Blogs from Sint Maarten, Central America Caribbean - page 5

We went to the street party in Grand Case, Sint Maarten last Tuesday. There was plenty of food, drink and music.... read more

After spending a month in Puerto Rico, we made our way back through the Spanish, U.S., and British Virgin Islands in order to be back in St. Martin by the first week of April. After returning to St. Martin we had guests from Fort Worth for a week. While they were here we traveled to the French side of St. Martin where we visited Marigot, Grand Case, Tintamarre, and Orient Beach. We enjoyed the street party in Grand Case where vendors bring their wares every Tuesday night to sell in booths along the road by the beach. At Orient Beach we visited the Butterfly Farm which was enjoyable. Next we sailed to St. Barths. We stopped along the way for the guys to scuba dive at Ile Fourchue. St. Barths is a lovely island with many ... read more

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 specials for lunch everyday. These particular day they had Carpaccio de Beouf, for those of you that do not know French, it is raw beef, with a caper sauce, topped with Parmesan cheese, for $10 Euros per person, includes fries and a salad. We noticed our lady waitress, had improved her English in a year. Pete made sure to let her know. In order to find this restaurant, if your looking from Marigot Bay to shore, look for the green building, with palm protruding through the roof. To the right of this green building, there is a white 3 story building. On bottom floor, ... read more

St. Martin had allot of diversities. It's like little Europe in the Carribbean. There are so many different nationalites living harmoniously together. The Airport as well as the Cruise ships are situated on the Dutch side of the island. Along with the Casinos, Nightclubs and lots of shopping in the town of Phillipsburg. The main street had scores of shops with gorgeous jewelery as the most popular item to buy, along with lots of souvineer shops. And then you pass through a hotel lobby or a restuarant from the main street after shopping, to the beach! It's great to sit at one of the many restuarants and people-watch as people stroll by on the cement walkway that paralells the beach. View of St Martin from the airplaneAnd looking out, you see the beautiful blue-green water and ... read more

St. Martin had allot of diversities. It's like little Europe in the Carribbean. There are so many different nationalites living harmoniously together. The Airport as well as the Cruise ships are situated on the Dutch side of the island. Along with the Casinos, Nightclubs and lots of shopping in the town of Phillipsburg. The main street had scores of shops with gorgeous jewelery as the most popular item to buy, along with lots of souvineer shops. And then you pass through a hotel lobby or a restuarant from the main street after shopping, to the beach! It's great to sit at one of the many restuarants and people-watch as people stroll by on the cement walkway that paralells the beach. And looking out, you see the beautiful blue-green water and all types of watersports going ... read more