Adventure Guide to St. Martin & St. BartsA guide to discovering and enjoying the islands of St Martin and St Barts. Half-French, half-Dutch, St Martin offers Orient Bay, the St. Tropez of the Caribbean; duty-free shopping in Philipsburg; Marigot, with chic French boutiques and superb food; and Restaurant Row in Grand Case, with great eateries in charming Creole houses. St Barts has few buildings higher than one story, no large hotels, memorable food and 22 beautiful beaches along turquoise seas. |
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Travel Information | 25 |
Money Matters | 36 |
Getting There | 47 |
St Martin | 55 |
Where to Stay | 116 |
Where to Eat | 134 |
Nightlife | 147 |
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Airlines Airport Road Anguilla Antilles area code Baie Barth Barts bathrooms Bay Beach Beach Club Beach Hotel boat Boulevard de Grand boutiques café Caraïbes Caribbean Casino chef Cole Bay Colombier colorful credit card Créole cruise Cul-de-Sac Cupecoy dial 00 dinner dive drinks Dutch Dutch side Dutch St fish Flamands France French side French St Front Street Général de Gaulle gourmet Grand Cul-de-Sac Grande Saline grilled Guadeloupe Guavaberry Gustavia harbor high season Hôtel Hurricane island Jean Airport Jean Beach jewelry kitchen land located Lorient lovely lunch Maho Beach main road Marigot Marina Martin and St menu Netherlands Antilles Orient Bay patio Philipsburg pool Port reefs République restaurants rooms Rue du Général Saint-Barthélemy sand shops side of St Simpson Bay Sint Maarten snorkeling swimming taxi tennis there's tour tourist office town trip villas walk watersports Yacht
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