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Foie Gras: The Truth behind the Delicacy

By on February 25, 2012 in Foie gras, Health, St. Martin, Travel & Culture

One food that I was excited (yes, I said excited) to see in St. Martin was foie gras. Foie gras has gotten a lot of bad press over the years because several special interest groups have decided to target this tiny cottage industry over a lack of understanding the anatomy and feeding habits of geese [...]

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Where to Stay in St. Martin

By on January 27, 2012 in St. Martin, Travel & Culture

If you’ve read my suggestions on how to find a reasonably priced place to stay while on vacation, you know that I love to stay on organic farms or something similar. Well, in St. Martin this wasn’t possible basically because there are no farms. So we opted for a small apartment-style complex. It was a [...]

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Health Food in St. Martin

By on January 24, 2012 in Culture & Tradition, Health, St. Martin

If you can’t eat just anywhere, then here’s your guide to finding health foods on vacation. In particular, people with severe intolerances like gluten intolerance will need to pack their food. As you know, I like to pack my own healthy stuff to bring on my trips. Usually, a few cans of mercury-free tuna and/or [...]

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Where to Eat in St. Martin

By on January 20, 2012 in Culture & Tradition, St. Martin, Yum Yum!

I was so happy that the food on St. Martin was mainly good. Once I realized that there is virtually no source of fresh water on the island, I was worried what that meant for my 2 week vacation. We are foodies in our family, so going somewhere that has awful food (like Holland or [...]

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Fishing in St. Martin

By on January 8, 2012 in St. Martin, Travel & Culture

Over the last year is so, my husband has been getting into fishing. So on this vacation we decided that we were going to do a fishing trip to mix up the experience a little. He went on the web and found a guy named Richard who does fishing excursions on St. Maarten. We met [...]

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