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Reged: 12/19/02
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Merci andy. I actually had seen some of the condo ads on Sint Maarten but had discounted them because it was the Dutch side. Glad to know that it is worth looking at the whole island.
I probably wont ever do anything but it is fun to dream and scheme.
Merci.
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andynap
Reged: 10/24/02
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Loc: Philadelphia
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And if you ever do let me know because next year is my wife's turn and I know we will be going to SXM. I am a good travel guide.
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Andy -
St. Barts- where no day is ever the same and one day is not enough
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Island Visitor
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Merci. I may take you up on it.
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Lauren
Reged: 10/10/02
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Yeah, SXM isn't a bad place. I have spent some time there on a couple of occasions. However, when people tell me not to walk at midnight on a public beach, when I hear the crime rate is going down, but the murder rate is up...and when it is common knowledge that the police do not follow up criminal complaints...I muse that it just is not the kind of place I want to vacation, especially when none of this occurs in St Barths. Add to that the overdevelopment...I got caught in a massive traffic jam several times on several trips...the cruise ship phenomena... the high rises...the Orient Beach cruise ship attraction...it just doesn't make sense to me IV, why you...a person that could not believe the people on this site telling you how wonderful St Barths was...and now, look how you have fallen head over heels for her magic...you, IV, living in a condo in SXM...next thing I probably will hear is that MikeR is going gaa gaa over NY City...the world is upside down...
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
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Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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...next thing I probably will hear is that MikeR is going gaa gaa over NY City...the world is upside down...
you need not worry about that...been there, done that, lived it...and aint going back other then to visit
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karma is a beautiful thing at times
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andynap
Reged: 10/24/02
Posts: 12130
Loc: Philadelphia
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IV you really only need 5 days to scope out the island. Cupecoy Beach Club has condos to rent or if you want the French side- Le Petit Hotel in Grand Case is super. Also, there are sales agencies on line that have nice brochures to look at before you go so you are well informed.
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Andy -
St. Barts- where no day is ever the same and one day is not enough
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Merci Andynap.
Lauren: I share your thoughts entirely. Indeed, were I to ever sit in my little condo high atop Condoworld in Sint Maarten, I should spend most of my days wistfully looking across The Great Divide that seperates me from St Barth.
Alas, bowing to the realities of a bank account more suited to St Martin ownership than St Barths, I am just trying to get somewhere in the neighborhood.
I have checked out a lot of angles including living on a boat, nevis, anguilla, USVI, BVI and even martinique. I can draw a bullseye around SBH. Just wish I could hit the target.
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Lauren
Reged: 10/10/02
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Live in Metropolitan France, in the Southwest. TGV to Paris when necessary. Fly direct to SXM via Air France for extended vacations. Best of both worlds. And perhaps you can still practice your vocation...
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