of jungle setting. Its definately different from your standard & vanilla luxury hotel, but for BVI, its bar none the best place in my opinion.\u00a0 In any case, dont take my word for it.\u00a0 Sandra gets rave reviews on Trip Advisor, a well known travel site.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Hotel_Review-g147354-d150624-Reviews-Mongoose_Apartments-Tortola_British_Virgin_Islands.html<\/a><\/p>\n

This is the road that leads to Mongoose Apartments.<\/p>\n

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This is the place! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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View from the kitchen.\u00a0 Notice the laptop using the wi-fi connection and the TV on CNN for US election coverage!<\/p>\n

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View from the entrance of the living room & kitchen<\/p>\n

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Bedroom<\/p>\n

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The mango tree right outside.\u00a0\u00a0 They are not ripe yet, but will be in the next few week. Note to self : Next year come around mid-may.<\/p>\n

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Pineapples growing right behind my room.<\/p>\n

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At the airport upon arrival, I spotted this Dassault Falcon with a Virgin logo on it!\u00a0 Its Sir Richard Branson’s plane (The Virgin guy)\u00a0 He owns one of the smaller Virgins Islands (Necker Island), so I was not suprised to see it at the airport.\u00a0 Nice to be rich!<\/p>\n

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A final note about the trip to BVI.\u00a0 A much as I like this place, getting here can be a bit of a challenge from anywhere in North-American and even Cayman. Its basically a whole day affaire to get here.<\/p>\n

Below is the itinerary to get here.\u00a0\u00a0 Cayman -> Miami -> San Juan, Puerto Rico -> Tortola, BVI.\u00a0 Going back home is the same.\u00a0\u00a0But come to think of it, the place is so nice that its worth the trip.<\/p>\n

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