Sint Maarten

Grand Case Beach
from: "St. Martin - Little Europe in the Carribbean" By Aerodisiac

Background: Once the center of the Caribbean slave trade, the island of Curacao was hard hit by the abolition of slavery in 1863. Its prosperity (and that of neighboring Aruba) was restored in the early 20th century with the construction of oil refineries to service the newly discovered Venezuelan oil fields. The island of Saint Martin is shared with France; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles; its northern portion is called Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe (France).

70 days ago: Rum Runner published a blog
Re-Visiting St. Martin

March 30th 2009 Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Sint Maarten
We left Barbuda at first light and had a beautiful trip to St. Martin. The wind and seas were calm and the fishing was amazing!!! We caught 3 yellowfin tuna along the way- which is awesome! It defi ... 8 photos [full story]

190 days ago: Travelling Artist published a blog
Racing in St. Maarten . . .

March 5th 2009 Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Sint Maarten
I’ve been wanting to get out on a tour and Jody and I decided to do one together in St. Maarten today. His only request was that it was something to do with water. As luck had it, today a crew ... 24 photos [full story]

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