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St. Maarten - St. Martin
Re: French smoking ban Tandoorii 6 hours ago
As an occasional cigar smoker (especially on vacation) I try to stay away from people who I might bother. I usually take a walk on the beach or try to stay downwind of the crowd.
However, the most disgusting smell is cigarette smoke. I think it's the paper wrapper, which keeps it smoldering. If I'm around cigarette smokers, I usually join in with a stogie and puff away...and they think it stinks worse than their pack a day fire bomb! Just sayin...
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
Re: Canadian flight sale - end July 11 KGB Yesterday at 07:54 PM
Originally Posted by CrazyCanuxx
Hello fellow Canadians,

If you are on the fence, there's a good seat sale including pre-xmas weeks ending tonight on Westjet. Be sure to grab your WJ 20% discount code. I found a flight from BC to SXM in the $400 range which is as good as it gets for Dec.

Westjet also added Panama and a few latin american flights (most/all were routes from the before days).

AC has a discount code ending tonight as well... but I never find deals on AC.

Good luck.
Where do you grab this 20% discount code from? I didn’t see any….
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
Re: Beach Chair/Umbrella Rental the captain Yesterday at 01:46 PM
Dudes! Craig at Sxm rentals is the way to go!

A pair of chairs umbrella and a cooler for the week. Wildly cheap.
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
Re: Arriving Today Carol_Hill Yesterday at 01:41 PM
Did you miss your connection? Best wishes. Enjoy your trip
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Southern Caribbean Jump to new posts
Re: Carriacou Zanshin Yesterday at 11:56 AM
It is worse than Anegada - I've been to both smile

Now that I think back, I can't recall that Anegada has a grocery store... so I think that you are right after all!!!
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
Re: Long time from the forum timnboston Yesterday at 11:22 AM
As always, St Martin remains amazing. There have been many changes in the last 10 years or so, and many of us old timers have trouble adjusting to change LOL. As with all change, some of it has been good and some of it not so good. But the beaches and food are still incredible, and the natives wonderfully welcoming. How have you managed to stay away for so long?
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
Re: New "No trespassing" sign AUCspouse Yesterday at 01:39 AM
CaribLee,
Good question. I think they drove trucks carrying materials across the golf course from the Mullet Bay Beach parking lot, but I'm not sure.
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British Virgin Islands
Re: how long can i keep frozen food in soft sided cooler DaveF 07/17/2025 08:49 PM
The main reason we brought a cooler was to minimize prep time on the boat. So 5 or 6 main meals seasoned, vacuum packed and ready to cook for the 10 days. Then the other nights are eat out nights. This reduces preparation time also all that is planned in advance so less thinking of what to buy when provisioning. We also bring some special comfort foods. Other items we will get locally.

Hopefully, we can still load up in advance with much of this is delivered to the boat, especially for the rum, water, wine and beer.
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
Re: Any news about Southwest coming to SXM? boucharda 07/17/2025 02:43 PM
Yup...and the Global Entry line is ALWAYS less than 5-6 people vs, the regular customs line which can be HUGE. We are in Aruba at the end of October almost every year

That (pre-clearance) would be a BIG addition to SXM
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British Virgin Islands
Attention Boston travelers - PAW BVI Scubacat 07/17/2025 11:38 AM
Three young cats were supposed to travel to Boston this weekend, but unfortunately the escorts have changed their minds. Can any one help?
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
Re: Nice story about Bobby Barron foreversxm 07/17/2025 02:16 AM
He has taken on a sort of so so Mick Jagger act I think mostly at hole in the wall. The music is normally good but sometimes just to loud as we also love conversation which is about impossible there at times. If you advertise in that Out and About section in the paper I have notice articles about a lot of folks too. Love seeing the out and about photos.
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United States & Canada Jump to new posts
Re: Folly Beach, SC - how crowded after 3pm? TravelHat 07/17/2025 01:11 AM
Awesome. SC beaches are great
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
Re: Lolo's erb923 07/16/2025 09:55 PM
Probably until 10pm or so. This website might be worth checking out since you haven't visited in a long time.

https://www.st-martin.org/us/restaurant/les-lolos-de-grand-case/
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World Wide Travel
Re: Prague & Bucharest TJTrippe 07/16/2025 08:33 PM
Spent a couple nights in Prague in 2023. Very nice walkable city. Uber app works very well when you don’t want to walk or wait on bus. Hop on hop off bus (several routes) and a couple different companies. If that interests you research them before you get there as we got the fast sell and paid a little too much for the lesser company. It got us there but backward. Took a daytime river boat which was nice. Cathedral and castle beautiful. We arrived by train so stayed across the street from station easy with luggage. Czech food is probably worst food on planet slice of meat in a pool of lard with mashed potatoes. They couldn’t believe we couldn’t eat it. Research Czech menu items prior to arrival. Several dozen Hari Krishnas parading through the main tourist area tambourines and all singing hari krishna. The police broke them up. Near dinner time, a lot of artists on a ridge across the river.

Overall, glad we went. Avoid the lard dishes.
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British Virgin Islands
Re: North Sound Ferry VirginGordaResident 07/16/2025 07:25 PM
Yes. What you can't do is go straight to the North Sound from Beef Island.
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British Virgin Islands
Re: late July/August questions... Manpot 07/16/2025 12:09 PM
Mulligan's is a fun hangout..good place for TV sports and a kids playground.Its just down the road from Gene's, just inside Nanny Cay.Food is OK but not close to Gene's IMHO.
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
Re: upcoming trip Colour1 07/16/2025 10:37 AM
I don't know what beach front you like the most, I will say that KKO and LaPlaya have a tractor that cleans the sargassum every morning when necessary!!! If you love sushi, LaPlaya has the best sushi on the island IMHO!!
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Re: Toronto Hotels william_Morin 07/16/2025 10:11 AM
hi..
Thanks for the tips'! I'll definitely check for senior rates or AAA membership discounts, and I’ll keep an eye out for those hidden taxes. I'll also make sure to check the public transport options instead of worrying about parking.
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British Virgin Islands
Re: Southwest coming to STT early 2026 MKGrey 07/15/2025 09:11 PM
Manpot, I would love it if such a thing could materialize. That said, I doubt very seriously that it ever will. I'm not even sure it would be reasonable to expect the USVI government to incur significant expense in the interest of easing the travel burden for tourists who intend to spend their $$$ in a neighboring territory. It doesn't seem to me that the USVI government would have much motivation around this initiative, if at all.

I know that many prefer the ferry to flights into EIS. I have had great success with the new AA flights from MIA-EIS. Now if we could just get Delta to commit to flying their A220 fleet into EIS from ATL (as GeorgeC1 suggests), increasing competition on routes from the US, I think most would be better served.

On our most recent trip a few weeks ago, we flew into STT (MCO-STT non-stop) for the first time in years. I was reminded why we went away from this route whenever possible. I spent the entire 45 minutes that we had before the Native Son departure upstairs at the Petite Pump Room filling out online entry requirements for my crew of six via my iPhone on a system that could have been better programmed by my 16 year old. This, of course, was because the new BVI entry portal did not work properly when I attempted to do so from my home PC, 24 hours earlier. After finishing the online process, I hurriedly paid my tab, and headed onto a Native Son ferry that was completely packed, and had to sit downstairs (inside). The trip over was a bit rougher than usual, and the two 20-something young ladies seated in front of my daughter and myself proceeded to go back and forth to the onboard restroom multiple times each due to seasickness. Upon arrival we waited in a long line at Customs & Immigration, where (as usual) no one was interested in processing the non-belongers with any degree of speed or efficiency.

Unfortunately, I'm only able to make it down 1-2 times a year for 10 days at a time. Each day I have on-island is precious to me and my family. When considering the significant cost associated with BVI travel (and chartering) in the first place, the additional cost associated with the AA flights have never seemed more worth it to me. And yes, I have experienced delays in the past when flying EIS-SJU and then onto the US mainland. I guess the bottom line is: different strokes for different folks.

In the end, I consider it a privilege to be able to experience the beauty of the BVI the way we do with my family & friends. We are willing to put up with nearly whatever it takes to do so (reference the COVID entry requirements in May and November of 2021). I too wish that the powers that be would make it easier for all involved, but it really is a "first world" kind of problem.
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British Virgin Islands
Re: Fuel options? RickG 07/14/2025 08:29 PM
Beerman, I get back to NOVA for work occasionally. I really miss St. John! We will be there for two weeks on land in the fall.

Cheers, RickG
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
Re: Booked my return from SXM today PHLarry 07/14/2025 05:30 PM
American announced in late 2024 Citi would be the exclusive issuer of Advantage branded CCs beginning in 2026. Citi is acquiring the Barclays CC portfolio. American Citi cards
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British Virgin Islands
Re: Question and photo test Manpot 07/14/2025 02:05 PM
On CGB I believe Myett's is staying open,The Sugar Mill closes end of July til Mid October.I'm told Omar's Sandspit will stay open.
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British Virgin Islands
Re: Ferry from Spanish Town Direct to Beef RatmansWife 07/13/2025 09:51 PM
Same answer as yesterday: Speedy's.
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British Virgin Islands
Re: Speedy’s private transfer EIS to Spanishtown Cleobeach 07/13/2025 05:15 PM
Good to know about Dive BVI. We use them for day trips and always liked their service.
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British Virgin Islands
Re: The West End Yacht Club Westedndyachtclub 07/13/2025 04:19 PM
The club membership is very reasonable for just $50 per person on initial joining you actually get 20% Discount at Omar’s restaurant on the Sandspit at Sopers Hole, you can use that discount off food and drinks which is an incredible deal if you spend some time in the BVI.
We are working on getting all our merch online and online payment for membership very soon, I’ll be posting more details here soon.
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