Carnival – Best times after Hurricane Irma. #1 This is a pictorial of the Grand Parade taken in Philipsburg on the island of St. Maarten in the Caribbean. Celebration 49 years of Carnival Parades! #sxmstrong carnival sxm – St. Maarten people came out strong and throughly enjoyed their carnival. In some pictures you can’t miss…
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SXM Carnival 2018
St. Maarten Carnival in Festval Village Lead up to Carnival means we get to eat out in the Village. Our first lunch this year at the Festival Village was on Sunday, yes we were a bit late in the day, and yes it was not so busy. The booths were gearing up for the evening show.…
Monkey Problems
All this Monkey-ing Around! Culinary Kings, the monkeys? – uh, uh – NOT! All this Monkey-ing Around! This very cheeky monkey is giving me the eye! He is hiding behind some wire with a stolen banana he stole from the younger monkey who took it from my tree. The monkeys are becoming quite brazen and…
Moving Along St. Maarten Yacht Club / Buccanneer Beach Bar
Happy Earth Day! April 22, 2018 The island is certainly progressing. It is amazing to be here and see everything taking place. Hurricane season will be upon us all too soon and I for one have been quite fretful that the house/roof is not going to be secure in time. However, in the last week…
Travelling Wrinklies – Beach Time, Mallorca
Wrinklies do Travel – An older couple’s adventures! Age is but a number so seize the opportunity and fly freely like there is no tomorrow! Thank goodness for all these visual memories. This is a blog about food, eating in, eating out – at home and when travelling. It is also a pictorial travelogue so…
Johnny Cake Workshop
Sharing the Nature Valley Colombier cultural heritage at a Johnny Cake Workshop. What a surprise we had one Saturday morning! We unexpectedly came upon a Johnny Cake workshop in Colombier. We were on the Frenchside checking out the Soualiga Farmstall one Saturday morning when we decided to continue the drive up into the beautiful valley…
Travelling Wrinklies – Mallorca Villa
Wrinklies do Travel – An older couple’s adventures! Age is but a number so seize the opportunity and fly freely like there is no tomorrow! Travelling Wrinklies – Mallorca Villa The villa was perfect for our family get together. The trip had been planned forever; finally we were all gathered in one heavenly spot. Friends…
SXM is OPEN – come on over
SXM is OPEN……. the water is as blue as ever, the beaches are clean and beautiful. The trees and businesses are making a speedy comeback. Yes, SXM is Open! Irma knocked us down, but St. Maarten / Sint Martin is strong and we are building back! SXM is OPEN – and flights are surprisingly affordable! Many…
Random Wind Day Charter – SXMCooks
Best day charter/boat trip reviews SXM – Random Wind Charter Incredible days outing We met at the St. Maarten Yacht Club one gorgeous morning. The Yacht Club is not the usual meeting place however, the dock where guests for Random Wind Day Charter are usually collected is busy undergoing repairs. There were 9 of us…
Stop Sucking – Help St. Maarten / St. Martin with GreenSXM
Eco friendly solutions for St. Maarten/St. Martin with GreenSXM. It may sound rude but – Stop Sucking with GreenSXM. We all need to start somewhere and GreenSXM offers alternative concepts that we can do to minimize waste and help our environment. Changing the way we think and what we do There is a big trend…