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Re: How many days is the right amount to spend in SXM.
[Re: GaKaye]
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01/25/2015 05:05 PM
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We have been staying a month and find it just perfect for us. We can relax and it feels more like we are actually living there, rather than rushing about to try to do several things each day.Like many, we started out with one week, then 10 days, two weeks, three weeks and finally a month. For everyone, finding the perfect vacation time is different and depends upon many different things.
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Re: How many days is the right amount to spend in SXM.
[Re: bigbobthib]
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01/25/2015 06:32 PM
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In 1997 we stayed one week during the Regatta week and immediately moved to two weeks the next year. About 5 years later we started stretching it out to 2 1/2 weeks and now we're up to a solid 3 weeks which is just right for us. When we go in Nov. (which we haven't done for a few years) we would stay for 10-12 days.
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Re: How many days is the right amount to spend in SXM.
[Re: islandgem]
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01/25/2015 09:00 PM
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You are right, it so depends on each individual. Having done SXM only 4 times now, and each time leaving behind kids, or this last time a teenager and two dogs,,,it seemed unfair to stay longer than a week. However,,having said that, our youngest will be off to university this time next year, so,,,for us, at that point, at least 10 days will be good. We lose 2 days travelling and that doesn't leave much "down" time while on the island, especially because we keep bringing newbies and we have to make the rounds with them! lol <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Joy.gif" alt="" />
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Re: How many days is the right amount to spend in SXM.
[Re: bigbobthib]
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01/26/2015 02:19 AM
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We also started out with one week, then 10 days, now we try to do a full two weeks. We can't relax enough with one week; wouldn't mind trying three next winter. It all depends on what else is going on at home, of course: kids, pets, job commitments. It never feels long enough when the time comes to leave, though I'm often happy to get home to my own bed. Then the very next day, I find myself wanting to plan another trip -- which is exactly what I did this time. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" />
Robin & Ed
One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. - Henry Miller
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Re: How many days is the right amount to spend in SXM.
[Re: Tom]
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01/26/2015 09:41 AM
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Re: How many days is the right amount to spend in SXM.
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01/26/2015 10:44 AM
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Hmmmm. Forty plus years ago we started with a week and quickly expanded to ten days. And with the advent of our four timeshare weeks we now go for two weeks plus twice a year.
So to answer the original question, I can only say the answer has got to be in excess of five weeks, or so it seems to me...... but ask DH and he'll tell you anything more than ten days is too much for him. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />
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Re: How many days is the right amount to spend in SXM.
[Re: RonDon]
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01/26/2015 10:44 AM
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Good answer!! <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,
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"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: How many days is the right amount to spend in SXM.
[Re: mprevo]
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01/27/2015 11:08 AM
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First visit was 5 days, then the next two 7 days. Then ten, which was still not enough! This year we're going for 14 and I'm betting I won't be bored yet by the end. And the countdown is 17 days til we leave, I'm so excited I feel like a kid before Christmas and started packing well over a month ago!
Don't Postpone JOY
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