Blogs from Saint Barthélemy, Central America Caribbean

Here we are, the glamour stop of our little cruise. I love St Barth, my second time here.The fun part is that I'm almost a month late on blogging, and I'm writing this blog about one of the most glamorous place on earth...from Congo! First rule, St Barth is a pretty hilly place, so make sure you rent wheels. Second rule, nothing is cheap in St Barth, but it doesn't mean you cannot find a good deal. Third rule, get organized...not a lot of cruise ships comes here...but when they are in port, it's better to book your wheels ahead! We could rent the cheapest car for a 70 euros rip-off, but it's much more fun to rent a Mini Cooper convertible for 105 euros per day. Be warned, roads can be super narrow in St ... read more

Welcome to my 400th entry on travelblog.org. Yes, that's a small slice of my life. And thanks to all of you who have followed the adventures of Leslie and Tiffany! Few figures, it's 400 entries, from over 110 countries spreaded over 7 years. It's also 15,400 pictures, 320,000 words, and yes, already 170,000 hits. The good news is, as all these entries are mainly written in airport lounges just after the experience has been lived, I truly don't need to re-write my life. What you read here, is what is mainly our life. I do tend to spend time at home with Leslie and Tiffany too. Writing this for example, for once from home. Home is great for the kids, home is great for my kitchen, home is also great to plan the next trips. Trust ... read more

Jeudi, le 7 février, notre ami Lucien monte à bord. Hier, nous avons fait le grand ménage car le travail dans le réservoir a fait bien de la poussière; nous avons également sorti les vélos sur le pont afin de dégager la cabine avant. Depuis quelques jours déjà, nous avons surveillé la météo et une belle fenêtre s’amène; nous hésitons entre Anguilla et St-Barthélémy. De toute façon, il faut faire des provisions et ce, dès aujourd’hui car là on annonce une grosse houle du nord et des vents de 20noeuds pour lundi midi. Donc, à peine les bagages de Lucien à bord, nous filons sur le Simply et faisons provisions pour trois jours. À 7h00 le lendemain, nous sommes à préparer le bateau et nous levons l’ancre à 8h45 pour nous diriger vers le pont hollandais ... read more

As we had the hire car for 4 days we decided to make use of it and try somewhere else for lunch. We'd been recommend a place in St Jean Bay called Nikki Beach. Not to be confused with a beach for naked people as the American family had done the previous day when we were discussing it as a possible destination for them and their family. I'm not quite sure what they think i was proposing! We had a quick detour to the capital Gustavia first and did a bit of shopping (mostly for Sophie!). Plenty of Chanel and Louis Vuitton and loads of boats. As St Barths is very small it was only a 10 minute ride to St Jean which took us past the airport just as a plane was landing. I'm glad ... read more

OK, this is just a quick blog ahead of tomorrow's but i can't let this pass without comment... You know that when a woman lays down to sunbathe and nothing goes south there has been a certain amount of augmentation involved but what alarms me is that they turn to face you, you instinctively duck for cover ! Surely they must know that it doesn't look natural ? Enough said, rant over.... read more