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Sint Maarten

Head for heights | Round Trip

By Caribbean Beat | Issue 152 (July/August 2018) 

There’s nothing like the thrill of a higher perspective, far above the ground — from ziplining to rock-climbing to floating in a hot-air balloon. Get ready to soar

Ziplining, Rockland Estate, Sint Maarten. Photo courtesy Rainforest Adventure St Maarten

Elodie Auvray: the art of style

By Alia Michele Orane | Issue 135 (September/October 2015) 
Sint Maarten designer Elodie Lauvray has a love for colour and pattern — and it shows in her creations

Nicole de Weever: dancing with the stars

By Judy Fitzpatrick | Issue 105 (September/October 2010) 
Nicole de Weever is treading the boards on Broadway, in the hit musical Fela. Judy Fitzpatrick met her at home in St Maarten
Nicole de Weever (centre) with actor Will Smith (left) and co-producer Jada Pinkett Smith at the grand opening of Fela. Photograph courtesy Nicole de Weever

Diving in St. Martin: in an Octopus’ garden

By Judy Fitzpatrick | Issue 90 (March/April 2008) 
Judy Fitzpatrick explores buried treasure in St Martin’s waters
A queen angelfish reigns over her domain. his picture was taken at Moonscape, a cratered reef south of the island. Photograph by Tadzio Bervoets

Kaishah Peters: knitty knitty hits the catwalk

By Judy Fitzpatrick | Issue 87 (September/October 2007) 
St Maarten designer Kaishah Peters knits and crochets her way up the fashion ladder. Judy Fitzpatrick gets caught up in her intricate designs
Nicola Kretzschmar models a two-piece crochet ensemble. Photograph by Bevil Byam

Bets are on

By James Fuller | Issue 82 (November/December 2006) 
Casinos are big business in the Caribbean, and only getting bigger
Are you feeling lucky? Photograph by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Double your pleasure: Sint Maarten or Saint-Martin

By Philip Sander | Issue 80 (July/August 2006) 
Two islands in one? Sint Maarten or Saint-Martin, part Dutch, part French, is two nations, two cultures, two experiences

Caribbean Datebook (May/June 2014)

By Mirissa De Four | Issue 127 (May/June 2014) 
Your guide to Caribbean events in May and June — from Vincy Mas to a comic book convention in Puerto Rico

Tintamarre: Unlikely Island

By Montague Kobbe | Issue 117 (September/October 2012) 
Tiny Tintamarre is the haunt of beach-loving daytrippers. But, there's more to the little island off the coast of St Martin
Photograph by Fabi Fliervoet

Out of the shadows: Addison Richardson

By Judy Fitzpatrick | Issue 102 (March/April 2010) 
Judy Fitzpatrick shines a spotlight on singer Addison Richardson, known as Shadowman to his fans in St Maarten
Addison Richardson. Photograph by Kendall Dupersoy

Caribbean Kitchen (Spring 1994)

By Caribbean Beat | Issue 9 (Spring 1994) 
Recipes from St. Maarten and Trinidad
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