On Tortola the first rays
light up the green slopes that fall from Mount
Sage to secluded palm-fringed beaches far below.
The first ferry of the day is going out as the
first sail boat appears on the horizon. The
shops are laying out their West Indian wares:
spices, jams, rums, soaps, and hand-crafted
jewellery. Around the island, guests are being
stirred awake by the first light. They've spent
the night in private hillside villas, elegant
hotels or beach resorts. Their day ahead may
take them snorkelling off a deserted beach,
scuba diving, horseback riding, or sailing the
deep blue sea. But for now, there's time to rest
a little longer. Tortola, the largest of the
British Virgin Islands, is the hub of the chain.
It offers visitors peace and quiet, plus every
activity they could hope for. The range of
accommodations runs from posh hotels to beach
side cottages. And Tortola offers as many
choices in cuisine from continental to local
fare. Breakfast can be a cappuccino and
croissant, lunch a West Indian roti, and dinner
a four-star meal in a converted sugar mill,
where the only sound will be the pounding of the
surf.
BOMBA SHACK, THE COOLEST ONE
If asked, “where in the world is the coolest
bar-restaurant”? Would you answer Singapore? New York? London? Miami? Los
Angeles? No my friends, the coolest place is not located in any of these
celebrated cities. The choice of the young, the hot, and the hip is the BOMBA
SHACK, an American "Chiringuito" lying on a remote Caribbean beach in Tortola,
British Virgin Islands.
The beautiful young are challenged on the Web to post that: "I've been there and
left a pair of panties” as a reminder. While one might think that the most
trendy spots must be located in a rich world capital, but thanks to web power,
the Bomba Shack located in a lost corner of Tortola, the most populated of the
British Virgin Islands, wins the nomination as “Most Cool.”
The Bomba is not a luxurious palace but is built with all kinds of scrounged
stuff picked off the streets. Its centerpiece is a typical Caribbean tree, the "Coccoloba
uvifera". So what makes this place so extraordinary, so amazing and awesome?
It's simple, a matchless air of freedom, a unique sense of fun, and a brilliant
music mix.
Form of government:
British territory of the
United Kingdom
Capital: Road Town
Area: 54
kmq.
Population: 12.000
Languages:
English official
Currency: US
dollar
Time Zone: - 5 GMT - UTC
Documents:
Passport
International Dialing Code: +1.284.
The B.V.I. use theGSM 900 / 1900, so is possible
to use Both dual and tri-band mobile phones
Health: health
status is fair. Hospitals: Peebles Hospital,
Road Town
Electricity:
110 volts.
Flat American plugs
type A,B
(See image)
TERRITORY
The
lifestyle of B.V.I. is typically English.
Tortola: The Isle of doves, is the biggest and
lively, Measures 54 sq. km. and has 12,000
Inhabitants.
The island is mountainous, here is is Mount Sage,
550 m., very rugged, lush and lined with many
beautiful white sand beaches on the northern
slope.
CLIMATE
The
climate is subtropical, with average
temperatures between 26 and 31 ° C. Rainfall is
rare even in autumn, That Should Be the wet
season.
September and October are the possibly
hurricanes months.
