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The Secret Virgin Islands

With an average of 800,000 tourists each year, the Virgin Islands is no secret. When two-thirds of the island is a well preserved National Park, it’s no wonder why everyone is flocking to this Caribbean sanctuary. By making a trip during the spring time, before the humidity rises with crowds it’s easy to find a personal piece of paradise. Here are three “secret” spots that show the quiet, peaceful beauty of the Virgin Islands

Isaac Bay 
St. Croix is the easternmost territory of the United States; Isaac bay is the easternmost beach on St. Croix. Aside from the beach’s location—and the novelty of it—Isaac Bay is also a serene and secluded spot to relax in the midst of some of the most crowded beaches in the world. With shore-accessible snorkeling and hot-white sand, there’s hardly a downside to spending a day on the east coast, save the hike it takes to get there.

The Baths
Baths Beach is hardly a secret—it ’s one of the most oft-visited spots on Virgin Gorda; nonetheless, the gem-of-a-landmark from which the beach draws its name is usually empty. A short walk down the shore side, a few massive chunks of granite lean up against the sand. On the land-side flake, there’s an opening, maybe a few arm-lengths wide, that leads into a large, white-sand-filled, sea-flooded cavern.

Anegada
Anegada is a coral atoll inhabited by a few-hundred people and thousands upon thousands of lobsters. It is surrounded by that iconic, opalescent, Virgin-Island water and color-drenched reef, but its remoteness attracts hardly a person. Three ferries traverse from the main B.V.I.s to Anegada each week. The hassle of getting there considered, Anegada is worth the effort, especially during the last weekend of November when the island hosts their annual Lobster Festival.

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Raspberry and Dark Chocolate Cheesecake

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, here is a romantic dessert recipe guaranteed to sweeten any night.

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients:

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup raspberries
• 2 ounces dark chocolate, melted




DIRECTIONS

Mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter press into the bottom and up 1 inch along the sides of a 9 inch, spring form pan.

Beat the cream cheese until smooth and then beat in the sugar followed by the eggs, then one at a time, the sour cream and vanilla extract.

Pour 1/4 of the mixture into the spring form pan, sprinkle on the raspberries, drizzle with chocolate, and cover with the remaining cheese mixture.

Double wrap the bottom of the spring form pan with foil, place it in an oven safe pan and pour recently boiled water into the into the pan so that it goes one inch up the foil wrapping.

Bake in a preheated 350F oven until there is just a small wobble in the middle when shaken, about an hour.

Let cool, remove the foil, cover in plastic and place in the fridge overnight.

Serve garnished with fresh raspberries and chocolate drizzle.

February Newsletter 2015

, Welcome to the February, 2015 Newsletter! In this month’s edition we will take you through a Valentine inspired experience, from all over the world. We will also be featuring a romantic dessert for two.

Valentine’s Day Around the World

The month of February is garnished with roses, heart-shaped chocolates, and the desire to get away on a romantic holiday. While the origin of V-Day is unclear, the holiday has spread among a spectrum of cultures in many different manifestations. Below are a series of February destinations where you can experience a different kind of Valentine’s Day.

Helsinki, Finland
For all the uncoupled, Finland’s February holiday is as platonic as they come. The celebration, Ystävänpäivä, or “Friend’s Day,” is about celebrating friendships, not relationships. The Finnish go around spreading love, and chocolates, to all their friends and loved ones. While the holiday is an adopted one, the Finnish variation is still celebrated loudly with festivals and gala carnivals booming all over Helsinki. 

Kyoto, Japan
Aside from the romantic beauty of the city, Kyoto is also a fantastic destination for February travelers because of Japan’s interesting take on Valentine’s Day. For a twist on the traditional chocolate swap, Japan’s day of love involves women giving chocolates to men, and not the other way around. Women are able to express their love, and the city is colored with intricate chocolate delicacies. The holiday’s success gave rise to a new holiday, “Reply Day,” on March 14th, whereby men are inclined to reciprocate the chocolates given to them the month before. 

Manila, Philippines
Although the Philippines also joined the Valentine’s Day tradition late, its appearance on this list is due to the country’s dedication to honoring the holiday. In 2004, Manila held their first Lovapalooza where thousands of couples gathered at midnight on February 14th to break the Guinness records for most simultaneous kisses. The city has then remained a celebration of love, with parades and festivities all over Manila. It is a great alternative to the standard American Valentine, and one for the record books. 

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January Newsletter 2015

        A Cultural Guide to Prague

The city of Prague is known for its preservation of medieval architecture, its castles, Gothic towers, Baroque buildings, and statue-adorned bridges. From its classical beauty to its cobblestone streets, Prague drips with history and culture, making it a city full of world-renowned, cultural museums.

Winter is the perfect setting—snow-covered roofs make it fairy-tale—and with so many galleries and museums, it’s easy to stay warm.

 Historical Museums
In a country rife with culture, it’s difficult to demonstrate all of its historical and scientific achievements. The National Museum somehow pulled it off. With over 14 million items ranging from natural history, arts, music, and so forth, this museum can easily take up a whole day. Luckily, it’s organized into different departments: from Ethnography to Theater. This is the best way to view the entire spectrum of Prague. 

On the outskirts of the bustling Old Town Square is the smallest sub-area in Prague, the Jewish Quarter. Here you can see the narrow streets that inspired the surrealist thought of famous Czech author, Franz Kafka. Although the Jewish quarters have not been as well preserved as the rest of the city, the Jewish Museum in Prague provides a collection of Jewish artifacts that illustrate the lives of Jews in Prague as well as Europe. 

                                         

Art Museums

As intellectual and historical as Prague is, it’s also beautiful. The city itself is an exhibition, with a large castle as a backdrop and its Astronomical Clock in the city center, walking around will satisfy any appetite for art. But it doesn’t end there. The Museum of Decorative Arts focuses on decorative and applied arts ranging from Late Antiquity to the present-day. Its mission is to inspire and preserve for future generations examples of historical and contemporary crafts, applied arts, and design. If you want to see an extensive history of design, textiles, jewelry, ceramics, glass, and so on, this museum is the way to go. 

For a more traditional art museum—one with actual paintings—the not-so-traditional modern art museum, National Gallery, contains the largest collection of art in the Czech Republic. The collections are displayed in different historic buildings all over the city. With international works from, Rodin, Gauguin, Renoir, Picasso, and Van Gogh, this is a must-visit for any level of art admirer. It also has a vast collection of Czech artists, who were relevant in modern art movements. 

Collections of Famous Czech’s

If you wanted to get a more close-up and personal understanding of famous Czech thinkers and painters, commemorative collections are all over the city. The Franz Kafka Museum is as strange as Kafka’s work. It’s a small exhibition that attempts to understand the mind of Prague’s most famous writer. Fashioned gothic and mystical like Kafka, it exhibits torture machines and eerie music, illustrating his surreal life and work. Also, after a strange visit to the exhibit, you can stroll along the river to a street-full of cafes and pubs. 

Another Czech innovator, Alphonse Mucha, has a modest exhibition—Mucha Museum—where you can view a gallery of his famous Art Nouveau paintings. His illustrations of women have become the poster-child for Bohemia, Psychedelia, and contemporary art. You've seen his art, without realizing, on postcards, French art, and classic rock posters. His artistic revival, is captured beautifully in this small exhibit of his life and work. 

Art in Strange Places

If you’ve taken our advice, your pocket-book may be empty. Museums aren't free, after all. For a cheap and spontaneous way to view art, wander through the narrow corridors around the city. You will be sure to find many different art galleries, free: paintings of the city, the surreal, and similar sculptures. Also be sure to hunt got local sculptor, David Cerný’s work, hidden all over the city. His work is controversial and entertaining. As you walk along the river bank, you will stumble upon massive, crawling, face-less babies, or an offensive fountain or two. Prague has become this sculptor’s playground, adding to the surreal air of the city. 

Another art anomaly is the famous Dancing House, Fred and Ginger. The building itself is an artistic accomplishment. Juxtaposed next to classical Baroque architecture, it’s hard to miss. Inside the Dancing House is a contemporary café and an elegant restaurant. There is also an art gallery with a permanent exhibition of the building’s origins and architecture. The place’s best well-kept secret: sneak onto the roof to get a great view of the city. 

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