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Re: SXM for first time
[Re: fabila]
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02/19/2016 03:22 PM
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Orient beach for many of us is the best beach on the island.Orient village has many great restaurants (Le Piment is a favorite of ours ) Grande Case has many great places as well. Depending on your sensibilities take a walk down to Club Orient for a unique experience and the best massages on the beach. Rent chairs there and you won't be harassed by the vendors constantly trying to sell you their wares. Happy hour from 2:30 to 3::30 at the Perch bar is a must. Lunch there is also pretty good. Enjoy !
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Re: SXM for first time
[Re: texan4life]
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02/19/2016 07:33 PM
02/19/2016 07:33 PM
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Posts: 679 Burlington, Ontario, Canada
JohnandBev
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Lucky you Checking how long you are staying, what does north end of Orient mean [Mt Vernon or behind Waikiki / Coco or?] Do you want a car to explore a bit
So I'll make my guess to those questions and my suggestions
If at Mt Vernon, you need a car. Lots of places to eat nearby including Villa Pizza, Jam Rock etc.
Beach bars on Orient, the large ones Kontiki north to Coco and Palm Beach beyond, you can google or others here will give their opinions. The new bars south of Kontiki, several shoul dbe open by June. Club O is great, you can rent chairs by the day, for me that end has the best beach and water. In Orient Village, 8 resto's in the square, plus Petit Casino for supplies, several places for morning croissants and a baguette. Macaron has rotisserie chicken you can order, order in the morning, pay and let them know when you will return.
Outside of the village going north is Rancho, in gas station beyond is Mimo pizza, going to Grand Case, just before the roundabout is Enzo pizza and Al Dente
Past the roundbout is Grapes - good for wine and lovely aged rhum. Behind Simply [ignore Simply] is Bacchus, nice deli, wine, rhum and a resto.
So now you are in your car - lots - lunch or dinner in Grand Case, Marigot mkt, Wed is best. Mullet Bay just west of Maho. Yacht Cub at the bridge, happy hour at 4 or breakfast, 12 Metre Challenge in Pburg and so on
If only a wk, I would suggest [at my peril] a bit of plan to maximize your fun. Pick 2 or 3 things you really want to try, add in some maybe's, add in beach and you time [it's your anniversary and enjoy.
If dining out at night, consider a cab, WIlfred Brooks is a sponsor and a nice man
Enjoy - wish we had gone to St Martin on our anniversay
J&B
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Re: SXM for first time
[Re: texan4life]
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02/20/2016 06:23 PM
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texan4life said: Thanks. Will check it out! Always up for good happy hours. 2 votes for Le Piment. Car is reserved. After your first 10 trips to the island, there will still be things to discover, but doing a drive around the island (at least one time) is definitely interesting.
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Re: SXM for first time
[Re: charlieh]
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02/20/2016 08:12 PM
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WWII
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charlieh said:texan4life said: Thanks. Will check it out! Always up for good happy hours. 2 votes for Le Piment. Car is reserved. After your first 10 trips to the island, there will still be things to discover, but doing a drive around the island (at least one time) is definitely interesting. So true. We're starting our 24th visit March 3rd, and we still have places and things we haven't gotten to.
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Re: SXM for first time
[Re: WWII]
#87212
02/20/2016 08:21 PM
02/20/2016 08:21 PM
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Carol_Hill
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Hey WWII, if you're still on island then, Sheila has a party at the Greenhouse on 3/8. Hope you can come!
Carol Hill
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Re: SXM for first time
[Re: WWII]
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02/20/2016 09:07 PM
02/20/2016 09:07 PM
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Posts: 14,646 Brookfield, CT.
pat
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WWII said:charlieh said:texan4life said: Thanks. Will check it out! Always up for good happy hours. 2 votes for Le Piment. Car is reserved. After your first 10 trips to the island, there will still be things to discover, but doing a drive around the island (at least one time) is definitely interesting. So true. We're starting our 24th visit March 3rd, and we still have places and things we haven't gotten to. We've been coming annually for over forty years and we still do the obligatory drive around the island to see what's new and what's changed and every year (usually two trips a year....) we still manage to find new things we want to do or places we want to see and experience. It never gets old...... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
Respectfully,
pat
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Re: SXM for first time
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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02/21/2016 12:30 AM
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WWII
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Carol_Hill said: Hey WWII, if you're still on island then, Sheila has a party at the Greenhouse on 3/8. Hope you can come! We are signed up. Looking forward to it.
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Re: SXM for first time
[Re: WWII]
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02/21/2016 09:55 AM
02/21/2016 09:55 AM
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Posts: 82,738 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
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OK! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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