We Moved to Tortola! But we're not staying...

After 6 months I finally revealed where it is that Karl and I moved to last November; the British Virgin Islands. Take a look at an introduction to Tortola, as well as an explanation of why we didn't stay.

[@onceuponaglobe]

Oops! I said that Hurricane Irma was in 2007. It was actually in 2017!

[@LM33333]

Yea, I noticed that. You might want to put edited words on the video A bit misleading that that damage is still apparent with 10 additional years added to it. Not everyone may read comments to see your correction. If you are seriously posting videos, you should do a formal edit on video. Only fair. And why did the video sound speed up on the cons?

[@aSiuh]

Yeah

[@TheDtfamu89]

Here’s the key to BVI: Meet the locals so you have access to fresh fish, chicken and goat...also, hop on the boat and go over to St. Thomas from time to time as well.

[@onceuponaglobe]

That is great advice! I wish I had known that when I was in BVI.

[@user-qw7cf2er4u]

What about land? How to find the right land for the right price? Locals can tell me that too?

[@execproducer100]

Great info but that voice change to speed things up at 6:00 or so was very annoying unfortunately..

[@dvorak345]

Useful advice, many thanks.

[@jamessmith6047]

I agree with all. I lived there for 4 months and I had the same thoughts.

[@dandaddavi]

Lol I came straight to the comments when she mentioned no fresh food or meat. I know the local BVI residents would fire her up for that 😂. We have some of the freshest non GMO meats and seafood ever 😅. We hope you guys come back to visit.

[@chaebeellephiyah4559]

I was born on Virgin Gorda. Now live in Tortola. She didn't ask any of us where the market place is. With that, "Tell she we know where de affordable stuff is." Lol.

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

I enjoyed a lot one of the local hotels, but it was around 250 dollars per day.

[@user-qw7cf2er4u]

It's only for the rich unless you want to live like a local hey? Your stress levels must be so low...? @@chaebeellephiyah4559

[@carolynbrown4112]

Fascinating!!

[@krista7982]

you are wonderful - that was hilarious w/the speed talking during the cons!

[@onceuponaglobe]

Thanks! 😂

[@Red-pv7kx]

Verty respectful. Thank you for the informative video. I’m from the Caribbean too - another British colony - and I was thinking of moving there. It sounds like I’d experience the same problems if I moved, so that sucks. Maybe I will just go for a vacation, but who knows, my decision may change.

[@colinollivierre779]

100% true assesment.

[@user-or9be8tg8d]

Sorry to hear about your experience. Difficult to understand the high-pitched voice part by the way!

[@onceuponaglobe]

No need to be sorry- I consider it one of the best experiences I've had.

[@RaquelToussaint]

Great honest feedback!

[@onceuponaglobe]

Thank you!

[@carolcity1919]

She was lying 🤣🤣 she should have said there was no fresh food when she was over there they come to the islands and don’t know island living

[@anne-marieloughnane6775]

I totally agree with you. I did exactly the same as you and learned the same lessons LOL.

[@Siloghost]

Omg I'm still scratching from those mosquitoes!!!

[@ealyp1]

This is so cool

[@Slim_Hodge]

you CAN get fresh meat ma'am..u just gotta know who sells it...that's where networking comes in but everything else is i agree lol.

[@onceuponaglobe]

Interesting! I didn't know that.

[@Slim_Hodge]

@@onceuponaglobe yes in the BVI it's a who you know type of society...i know a guy right noe that would sell u some fresh goat meat....or fresh fish

[@onceuponaglobe]

That's good info! I guess 3 months there wasn't quite enough time for me to figure that out unfortunately 😂

[@Slim_Hodge]

@@onceuponaglobe 3 months is definitely not enough time lol...once you get to be friends with the locals you can live pretty comfortably long as u have a good paying job ...we can tell you where to shop for cheaper items etc. Generally the BVI is expensive but living here you get to find some short cuts to be ok

[@fluffytail6355]

Great video but I wish you wouldn’t have used “the voice” when going over the cons of living on the island, it was very hard to understand what you said and it’s ok to outline cons without getting hate over it. ❤️

[@andrew8531]

Man never leaving. I am in USVI. Amazon works. Just one week. No politics like on mainland US.

[@namenotavailable11]

But why move back to Sask. in January?!? lol. I live in Southern ON and have been to Tortola and sort of dream that I would retire there for 5 months of the year. We can all dream...

[@onceuponaglobe]

Haha yea right now I'd do anything to be back in Tortola! Retiring there would be amazing 🏖

[@fluffytail6355]

When I moved to Mexico (years ago), I did EVERYTHING to avoid coming back to SK between Nov and April.

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

But those of you Canadians can freely travel to Cuba, which is a very safe place. Puerto Rico is nice but a little messy.

[@tainaeusebio3729]

I love tórtola ❤️

[@aSiuh]

We all love you to

[@johna5428]

Good day what was your best flying route to get to Tortola we live in Toronto Canada thanks

[@onceuponaglobe]

Hi John! Unfortunately there aren't an abundance of great options for flying to Tortola. Every flight to the island (almost) needs to come via San Juan, Puerto Rico. So from Toronto, you'll probably fly to somewhere in Florida-SanJuan-Tortola. Or, you might get lucky with a flight to San Juan directly from Toronto. Enjoy your trip!

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

San Juan, Puerto Rico is the best airport in the Caribbean. Avoid the St. Thomas, American Virgin Islands Airport, it is barely an airport, although from St. Thomas there is a ferry boat to Tortola for forty dollars or so. The local airport in Tortola is very small.

[@ohreally6231]

Aren't there any European beaches you can move to?

[@indiosveritas]

Getting anything done by the Caribbean people is next to impossible. It's like pushing a chain.

[@glenorahackshaw6929]

As someone who was born and raise on Tortola I wanted so badly to be offended by this comment. But it’s so true.

[@fluffytail6355]

Yep. There IS such a thing as “island time.” My husband is Jamaican. It’s the same on his island. Frustrating to try to get more than 3 errands done in 8 hours 🤦‍♀️

[@indiosveritas]

@@fluffytail6355 I lived on Montserrat before it blew up. The English that moved there were always huffing and puffing in the highstreet , red as a beet and always upset . Always complaining about boat parts not showing up or workers drinking rum or smoking the good stuff on the job🙂. The English never learn !

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

I lived in Puerto Rico for six years, very nice people but it is pure chaos.

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

@@fluffytail6355 But there is a logic to it, the sun at noon is a killer and the weather slows one down.

[@cruzanmongoose]

A cozy 26 degrees lol... You must have lived is Saskatchewan for a long time. You mean 86 degrees.. You can have that 26 degrees in Saskatchewan... I'll take my ST Croix USVI Island weather over a winter in Canada. lol

[@onceuponaglobe]

😂 Nope, I meant 26 degrees.

[@LM33333]

She likely means Celsius, dude. Lol.

[@cruzanmongoose]

@@LM33333 She said 26 degrees

[@LM33333]

@@cruzanmongoose I am aware. 26 degrees Celsius is 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit. As she indicated, she did not make a mistake.

[@cruzanmongoose]

No biggie. it is what it is

[@kelvinfahie1631]

The hurricanes were in 2017 september

[@LM33333]

Please note, that you are wrong about not getting fresh meat in the BVI. There are local butchers and local meats. You did not find them it looks like. But I get the rest of your concerns. Thanks for the honest input.

[@onceuponaglobe]

Yes! I have heard that it's about 'who you know' if you want to get fresh meat on the island. Is that right?

[@LM33333]

@@onceuponaglobe It’s not like a secret society or anything. You just need to ask around about who is providing such services. Since it’s a small island and small community, not everything is formally commercialized like elsewhere. So asking a local would have been your best bet.

[@onceuponaglobe]

Yea. It's too bad I was only there for three months. That's not really enough time to figure that part out, unfortunately. Thanks for the info!

[@LM33333]

@@onceuponaglobe Would have only taken a few inquiries. When I’ve traveled to other countries, I would typically inquire about things that I don’t see regularly where I normally would see them. Knowing that not everywhere operates the same, I would check if I missed something. Customs are very interesting that way. But what is good is that you now know for next time.

[@marval3952]

Boat provisioners supply fresh meat and veg.

[@ZouqeTanqeed]

we are from Ukraine, living in Sask right now, i dont know how you guys live here, but for us its something unbearable when you are blocked in a house for more than half of a year, we see people rarely walking and its shocking how they are living or maintaining a healthy life here, we are already fed up

[@onceuponaglobe]

So leave....?

[@ZouqeTanqeed]

@@onceuponaglobeyes planning this summer

[@karlbrady71]

There's nothing worse than an immigrant who doesn't appreciate the opportunity they have. You're a disgrace to everyone back in Ukraine.

[@kimskreations3403]

You just didn't know where to go and what to do.

[@onceuponaglobe]

Yes, I have been told that many times, thank you.

[@Sparky0777]

There's definitely fresh meat there. You gotta get out early🤣🤣🤣

[@aSiuh]

Biggest island out of the 3 others

[@shaunbandz7991]

Nice video, i live on the island

[@elana604]

I want to move there with my son from London. Is there much to do for fun apart from the beach?

[@shaunbandz7991]

@@elana604 ntn much, just the beach and you can probably go sailing to the the different islands, thats about it

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

@@elana604 The locals often use a ferry boat to go shopping to St. Thomas, American Virgin Islands, it is about an hour away and only some forty dollars per trip. From St. Thomas it is less than an hour flight time to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The local currency in Tortola is the US dollar.

[@aSiuh]

I wish I saw you

[@bunkiewilliam261]

B

[@kimskreations3403]

What do you mean no fresh meat ma'am 🤣🤣🤣🤣 this is funny. You needed to find locals 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Fate-estates]

sounds like you guys did not take anytime to get to know or speak to the locals.....

[@omargym1994]

I sarch about in tortol

[@numberoneduchess]

If you were not going to allow us to understand what you are saying, why did you even make the video?

[@onceuponaglobe]

I just love making people frustrated 🙃

[@PC-mh4uh]

Why the chipmunk voice? It's hard to take you seriously!

[@onceuponaglobe]

🐿🐿🐿

[@clivehamilton2132]

Ok didn't work 😕 out rats

[@johnnymapalo966]

Tortola boring nuh rass! My whole family is from there. My great great grandfather was a British soldier who lived on Tortola. The whole island slow and boring

[@riot774]

You believe a countries that small is meant to entertain you.

[@durvalg7114]

@@riot774 ity ppl come to the BVI to relax get their peace get away from ppl....

[@riot774]

Be rational, I’m assuming you did some research before you decided to move, a country of this size wouldn’t provide the life of some major country. It’s like comparing a small town to a major city, man enjoy what’s there and shut up!!!!!!

[@onceuponaglobe]

There are always going to be unexpected circumstances when moving to a foreign country. I was simply explaining why living there wasn't for me long term, not that I didn't enjoy it.

[@riot774]

@@onceuponaglobe You are perverting the image of my home with a misleading caption and lack of context 😤, whether intentional are not. This could affect lives. It was important for me to explain what you didn’t, and what you glossed over.

[@onceuponaglobe]

@@riot774 I'm sorry you feel that way about my video. I meant no disrespect, but I maintain that everything I said was true from MY experience, and other people are free to disagree.

[@riot774]

@@onceuponaglobe What I am saying is, you made an incomplete assessment. If it was deliberately done then you are wrong. If not deliberate then do your research before spouting incomplete damaging info. Would you like if I spout half truth about you.

[@onceuponaglobe]

I never claimed that the video is a comprehensive description of Tortola. The title is "We Moved to Tortola, but we're not staying" not "A Documentary of Tortola".

[@nesq4104]

Visited on A cruise. Impossible to live there. Like its all inbreeding with that small population and its all mountains and tiny

[@nesq4104]

@Chad Stevens your telling g me inbreeding is not occurring on that dot called an island? It's like the smallest inhabited island ever. Only way to prevent inbred babies is to have babies by tourists

[@yadali1381]

That’s a very ignorant thing to say.. but to clarify your confusion, most of the population is made of immigrants.. some of it due to people coming in for work opportunities or the locals going overseas to find their spouse.

[@Pattluvs]

You visited on a cruise. So, you were probably there for a few hours at most. Enough said… wow

[@glenorahackshaw6929]

@@nesq4104 don’t project you family situation on the the locals. Tortola has never had a problem with inbreeding.

[@nesq4104]

@@glenorahackshaw6929 because they have to breed with tourists

[@carolcity1919]

This gyal don’t have no sense of Island living 🤣

[@onceuponaglobe]

You're not wrong 😅