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martinique 2.0
CrazyCanuxx
1 hour ago
Hello/bonjour,
I am off to Martinique for my second attempt this year. My Jan visit was wrought with issues outside of anyone's control...and so I think Martinique deserves a second chance.
Day trips booked/planned over 2 Christmas weeks incl
Catamaran to st pierre
Hike around st pierre and some of the volcano
Le carbet to visit petit bonhomme beach bar
Fdf incl grand marche, library, and ?
La savanne des esclaves
South day tour to Les Salines with many stops along the way
I doubt josephines bath is in my cards. I do hope to stop at at least one distillery but not my focus.
What am i missing re christmas events or other must dos?
As with most trips I will not rent a vehicle.
I look forward to your recommendations.
Au plaisir,
Cc
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looking for some info
Iowa couple
8 hours ago
We are returning to islands again {land basing it} Staying in the nanny cay area. Looking for peoples opinions on Car rentals, private boat charters reasonable
and such We are planning on Jost the baths and jumping off the Willie T for starters. May mosey over to St Johns also. Any ideas folks?
we only have a week
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Trip report
candj
Yesterday at 02:47 PM
Arrived on the 24th and leave on the 11th. Traffic seems to be worse than I remembered at 3 to 6 in the Simpson Bay and Union Road area.. Chair/umbrella rental has increased at Club O to $30 a day or $180 per week. A in Simpson Bay. new 8 story building is being built right across the water from Royal Palm. We had a quick dinner at the Replay and the Greenhouse and both were good for the money. Went to Phillipsburg with 6 ships in port and it was busy. Bought a Christmas present at Elegant Jewels. Staying at the Simpson Bay Resort and the road repair is challenging. The Hollywood Casino was slightly remodeled inside. More to come..
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Trip Report Day 1 1/2
shieneehead
Yesterday at 02:30 PM
Our flight out of BDL to ATL was 6am Monday morning. We landed and got to our connecting flight in very comfortable time. Boarding started soon after we arrived. Although the plane was there already from the night before, once everyone was boarded and the doors were closed, they determined that we had to wait to “top off the fuel” and wait for some baggage. I never fully exhale until we are in the air and next stop is SXM. After 20 minutes were in the air. The pilot made up the time in the air and we landed on time. We didn’t check in luggage and with no planes before us, we were through customs almost as fast as a slow walk would take us.
We met Lesley Bruce outside and were on our way to our villa in Orient Bay. Traffic over the bridge was strong as was the hill from Rambaud to La Savane into Grand Case. It took just under an hour. We were to call the host of our villa a few minutes out but our GPS took us to Orient Village.
I had plotted out where it was before weeks ago but I was so exhausted, I made the mistake of relying on GPS. After calling the host, she got us back on course. We are staying at a very nice villa directly behind the KKO Beach Entrance. It is enormous and more than the 2 of us need (3 bedroom suites) each with its own balcony. The top floor has an amazing view of the north side of Orient with Pinel and Tintamarre in the distance.
We unpacked and decided to get some shopping done followed by dinner in the village. One of the highlights for my wife is going to the Pharmacie Caraibes next to the Super U in Hope Estates. She grew up on a French household and will talk to you at length about the quality of French beauty products. Instead of packing toiletries in tiny bottles she decided to just get fabulous products down here and we’ll check in a bag on the way home. I got some shaving cream.
We both look forward to grocery shopping but were so cooked we got basic necessities, went back, had a dinner of cheese, meats, olive and bread and hit the hay.
The bedroom window overlooks the ocean and I slept with it open. The sound of the waves and the cool breeze put me out in no time. The garbage truck that comes to get KKO’s refuse at some point in the middle of the night woke me up but, after it left, it’s flashing lights, diesel engine and crashing metal was replaced by the waves and wind and I was out again in no time.
Day 1-We knew our first day would be decompressing on the beach. We figured we would go get chairs around 10:30. While getting situated, we saw the big white tour bus pull next to KKO. We hadn’t checked the cruise schedule but knew front row chairs could get scarce if we dallied. We grabbed our bags and headed over to La Playa to get our chairs. They were $40 for the day.
We appreciate La Playa’s chairs, food and facilities. I love that part of the beach. Body surfing is my favorite and this section is very conducive. We ordered a nice bottle of Rose for breakfast and by 10:30 were set up for a superb morning. For lunch, we dined at a table in the sand at La Playa. We both had a Mimosa Di Milano(Prosecco, oj and Campari). My wife had the Chicken Brochettes with peanut sauce and I had a fennel salad with trigger fish. Both were excellent.
I will say that the manager there should probably move on at some point. Her outright distain for the customers is palpable. We’ve also noticed in the past that she only perks up and smiles A. when her daughter is running around or B. the owner is around. I know others on this forum love her and I’m sure she’s a joy to them but that has not been our experience. The other employees are wonderful, courteous and helpful. Her, not so much.
We headed back to the villa around 4:30ish to get clean and presentable. We didn’t have reservations but figured we’d go over to the village and find a spot. We stopped in Beach Life, a little boutique beach store next to the Irish Pub. My wife didn’t find anything but I got a nice long sleeve shirt with 50SPF and a tasteful Orient beach design on the back.
We settled in at Le Petit Bistro. We’ve dined here before and find the service great and the food very good. My wife started with Burrato with Tomato Tartar and I had the Frog Leg Special. Both were delicious although my Legs needed salt. For main courses, my wife had Rigatoni with Asparagus & Pea cream sauce. Very rich with dollops of ricotta cheese. It was fabulous. She took ½ of it home. I had Trigger Fish with Pea cream, Butter and Coconut milk sauce with lemongrass rice. Again, super delicious after a few more dashes of salt. A couple of passionfruit rum shots later and we made our way back to the villa.
I spent a ½ hour trying to set up our Prime video account on the TV. This was exhausting so we hit the hay.
I'll post photos later
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Damaged West Jet Has Moved
Whale Tail
Yesterday at 01:49 PM
It appears that they have moved the damaged West Jet from under the tent. It's hard for me to zoom in with any clarity but it appears that the jet is parked on the tarmac in front of the tent. Maybe someone on island can confirm this.
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Thanksgiving dinner at Tortuga in Maho
Dr Phil SXM
11/26/2025 07:42 PM
FYI, Tortuga in Maho has a Thanksgiving dinner. I have attached the information. I’m sure there are others.
It was a busy day on Maho Beach with six cruise ships in Port. Repeat of the same tomorrow.
Drphilsxm
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Lunch without a view
erb923
11/26/2025 06:37 PM
Two of the better lunches so far, one being in Hope Estate inside the clothing shop One by K. Easily the best fries so far. Chicken was perfectly cooked as well, highly recommended.
Carpaccio is in the new offices/shops complex outside of Grand Case Airport. Super friendly staff and the tartare was really complex and a great price for what you receive!
Sometimes the best food is away from the views on SXM!
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