Island Visitor
Reged: 12/19/02
Posts: 10396
Loc: Retraité
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Andy: It is already so easy to get to Marigot that anyone can do it on their own. The ferry is twenty minutes and twelve bucks and a LOT of locals use it.
Many of the people going to AXA these days are either Playahs or Wanna Be Playahs. As such, the idea of popping over to St Barts is appealing. And the local airlines on AXA make it affordable.
LOTSA glam and glitz rooms being built on AXA. God help us if Miker finds out.
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andynap
Reged: 10/24/02
Posts: 12148
Loc: Philadelphia
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No doubt- I think I posted that 3 years ago when we did our annual SXM-Scilly Cay jaunt. Alas Scilly Cay was closed that day and we opted for Shoal Bay East. As to shopping I have found the upscale stores in Marigot are just as good and cheaper than SBH and certainly easier to get to. Talk about reinventing the wheel.
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St. Barts- where no day is ever the same and one day is not enough
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Petri
Reged: 01/19/04
Posts: 1307
Loc: Helsinki, Finland
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When you are in St Croix, you are in America. The language is english, the customs are american, the restaurants cater to American tastes and even the prices are in line with what you pay in the states. St Croix FEELS American.
When you are in St Barth, you are in France (apologies to Miker who maintains you are not). The language is French, the cooking is nouvelle francais, the customs are SOMEWHAT french and the feel of the boulangeries and the men playing petanque at the head of Gustavia all are French.
When you are in Anguilla, you are in the Caribbean. Even though St Croix has the same percentage of former slaves as Anguilla has (the vast majority of the population) the folks of St Croix have grown up American. The Anguillans have not. Nor do they seem British. I heard nary a "Pip pip cheerio" the entire time, saw not one Bermuda short nor heard mention of cricket or bangers and mash.
From European perspective, unfortunately Anguilla does feel American. Every year they buy even bigger SUV's and pickup's instead of using the money to fix or paint their houses or even clean the front yard.
It's something very similar what you seen in eastern Europe. When you get unexpected money, you're more likely to buy a new supercar than move out from the parent's house.
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