Your St Barts - guide to Saint Barthelemy

St Barts island is not conducive to playing golf because of the lay of our land, literally.  However, over at the Golf Center in Grand Cul de Sac, a new golf simulator has been installed.  The hope is that, those who love golf, will have the opportunity to play while they’re here.  There is also [...]

A new swimwear line recently launched: LaLangosta N.A. – and where did it get tons of free publicity?  Right here on a St Barts beach when Catherine Zeta-Jones donned one in yellow.              LaLangosta creates high-end, one-of-a-kind swimwear that is intended for a discerning audience.  Each suit is hand-beaded, and therefore, it can be said that [...]

St Barts Island :: Anne Dentel Photo Credit ~ St Barth Weekly In a new issue of St Barth Weekly, Anne Dentel, the new president of the Saint Barth Hotel Association, talks about a few things that might be of concern to our American tourists when they visit St Bart Island :: the value of [...]

St Barts beaches are some of the cleanest in the Carribean!  But, just like every town, we do have a few pieces of  trash that need to be picked up – which is exactly what American John McGinn and his seven friends did. Being regular visitors of the island, they noticed trash washing up on [...]

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 [...]