Your St Barts - guide to Saint Barthelemy

If you search for "St Barts," lots of good stuff comes up.  I’ve compiled a list of some things that bear the islands name; I think some of them are really quite funny. The St. Barts Swinger :: The name just sounds funny, doesn’t it?  Wait till you check out this "breezy" hat, just "perfect" [...]

"St Barth: French West Indies (A Concept Book)" by Charles and Christine Didcott has been around for 8 years and it is still the best coffee table book about St Barts Island that I know of. St Barts Island :: "St Barth: French West Indies" :: Photo Credit ~ Amazon.com Filled with pictures that depict [...]

If you’re headed to St Barts Island for a little get-away, TravelandLeisure.com has publshed a very cool "Island Finder" series that can help you choose what island is best suited for your wants and needs.  The article they wrote on St. Barts says that it’s "best for the scene." Their write-up starts by saying "Glamorous, [...]

Here on St Barts Island, we have a race that occurs every year, much like the Americans with their Boston and New York City Marathons, except not nearly as long. Our 10k Gustavialoppet takes place in November and celebrates the island’s Franco-Swedish friendship (thus the name).  Both residents of St Barts and those of Swedish [...]

St Barts Beach :: St Jeans Beach Revitalization Project Photo Courtesy of :: stjeanbay.blogspot.com After two major hurricanes, Luis and Lenny, hit the St Barts Beaches, there is one side of St Jeans Beach that has never fully recovered.  The problem has been exasperated by hotel owners along the beach that have built stone walls [...]

Getting ready for a vacation to St Barts island?  Before you go anywhere, head to stbartstalk.com to get the scoop on all you need to know.  Visited regularly by locals, first timers, regulars, and even me, this is the place to get straight and frank advice on all things St Barts. Started by "GregB," in [...]

St Barts Book :: Paradise Found :: Photo Credit ~ Amazon.com Okay, okay….yes, I’m still surfing around Amazon!  But I couldn’t go before I recommended this book about St Barts; "Paradise Found: The people, restaurants and recipes of St. Barthélemy" by Robert Brooks. Ranking 8th in books about travel to the French West Indies, this book has [...]

I find that lately I have been spending way too much time on Amazon because I have been busy buying books for my different family members for the Christmas holiday.  As a result, I have found that Amazon also offers nice posters of St Barts. On in particular was this one I came across of [...]

There are two murder mystery novels that take place on St Barts Island; they’re called "St. Barts Breakdown," and "Murder in St Barts." St Barts Island :: "St Barts Breakdown" Written by Don Bruns, this story involves a famous musician that’s had one to many girlfriends go missing.  When a rock ‘n roll jounalist heads [...]

Set Sail St Barts Cologne for Men Imagine my surprise when I was browsing around Amazon, only to find that Tommy Bahama has a cologne and perfume line called "SET SAIL St Barts."  Even more surprising, there are more than 20 different products under this line, sold on Amazon. Along with cologne for men and [...]