13 Unexpected Items You’ll Be Happy You Packed For Your Island Vacation
When prepping for a holiday in the sun, most people have a general idea of the essentials they need to pack. With consistently warm weather year round, it's fairly obvious what you'll be wearing: swimsuits, sunscreen, sun hats, and some shorts. Other fundamentals,...
A Day In The Life Of An Island Tour Guide
My nationality is Dutch, I am 53 years young, blonde with a history as a bar and hotel-restaurant owner along with a variety of other careers along the way. Seven years ago, I moved to St. Martin from The Netherlands/Holland. (We have such a small country, we have...
Not Quite a Tourist, Not Quite a Local
I didn't plan on being an island girl. It all started on a business trip to Barbados. Who would complain about that - especially a real Canadian girl like me, eh? As it happened, I met a guy. Not just any guy, but The One! Try explaining to your ultra conservative...
Thwarted Sarcasm in the Name of Tourism
I work in the hospitality industry, so I encounter tourists on a daily basis. I find meeting new people very fulfilling, so overall, this job is a great fit for my personality. While I may live on a small island, working in tourism allows me to come into contact with...
Will Run for Jamaican Jerk
Life on a rock has helped me to discover the joy of merging my two passions: running and photography. If you’ve ever seen the movie Yes Man with Jim Carey, you know that this is actually a thing. I like to think of it as high-speed camera art. I’ve been doing it since...
Why I Spent My 50th Birthday In An Island Ditch
There's something different about us expats who end up living on rocks - many of whom often wind up here by accident rather than by design. After all, if we didn’t like unpredictability or a challenge, we’d be living in the suburbs with 2.5 children, a dog, and a...
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