Making The Most of Your St. Thomas Vacation
Located in the Caribbean, the island of St.Thomas is a popular vacation destination. If you are planning a vacation in there you may be wondering how you can make the most out of your vacation. There are a number of different ways that you can make the most out of your St.Thomas vacation. Many of those ways requires a small amount of research and planning ahead.
The easiest way to make the most out of your vacation is to decide what you want to do and see before you arrive in there. If you have never vacationed in St Thomas before, you will need to familiarize yourself with the area. The good news about researching is that it is a popular vacation destination. This popularity has lead to a large number of online travel guides and resources.
In addition to researching St. Thomas online, you should be able to request travel brochures. Most of these brochures will be delivered directly to your door. When requesting travel brochures, it is important to keep in mind that it may take some time for the brochures to arrive. You are advised to request travel brochures at least two months before you plan on leaving.
When examining what St.Thomas has to offer, you will need to be on the lookout for activities or events that peak your interest. The easiest way to make the most out of your vacation is to find and participate in any events or activities that you feel you’d enjoy. These activities may include, but should not be limited to boating, swimming, hiking, biking, or scuba diving.
In addition to familiarizing yourself with St. Thomas, you are also encouraged to make sure that you bring along enough money with you. Running out of money while on vacation is almost a surefire way to ruin your vacation. If you are unsure how much money you should bring with you, you can easily estimate. Taking into consideration food, drinks, shopping, and entertainment, you should be able to estimate the appropriate amount of money that will needed.
The accommodations that you make can also make or break your vacation. If you are interested in spending more than a week in there, you are encouraged to schedule your travel and hotel accommodations well in advance. It is also advised that you familiarize yourself with the airline you plan on taking there and the hotel or resort that you plan on staying at.
St.Thomas is most known for its beautiful beachside resorts. While most resorts are considered top-of-the-line resorts, not all are. You are encouraged to know where you will be staying and what you can expect. Reviewing online pictures of the hotel or resort you wish to vacation at is the best way to ensure that you will not be disappointed. The same should be said when making travel accommodations. Knowing who you are flying with and what your flight will be like is the best way to make the most out of traveling there.
No matter where you vacation, the possibility of having a bad vacation always exists. Simply by making the proper travel arrangements and by knowing what to expect, you can make sure that your vacation is everything that you wanted it be.
John Pawlett
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If the adjective "best" is used to compare 3 or more things, then why do we say "put your best foot forward?"
Main Entry: best
Pronunciation: ‘best
Function: adjective, superlative of GOOD
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English betst; akin to Old English bOt remedy — more at BETTER
1 : excelling all others <the best student>
2 : most productive of good or of advantage, utility, or satisfaction <what is the best thing to do>
3 : MOST, LARGEST <it rained for the best part of their vacation>
—–http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/295800.html
Put your best foot forward
Meaning
Embark on a journey or task with purpose and gusto.
Origin
First recorded in 1613 from Sir Thomas Overbury:
"Hee is still setting the best foot forward."
Rather an odd saying as it implies you have three or more feet. Cows may be able to put their best foot forward but ‘put your better foot forward’ would make more sense for humans.
Shakespeare used a form of that expression in King John:
"Nay, but make haste; the better foot before."
Is there a "better" answer? (do I mean best?)
The "3 or more things" idea comes from the fact that if you were comparing two things, you would use "better." For example, "Joe is a better student than Sue." This is in opposition to 3 or more students–"Joe is the best student in the class."
It’s superlative vs. comparative.
Idioms are like that…. The lovely thing about them is how they don’t need to make sense according to regular grammar/usage.
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"Foot" can sometimes mean foot-soldiers. So if there was a military aspect to the phrase, it would make more sense. Sending the best of your footsoldiers forward..
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There are many ways to "define" best, but when I searched "best" on the web, "comparing 3 or more things" did not show up. There are four ways to use Best: Adjective, Adverb, Noun, and Verb
best (SUPERLATIVE OF GOOD) [adjective] of the highest quality, or being the most suitable, pleasing or effective type of thing or person
Ex: He’s one of our best students.
best (SUPERLATIVE OF WELL) [adverb] in the most suitable, pleasing or satisfactory way, or to the greatest degree
Ex: Which evening would suit you best for the party?
best (EXCELLENT) [noun] the most excellent in a group of things or people
Ex: I like all of Hitchcock’s films, but I think ‘Notorious’ is the best.
best (DEFEAT) [verb] to defeat someone in a fight or competition
Ex: He bested his opponent in just two rounds.
Maybe someone has a better explaination! It did make me think!
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http://dictionary.cambridge.org
Since when does best have to compare 3 or more things? I must have missed that day in English class, oh well.
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all the previous sentences are correct, they were told to an octopussy.
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The "three or more things" rule doesn’t reflect what people actually do. People use "best" to compare two things all the time (as evidenced by your saying).
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This is a good question my friend,it highlights in a contextual sense the absurdities of language.Language grows and evolves and as a result,words like best have been used as adjectives without the technicality of particular numbers being necessary for comparison (i.e. 3 or more rule),for some time now.For instance "I would like the best of both worlds," "this is the best of me" both defy the numerical constraint on the adjective but are both still grammatically correct.
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