21. British Virgin Islands - Destination BVI British Virgin Islands facts Official web sites of British Virgin Islands, links and information on British Virgin Islands's art, culture, geography, history, travel and tourism http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/virgin_islands_british.htm

Home Continents Countries A-Z Cities ... Int'l Codes Nations Online Countries of the World Home Earth Continents The Americas British Virgin Islands Government Maps News Culture ... Info _ British Virgin Islands Destination British Virgin Islands, short BVI. This page aims to give you a broad overview of the Islands' art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy and government. Beside a country profile with facts and figures, the page contains links to sources which provide you with all the information you need to know about this Caribbean island, e.g.: official web sites of British Virgin Islands, domestic airlines, islands guides with travel and tourism information on accommodation, tourist attractions, events and more like weather information, maps, statistics and local newspapers from British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands Country Profile Flag of British Virgin Islands Background: The British Virgin Islands comprise more than 40 Caribbean islands and islets, 16 of them are inhabited. First settled by the Dutch in 1648, the islands were annexed in 1672 by the English. During the 17th century, the archipelago was divided into two territorial units, one English and the other Danish. Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish portion, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848.

22. British Virgin Islands Culture & Customs - Flight Centre Culture and customs for travellers to British Virgin Islands find out about local culture, social customs, interactions and religion http://www.flightcentre.com.au/world-travel/british-virgin-islands/culture

23. British Virgin Islands Culture & Customs - Traveller Information Culture and customs for travellers to British Virgin Islands find out about local culture, social customs, interactions and religion http://www.pleasetakemeto.com/british-virgin-islands/culture

var tm_ajax_url = '/content/ajax/proxy.php'; World Travel British Virgin Islands Information Travel Basics ... Photos TRAVEL BASICS As tourism is very important to the British Virgin Islands economy visas are not required for stays of up to 30 days.. Peebles Hospital in Road Town (Tortola) offers a full range of medical services and there are smaller clinics on the.. Currency The official unit of currency in the British Virgin Islands is the US dollar, which comes in denominations of $100.. The climate of the British Virgin Islands is maritime tropical, which means warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine.. Like other Caribbean commonwealth territories, the British Virgin Isles culture has been influenced primarily by.. The official language of the British Virgins Islands is English, although Virgin Island Creole, an English-based.. There are no direct flights into the British Virgin Islands from the US, Canada, Europe, or South America, which makes.. Travelers looking to sample Caribbean cuisine should head for local eateries in the major towns, as hotel and resorts.. Local time in the British Virgin Islands is GMT -4, or Eastern Time (US and Canada).

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25. British Virgin Islands Culture British Virgin Islands Local Culture British Virgin Islands Home. British Virgin Islands Actors, Acting British Virgin Islands Agency, Travel http://www.internationaldiscussions.com/country/british-virgin-islands/british-c

British Virgin Islands Home British Virgin Islands Actors, Acting British Virgin Islands Agency, Travel British Virgin Islands Agriculture ... British Virgin Islands Web Designer British Virgin Islands Culture This page relates to Culture from British Virgin Islands or in other words Local Culture . This is what we have in our database about British Virgin Islands Culture : Description: Are you interested in filling in the 'blanks' in this Topic? If so, please add your input by responding as a Guest. See the link below. * How are British Virgin Islands Culture devised on a local level, if at all * Where you can get more information on British Virgin Islands Culture * Is British Virgin Islands Culture widely available for export * Topics related to British Virgin Islands Culture Do you think there is missing information on this page? Would you like to add more information to it? There is a current Discussion Thread about British Virgin Islands Culture located:

26. British Virgin Islands Travel Information And Travel Guide - Lonely Planet What happens when steady trade winds meet an islandflecked channel with tame currents and hundreds of protected, salt-rimmed bays? Every mariner worth his sea salt sails http://www.lonelyplanet.com/british-virgin-islands

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28. British Virgin Islands - CaribbeanChoice Use the navigation bar to your left to find articles and information. British Virgin Islands Culture History. Submit an Article http://www.caribbeanchoice.com/bvi/

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29. Discover The British Virgin Islands – Culture And Tourism | Cheap … | Discover the British Virgin Islands – Culture and tourism Cheap … Posted by NJ News on Jun 20th, 2010 and filed under Newsfeeds. You can follow any responses to this http://www.jacksonnjonline.com/2010/06/20/discover-the-british-virgin-islands-â€

30. British Virgin Islands Culture & Customs - Flight Centre NZ Culture and customs for travellers to British Virgin Islands find out about local culture, social customs, interactions and religion http://www.flightcentre.co.nz/world-travel/british-virgin-islands/culture

31. British Virgin Islands Travel Guide:Culture & Customs | U.S. News Travel British Virgin Islands customs and culture. Virgin Islanders dress casually but conservatively. Wearing a bathing suit or even sandals anywhere besides the beach marks http://travel.usnews.com/British_Virgin_Islands/Culture/

32. Culture & History | US Virgin Islands Historians document that the first inhabitants, the Ciboneys, arrived on the islands during what is considered the PreCeramic Culture. Arawaks were the next to arrive http://www.usvitourism.vi/culture_history

Skip navigation links Home About Our Islands Caribbean Travel Deals ... ST. THOMAS Search Home About Our Islands ABOUT OUR ISLANDS CARIBBEAN TRAVEL DEALS MULTIMEDIA ISLAND JOURNAL DOWNLOAD BROCHURES TRAVEL TIPS Come explore a place as rich in culture as it is in beauty. A Brief History of the U.S. Virgin Islands Culture and Customs The Unique Sound of the U.S. Virgin Islands ... and the Accompanying Dance Carnival ... A Taste of the Island A Brief History of the U.S. Virgin Islands Historians document that the first inhabitants, the Ciboneys, arrived on the islands during what is considered the Pre-Ceramic Culture. Arawaks were the next to arrive, establishing sites on St. John and St. Croix around 100 AD. Probably the best-known inhabitants, and those to arrive next, were the savage Caribs and the more peaceful Tainos. Evidence of their time in the islands has been unearthed in recent years, and includes stone griddles, zemis (small carvings depicting the faces of their gods) and petroglyphs which are rock carvings visible on St. John’s Reef Bay Trail. The Caribs had taken control of St. Croix, then called Ay Ay, when Christopher Columbus sailed into Salt River on his second voyage in 1493, claiming the islands for Spain. The battle between the Indians and Columbus is considered the first insurgence in the New World. After renaming the island Santa Cruz, Columbus headed north where he spotted a chain of islands. He proclaimed they would be called Las Once Mil Virgenes (11,000 virgins) in honor of Ursula, martyred by the Huns for refusing to marry a pagan prince.

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34. British Virgin Islands Attractions – Best Attractions In British Virgin Island best sights and cultural attractions travel guide for British Virgin Islands. The top 10 sights and cultural attractions include BVI Folk Museum, Government House, Joseph http://www.tripwolf.com/en/guide/list/459/British-Virgin-Islands?group=4

35. British Virgin Islands Culture And Arts - OK Alpha The British Virgin Islands are renowned for their pristine beaches, clear waters and water sport activities and there is not much else for visitor's to do there. http://www.okalpha.com/Guide/British_Virgin_Islands/Holiday_Types/Culture_and_Ar

36. British Virgin Islands Travel Guide British Virgin Islands Culture and History Dutch ship captain Jost van Dyke established the first European settlement on Tortola in the early 1600s, and the islands soon become a http://gocaribbean.about.com/od/britishvirginislands/bb/BVIguide.htm

zWASL=1;zGRH=1 zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zDO=0 Home Travel Caribbean Travel Caribbean Travel Search Caribbean Travel Plan a Trip What to See and Do Destinations ... Share w(x2+zWl+'?p=1" zT="18/1[N" rel="nofollow">Print') Free Caribbean Travel Newsletter! Sign Up Discuss in my Forum Before You Travel to the Caribbean: British Virgin Islands Guide By Robert Curley , About.com Guide Filed In: Other Great Islands British Virgin Islands zSB(3,3) Rising dramatically from the sea, the drowned mountain chain that makes up most of the British Virgin Islands is a boater's paradise. Unlike the neighboring U.S. Virgin Islands, the BVI remains a relatively sleepy Caribbean outpost known mostly to sailors, who cherish its many sheltering bays and harbors, hidden beaches, and laid-back marina bars and restuarants. British Virgin Islands Basic Travel Information Location: Between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic, just east of Puerto Rico. Size: Tortola: 21.5 square miles; Virgin Gorda: 8.5 square miles; Jost Van Dyke: 3.5 square miles. Capital: Road Town Language: English Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic

37. British Virgin Islands History | IExplore The islands were annexed by the British in 1672. Two hundred years later, they were incorporated into the British colony of the Leeward Islands. http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/British Virgin Islands/History

38. Music Of The British Virgin Islands: Fungi Fungi is the name given to the local musical form of the British Virgin Islands. Fungi music is an expression of British Virgin Islands culture as it shows the island’s http://ezinearticles.com/?Music-of-the-British-Virgin-Islands:-Fungi&id=4328

39. British Virgin Islands Celebrates Territory Day In British Virgin Islands, Territory Day is observed on September 1st of every year. http://aglobalworld.com/holidays-around-the-world/british-virgin-islands-territo

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Villa Rental Search Islands Anguilla Antigua Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Island Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Haiti Jamaica Puerto Rico St:Kitts St:Lucia US Virgin Islands Curacao St:Martin Featured Rentals Drakes View Villa Villa Castellamonte Mystic Water Villa Seven Palms ... Tortue villa Specials and Packages News Letter British Virgin Islands Villas Home Culture No trace remains of the islands' original Indian population; today's inhabitants are mostly descended from slaves or slave owners. The hybrid Caribbean culture is evident in the food, in the music and in the handmade sloops that many locals use for fishing. Islanders reflect a mixture of British and West Indian influences when playing their dashing style of cricket and when they wash down a plate of conch fritters with a pint of ale. Virgin Islanders are suckers for a beat. Fungi bands play scratch instruments such as gourds and washboards and sing songs that often comment on local social and political issues. Calypso, known originally as kaiso, was brought here by African slaves and used as a form of communication and rebellion. It's still an integral part of the islands' Carnival, which began as a celebration of slave emancipation. A lot of islanders of African descent retain a strong belief in the spirit world: ghosts (jumbis) often get blamed for bad things and credited for good things on the islands. Jumbi stories were an important part of slave culture, used not only as spine-tingling entertainment on moonlit nights, but also as cautionary tales for children. The inspirational antics of Bru Nansi, a wily spidery man who prevailed in adverse circumstances, were an integral part of West African slave culture. Storytelling traditions persist today, though often in more structured settings such as community halls and festival gatherings.

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