An American in St. Maarten

I miss your posts. Can you at least tweet? :)

2012-05-30T18:38:52.411-04:00

I miss your posts. Can you at least tweet? :)

Yes it's a great song ,I do like it too!

2012-05-30T18:09:59.721-04:00

Yes it's a great song ,I do like it too!

I hope you start writing again too! I loved, love...

2012-04-17T17:06:10.774-04:00

I hope you start writing again too! I loved, loved, loved reading your blog. I travel to St Maarten on vacation once a year and someday hope and dream of retiring there. Your writings are awesome and witty! I too hope you change your mind.

Someone missing your blog in NJ.

Oh bugger!!! I'll be totally selfish and say ...

2012-04-10T14:03:54.927-04:00

Oh bugger!!!
I'll be totally selfish and say that I hope you change your mind and that the hiatus ends quickly!

Good morning how are you? My name is Emilio, I am ...

2012-04-09T17:20:37.799-04:00

Good morning how are you?
My name is Emilio, I am a Spanish boy and I live in a town near to Madrid. I am a very interested person in knowing things so different as the culture, the way of life of the inhabitants of our planet, the fauna, the flora, and the landscapes of all the countries of the world etc. in summary, I am a person that enjoys traveling, learning and respecting people's diversity from all over the world.
I would love to travel and meet in person all the aspects above mentioned, but unfortunately as this is very expensive and my purchasing power is quite small, so I devised a way to travel with the imagination in every corner of our planet. A few years ago I started a collection of used stamps because trough them, you can see pictures about fauna, flora, monuments, landscapes etc. from all the countries. As every day is more and more difficult to get stamps, some years ago I started a new collection in order to get traditional letters addressed to me in which my goal was to get at least 1 letter from each country in the world. This modest goal is feasible to reach in the most part of countries, but unfortunately it’s impossible to achieve in other various territories for several reasons, either because they are countries at war, either because they are countries with extreme poverty or because for whatever reason the postal system is not functioning properly.
For all this I would ask you one small favour:
Would you be so kind as to send me a letter by traditional mail from St. Maarten? I understand perfectly that you think that your blog is not the appropriate place to ask this, and even, is very probably that you ignore my letter, but I would call your attention to the difficulty involved in getting a letter from that country, and also I don’t know anyone neither where to write in St. Maarten in order to increase my collection. a letter for me is like a little souvenir, like if I have had visited that territory with my imagination and at same time, the arrival of the letters from a country is a sign of peace and normality and an original way to promote a country in the world. My postal address is the following one:
Emilio Fernandez Esteban
Calle Valencia, 39
28903 Getafe (Madrid)
Spain
If you wish, you can visit my blog www.cartasenmibuzon.blogspot.com where you can see the pictures of all the letters that I have received from whole World.
Finally I would like to thank the attention given to this letter, and whether you can help me or not, I send my best wishes for peace, health and happiness for you, your family and all your dear beings.

Yours Sincerely

Emilio Fernandez

I miss your posts and photos. For people who don&...

2012-04-09T15:39:38.970-04:00

I miss your posts and photos. For people who don't live on the island but love it, it's always interesting to read about day to day happenings in the lives of local people. I also liked your shots of restaurants, etc., because it's nice to keep up on changes. Hope you're enjoying the hiatus and may some day return to more regular posting.
"Fizzie Water Friend"

Hi Jess! I've always enjoyed reading your blog...

2012-04-08T11:50:51.189-04:00

Hi Jess! I've always enjoyed reading your blog and seeing the island from someone who is living there. I left the island last summer, and I quite miss the weather, the food, the culture, and the beauty of the island. Thanks so much for keeping us readers up to date as to the happenings on the island. I hope you may continue writing. All the best!
Benji

Found your site while I was looking for something ...

2012-02-10T21:00:22.936-04:00

Found your site while I was looking for something else. Those are outstanding photos :)

My favorite restaurant in Sint Maarten. Can't ...

2012-02-09T09:28:35.774-04:00

My favorite restaurant in Sint Maarten. Can't wait to go back!

Cool post, never been to SXM, but it looks cool M...

2012-02-04T18:45:37.538-04:00

Cool post, never been to SXM, but it looks cool

Max (The Netherlands)

having lunch with Leslie and melissa in chapel hil...

2011-12-25T15:41:44.984-04:00

having lunch with Leslie and melissa in chapel hill, we come to sxm everyyear
Rcbailey35@earthlink.net

Sir, Was that the Shira Kan that went thru the can...

2011-12-15T18:49:54.332-04:00

Sir,
Was that the Shira Kan that went thru the canal into Simpson Bay a little while ago? I caught the word "Rotterdam" aft, but am not sure....A classic beauty next to all that tinsel...Seen from our balcony at Pelican.
Thank you,
Vivi M.
vmkesey@gmail.com

Ahaha... that last bit cracked me up.

2011-11-29T10:20:37.988-04:00

Ahaha... that last bit cracked me up.

Hi Barbara, this year we´ve to St. Martin for the ...

2011-11-25T07:59:53.590-04:00

Hi Barbara,
this year we´ve to St. Martin for the first time, since years I follow you still here on your beautiful blog.
I really appreciate the spirit of you, and the enthusiam you put into "presenting" St.Martin!!!

Hopefully next year, after 12 years of planning, we start our business in st.martin, I´ll keep you in the loop :-)

Thanks again for showing all your experiences, not only the upsites.

Take good care, i hope your knee will be fine soon, best regards from germany, sascha

Happy thanksgiving jess!!

2011-11-24T22:33:20.756-04:00

Happy thanksgiving jess!!

@JIMBO, you got your wish.

2011-11-21T20:55:55.108-04:00

@JIMBO, you got your wish.

That could be true. Maybe less people also? I have...

2011-10-27T06:12:10.810-04:00

That could be true. Maybe less people also? I have only ever seen them in less thickly settled areas

They freak me out too, mostly because I once saw one fighting with a dog, and winning. They do not mess around!

I have not seen a mongoose in ages!! They used to...

2011-10-27T01:25:17.407-04:00

I have not seen a mongoose in ages!!

They used to freak me out when I was a kid visiting Anguilla. I saw more of them on that island. Maybe because it's flat and there's less foliage for them to hide in?

Hi Anonymous - I'm not sure why you're get...

2011-10-26T17:40:13.574-04:00

Hi Anonymous - I'm not sure why you're getting all upset - I mention both because I first saw Sky Beach when someone at Brother Jimmy;s showed me the place when it first opened, and also because they are owned by the same people, as far as I know.

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Hi - thanks for commenting. Just the other day I w...

2011-10-26T17:37:48.278-04:00

Hi - thanks for commenting. Just the other day I was passing by this same spot and saw one in the tree. I went back to get a picture but he slipped away just as I arrived... oh well.

Hi retriever, thanks for commenting! Hi gibber B-...

2011-10-26T17:36:04.492-04:00

Hi retriever, thanks for commenting!

Hi gibber B-) <<<<testing new emoticons

Hi Jess!! :)

2011-10-26T07:56:32.336-04:00

Hi Jess!! :)

beautiful. Must go out looking for them, thought w...

2011-10-20T11:48:44.071-04:00

beautiful. Must go out looking for them, thought we could only find them in St Kitts!

Don't get your comments!!! Borther's Jimmy...

2011-10-12T12:42:39.832-04:00

Don't get your comments!!! Borther's Jimmy is a sport bar with beers, ribs and stuff, Sky beach bar is a top roof lounge set up as a beach with cocktail and afro-latino and lounge music...
you compare two worlds !!!!

Wonderfull fotos, greeting from Belgium

2011-10-11T16:13:23.478-04:00

Wonderfull fotos, greeting from Belgium