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).
June 30th 2008Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Sint Maarten Well here it is -- the last night of heaven here at St. Martin. Apologies about the lack of blog the last 2 nights, the internet at the Oyster Bay Beach Resort randomly quit working and we have been ... [full story]
June 27th 2008Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Sint Maarten Well another day winding up here, it's hard to believe. What's even more hard to believe is that we'll be flying back in about 3 days now! Ugh it's going to be tough adjusting back to "non-island ti ... [full story]
June 26th 2008Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Sint Maarten Hello All, we really appreciate all the comments and messages we've gotten from everyone:). It's great to hear that you are all reading these and looking at our pictures, and great most of all to hea ... [full story]
June 25th 2008Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Sint Maarten Ahhh what a day! After worrying about the weather from reading a pessimistic review yesterday, we had a beautiful sunny and hot day, enjoying the beach and sleeping in LATE:). After our late wake up ... [full story]
June 24th 2008Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Sint Maarten Well we made it -- After the 5 hour layover in Charlotte and then the 4.5 hour flight here, we have arrived and have already enjoyed our room and the restaurant here in St Martin. The island topograh ... [full story]
March 16th 2008Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Sint Maarten Love Marigot Bay. The French really know how to make you welcome. $5 Euro to check in...Didn't even look at our passports...Went for lunch at L'Armantine, took Non Linear. This restaurant offers speci ... [full story]
April 20th 2008Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Sint Maarten We sailed to the spa on Tintamarre island, Sint Maartem, Netherland Antilles with good our friends Steve and Ann Honea for a mud bath treatment. Our skin felt smooth and clean after we washed off the ... 3 photos[full story]
Map of Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles' Flag
