we also love SXM...after visiting several caribbean islands, we then tried SXM and got hooked for similar reasons to what you mention, and were going back up to twice per year for several years...but last November we tried Barbados for the first time, and we really loved it...definitely a very close No. 2 to SXM for us...we're going back to BGI this November for a slightly longer visit, and who knows, maybe it'll reach as our No. 1 favorite island this time <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" />