As a person who has spent a great deal of time in many places in the Caribbean, both as a créole specialist and vacationer since 1979, I have seen a lot change on multiple islands over time. I love other places, too, especially Positano and Capri, which I hold in equally high regard to St-Barth as a place to vacation. But honestly, if I only had one place to choose to vacation, it would always be to come to St-Barth. There is that je ne sais quoi that we have in St-Barth that is a microcosm of everything that I personally love: the water, the people, the food, the French everything, the groceries...I can't imagine another place where it feels like "home" as much as St-Barth and the memories of my trips here have gotten me through some difficult times. I imagine they always will. Dave, our son, has never been to St-Barth, but has been everywhere else with us. I am not sure if he would be bored or not, so we keep it for ourselves. I am waiting for my home away from home, The Guananani, to reopen, as that is my center of my own St-Barth universe. Once, we took another couple with us: big mistake. Nobody can love SBH as much as we do, especially me, so I will never try again. To get back to answering your question, Turks, I am sure would be nice, but it is emphatically not St-Barth. There is absolutely NO comparison to St-Barth, so you should enjoy everywhere you go, but as many have already said, don't compare places and you won't be disappointed. (True confession: I "compare" and St-Barth always comes up my winner!) That being said, travel is the best teacher. We just spent 2 weeks in Austria for the first time, and it was a delightful place. But nowhere will ever take the place of St-Barth. This is the best forum in the world for the subject of St-Barth and when we can't be there, it is always a refuge from the real world! Although I am not always on this site, apparently our names stay signed in; it is comforting to know that even if I am not on the blog at the moment, I am always thinking about it!! Many happy travel days, no matter where you go! xxoo from Davesmom