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St. Martin is the French side of the Sint Maarten / St. Martin island.  We enjoyed some amazing restaurants, a nice walk in town, and a beautiful drive around the island.

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Island Tour by taxi around St Martin and Sint Maarten (9 pictures)

We went on an island tour around St Martin and Sint Maarten by taxi, including Philipsburg, Grand Case, and more.

Juliana Airport and airplane-ducking, the most fun we had in St Martin (7 pictures)

Juliana Airport is one of the only places you can legally be so close to landing jumbo jets. It's quite ...

Marigot Bay Travel pictures, including the Marina and the tourist market (15 pictures)

We walked around the area close to our hotel, including the marina and the tourist markets.

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten and the beach (10 pictures)

We walked around the Philipsburg market area and checked out the overcrowded but beautiful beach and the boardwalk.
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Orient Bay, St Martin – Overcrowded beach chaos

March 31, 2008
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Orient Bay looked much better from farther awayOrient Bay, St MartinOne of the stops on our tour of the island was Orient Beach, a popular beach along the “French Riviera” of St Martin.…
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Driving Tour of St Martin / St Maarten by taxi

March 31, 2008
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The next day we checked out and left our bags at the hotel, and walked to the taxi stand close to the port, next to the market. There we arranged a 3 hour tour of the island with a taxi driver.…
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Delicious dinner at La Main a La Pate, Marina Royale, Marigot

March 31, 2008
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Night time view of the Marina Royale in MarigotWe walked 5 minutes to the Marina Royale district, which is a very nice development of high-end restaurants and shops overlooking the yachts of the marina.…
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Fantastic Guest House, Marigot, cheap, clean hotel overlooking the Marina

March 31, 2008
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We stayed at the Fantastic Guest House. It lived up to it’s name – it was relatively cheap, the location couldn’t be beat (right next to the Marina), the room was spotless, air conditioning was powerful, and from a corner of the shower stall in the bathroom, we even
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Currency in St Martin – US Dollars or Euros?

March 31, 2008
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This came as a very big surprise to us – it turns out that as of 2008, US dollars and Euros are taken at par in St. Martin/Sint Maarten. Of course, this made for a 30% discount for everything with US Dollars.…
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St. Martin/ Sint Maarten, what it’s like, getting to Marigot from the Airport

March 31, 2008
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Juliana Airport in Sint MaartenArriving in Sint Maarten, the Juliana airport is very clean and modern, and we were surprised to see our luggage again. (unlike the line-up of 50 or so people waiting in the lost luggage line-up, from another LIAT flight).…
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LIAT Air from Dominica to St Martin – Bring a good book – or 4.

March 17, 2008
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Although the islands are not that far, flying between them requires patience, strength, and more patience. The only option for us to get from Dominica to St Martin was to fly on Liat Air, the worst airline we’ve ever flown on (ok – 2nd worse.…
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