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Fun facts, happy travel magazine & inspiration from the "Friendly Island". Sailing/Yachting hub & Culinary Capital of the Caribbean, smallest landmass in the world divided by two countries. VisitStMaarten.com #stmaarten #stmartin #sxm #caribbean #travel

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Visit St. Maarten / St. Martin @visitstmaarten.bsky.social · Feb 23

Sunday in Philipsburg. A shadow play of #sun and #palms at the backdrop of a beautiful white, Caribbean #architecture building.
#stmaarten #travel #traveladvice #traveltips #travelexperience #travelphotography #traveling #photographersofbluesky #toptravelpics #beautifulplaces #islandlife #Caribbean

A Palm tree casts its shadow on old white building in Down Street area, Philipsburg

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Visit St. Maarten / St. Martin @visitstmaarten.bsky.social · 2d

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#PlacesToVisit #placestogo #places #memories #memoriesareforever #memories #memoriesunlocked #memoriesmade #TravelMemories #travel #travellife #sxm #travelagent #stmaarten

Photo of the Week: Deep Red Skies Over Fort Amsterdam | St. Maarten / St. Martin

It has already been proven by various other pictures that Big Bastards Beach Bar is a great vantage point to shoot photos of the sun setting over old Fort Amsterdam, slowly on its metaphorical route “...

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · 3d

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It is hard to put into words just how much I love this island. And really, it has everything you could want in a destination. Here is the culmination of all I learned and experienced. Enjoy!

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The Ultimate Guide to Sint Maarten/Saint-Martin! - The Royal Tour

I like most places I’ve been. I have positive experiences most everywhere, and try to find reasons to enjoy myself. But it is not hyperbole to state that this island, shared by Sint Maarten and Saint-...

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · 5d

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While I was mainly tasked with writing about history, St. Martin is still a Caribbean island and I was able to get plenty of beach time in. Here are some of my favorite spots!

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The Beaches of Sint Maarten/Saint-Martin (and Some Great Beachside Food!) - The Royal Tour

Today I was supposed to take a ferry from here to the nearby island of Anguilla. Anguilla, a British overseas territory about 20 minutes by boat from Marigot on the French side of Saint-Martin, is kno...

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Visit St. Maarten / St. Martin @visitstmaarten.bsky.social · 7d

@minbzk.bsky.social The great thing of having a live webcam on a famous airport, is that you can see guests land. Today, Visit St. Maarten welcomes Dutch State Secretary Eddy van Marum by #klm. #aviation #airplanes #travel #planespotting #pjia #avgeeks #aviationsky

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KLM Airplane carying State Secretary Eddy Van Marum over Maho Beach

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · 10d

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Of all of the places I’ve traveled in my life, perhaps none has such wonderful people as Sint Maarten/Saint-Martin. This island deserves its nickname, the Friendly Island. Check it out!

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Sint Maarten/Saint-Martin: The Friendly Island - The Royal Tour

The rain is just starting to fall as Clara Reyes and I begin meeting, so we duck into a covered cabana at Seaview Beach Hotel in Philipsburg, the capital of the Dutch side of Sint Maarten. Sitting on ...

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · 12d

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The island of St. Martin is the world’s smallest divided landmass, with the French Saint-Martin and the Dutch Sint Maarten sharing 37 square miles. How did this come to be and how will you experience it? @visitstmaarten.bsky.social #TravelAddicts

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Sint Maarten and Saint-Martin: The World’s Smallest Divided Landmass - The Royal Tour

In his 1954 novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding describes what happens when the worst of human nature comes to a tiny island paradise. Rather than work together, a group of people devolves into l...

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · 17d

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My second article from Sint Maarten/Saint-Martin explores the colonial history of the island as seen from its two capitals, Philipsburg and Marigot. Check it out!

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Philipsburg, Marigot, and the Colonial History of Sint Maarten/Saint-Martin - The Royal Tour

Blue skies, although in true tropical fashion they do give way to a brief rainstorm before returning immediately following. Azure waters. Green iguanas and brown pelicans. A ruined colonial fort, and ...

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · 19d

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My first article from Sint Maarten/Saint-Martin explores the plantation history of the island’s two main colonial exports: salt and sugar. Check it out! @visitstmaarten.bsky.social

#TravelAddicts #History #StMaarten #StMartin

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Salt and Sugar: The Plantation History of Sint Maarten/Saint-Martin - The Royal Tour

When Christopher Columbus sailed past the island we now know as St. Martin in 1493, the native Arawak and Caribe peoples had already left it. But the Arawak had a name for this island: Soualiga, the L...

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · Sep 15

Sint Maarten has what is called the world’s tallest zip line, at more than 1000 feet. This is the Flying Dutchman, and yes, it goes all the way down that. It was awesome! @visitstmaarten.bsky.social

Staring down a 1000 foot hill at pastel houses below. The zip line is at the front.

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · Sep 16

I’ve definitely had my morning coffee in worse spots than this. Life is good today. @visitstmaarten.bsky.social

A row of blue beach chairs lines a sandy beach with light water on the left. A mountain is in the background.

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · 24d

Missing my home in Sint Maarten right now. If you are looking for a place to stay in paradise, I can’t recommend Seaview Beach Hotel highly enough. Just check this place out! @seaviewhotelsxm.bsky.social @visitstmaarten.bsky.social

A view of Seaview Beach Hotel in Sint Maarten shows tables and umbrellas, a pool behind, and then the Caribbean behind that.

Seaview Beach Hotel’s beach chairs and umbrellas on soft sand with the Caribbean.

Seaview Beach Hotel lit up in blue and pink at night, staring at the pool and bar.

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · Sep 17

A beach all to myself in the morning helps deal with the crap of the news cycle. Wishing you all some calm in your worlds.

Flat water, a small empty beach, and colorful empty beach chairs in Sint Maarten

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Monumentum @monumentum.fr · 26d

Roche gravée de Moho à #SaintMartin (#SaintMartin) Le site comporte trois roches dont la principale est dénommée roche gravée de ...
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa97100036/saint-martin-roche-gravee-de-moho

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · Sep 15

From the ruins of Fort Louis, the French capital of Saint-Martin, Marigot, is just stunning! The fort was built in the late 18th century, but decommissioned in the 1850s. @visitstmaarten.bsky.social

Low stone walls and two cannon overlook brightly colored roofs and blue water below. There are some black rocks in the foreground, probably ruins of a former building.

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · 26d

Back from St. Martin, and wow what a wonderful time it was! There will be 6 articles coming, starting next week, so I hope you’re all looking forward to those.

And in the meantime, we will do a couple historical threads on here. Because I love those!

A pic of me!

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Me wearing jeans and a blueish shirt at the ruins of Fort Louis in Saint-Martin with a French flag flying above. The stone walls are only somewhat complete, totally broken in places.

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · 29d

Philipsburg’s courthouse is the emblem on the flag of Sint Maarten. While it has been refurbished on several occasions, it is still in use today! @visitstmaarten.bsky.social

A white courthouse with a clock tower above, green shutters, and the flag of St Maarten blowing in front.

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · Sep 17

I am 100% determined to build a thriving community on here for travel, history, culture, and celebrating the beauty in this world.

Please join me by sharing a photo of a trip that you have taken… anywhere, anytime.

Tag #TravelAddicts and share where it is.

This is Sint Maarten last night!

Sunset lights up the sky in Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten.

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · 29d

Had the most meaningful morning at Fort Amsterdam with Sint Maarten’s leading archaeologist and historian. @visitstmaarten.bsky.social

A cannon dated from 1797 with the emblem of George III. It peeks from a stone wall at the blue water of Great Bay.

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PaViAn aufgebloostert @pavian66.bsky.social · Sep 11

Heute Abend nochmal in die "Blue Bitch Bar".
Keine Ahnung, ob Alitsche als Namensgeberin zur Verfügung stand. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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trvel.app @trvel-app.bsky.social · Jan 23

Beach of Cupecoy - Sint Maarten

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krosim.bsky.social @krosim.bsky.social · Jun 14

#quartierdorleans #sxm #QO #frenchquarter

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · 28d

Here in this spot on March 23, 1648, representatives of French and Dutch colonists signed the Concordia Treaty, dividing St. Martin into its two constituent halves. @visitstmaarten.bsky.social

A small obelisk with 1648 and 1948 written on it. On one side is the flag of Sint Maarten, with a courthouse and red and blue stripes. On the other is the EU flag.

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · 29d

A random highlight today: a breeding ground (cliff) for brown pelicans. Note the chick in the center. There were probably at least 50 more pelicans just outside of this zoomed frame. @visitstmaarten.bsky.social

Pelicans nesting. One in the middle has a tiny chick in its nest. The nests are on the rock with low bushes around them and the ocean behind. A total of six adults are in this photo.

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Kristine Blake @joyfulwarrior8.bsky.social · Jun 29

Until tomorrow ☮️
#GrandCaseBeach
#StMaarten 🌊

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Jonathan - The Royal Tour @theroyaltour.bsky.social · Sep 5

My last Boise article is done, which means I am totally caught up!!

So now I can officially announce my next trip.

I am so excited to be working with @visitstmaarten.bsky.social and heading to Sint Maarten soon. I’ll be writing about the history of both the Dutch and French sides of the island!!

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