Clarkee, don't feed the trolls please. You'll find that a lot has changed, like Barbara, Elaine and Philippe already said. With the development, there is also more trash - unfortunately. Still nothing compared to any town of the same size in either Europe or the US. /opinion
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Elaine Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes. It SAYS it's the Gendarmerie - but it's still > the school! Same here. You can right-click the non-displaying thumbnails to open each picture in a new tab. Time consuming... -N
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The locals like Zouk, Merengue, Dancehall and HipHop A lot of Techno and Vocal House on the French side. The major clubs fly in top international DJ's for one-off shows. Beach bars etc have resident DJ's, most of whom have lived here for years. Don't think it's going to fly unless you already know a proprietor who is willing to offer you a residency, or unless you first
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Beautiful pictures! I couldn't help it, had to play with them a bit.... Norbert
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LOL I try to keep it a secret See you there!
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Contessa, there's no hornet's nest We have about 40 restaurants that take online reservations. They pay us an annual fee to cover expenses. The other 80+ on the map are listed for free, I keep adding more as time permits. Will try to make an entry for BC today, any other favorites that I'm missing? Edit/add: Bistrot Caraibes is on there, am I thinking of the wrong BC?
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Just in case someone is looking for this... I finally got around to making our interactive restaurant map available outside of the DineSXM website. All the info without the clutter There are over 120 restaurants on the map as of today. If you click on any of the markers, a balloon will open up with contact info and a summary of cuisines, features and specialties. You can bookmark the dini
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Wild guess, Montserrat is one of them? Didn't look it up yet.
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Brilliant Denis !!!
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Hi Barbara, Lee's, Yvette and Mark's Place all have mini profiles on DineSXM. But since we don't have their prices, we can't list them in the same category as the ones that provide us with that info. The site now lists over 100 restaurants, and I'm preparing to add at least another 100 very soon. Norbert - DineSXM
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This is from a Telnet "business grade" dsl connection: 1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.1 2 * * * Request timed out. 3 8 ms 8 ms 8 ms 10.20.20.2 4 8 ms 8 ms 8 ms 72.252.9.62 5 8 ms 7 ms 8 ms telnet-0-1.gw.smitcoms.net [201.220.14.129] 6 8 ms 7 ms 8 ms 7200-181.sxm.gw.smitcoms.net
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I don't know if this site is still actively maintained, but it should at least give you a few pointers:
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This type of question is asked regularly here, please see these threads:
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Bon Appetit opened for dinner last night.
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Cool place, JJ gave us a quick tour of the new restaurant last night. Working very hard to get it open this week. It's on the corner where the bakery used to be. Just follow the smell of their rotisserie chicken Norbert
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Rumor has it that Enzo has been getting his espresso at Sopranos in the mornings Seconding Barbara's comment... Norbert
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Are you sure the guy works at Buccaneer and is not a random scam artist?
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New low-midrange priced: IZI opened today in Simpson Bay. They serve a variety of fresh pasta, David from La Gondola in Cupecoy is the owner. Choose a type of pasta and a sauce that goes with it. The menu is in the form of a matrix, with slots for pasta/sauce selections that go well together. Also open now: Tijuana Cantina (former Tijuana Yacht Club) - new management & staff, and new Me
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Here at the office and using your link, I'm getting 3.44Mb/s download with Telnet. That's while streaming audio and middle of the day. Upload is quite a different story: .38Mb/s Off the top of my mind, that's about $150/mo and includes a fixed ip address. Norbert
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Yes, it has new owners. Haven't had a chance to meet them yet, so can't confirm whether the prix fixe is still available. I posted the info Bruno sent me on their DineSXM profile page: http://www.dinesxm.com/restaurants/la-petite-auberge Norbert
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One more o Les Cottages de Lonvilliers. ANSE MARCEL. Tél. : 0590 87 44 65 - E-mail : ansema@wanadoo.fr
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As far as I know, you can get programming from DirecTV, DishNetwork (English and Spanish language) or CanalSatellite. With a bigger dish, you would theoretically also be able to receive other providers, including FTA and those catering to South America. Bell's satellite footprint / spot beams do not reach the Caribbean. I believe that Dish/Bell require their accounts to have a US/CA billi
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Loved your trip report! Like Barbara said: honest - very candid and detailed re Turtle Pier... Personally, I don't remember ever having left Bamboo Bernie's without spending 50-60 bucks a person for dinner... 70 for two must be the absolute minimum Norbert - DineSXM.com
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How did they get their hands on this one? This is spectacular!
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More pics by Presidente Chris: My writeup of the event: Norbert - DineSXM
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Bob, With all respect, please note the date above my post and its context.. The person I replied to was planning to come to the island in the fist week of December, without a reservation -and- looking for a $10-$25 nightly rate (or considering to camp in a tent on the beach). How much is the Radisson going for, 300-450 Euro a night? Norbert
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There should be a vote / kudos / favorite button, just for this post Brilliant! Norbert
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Philippe, I hope you don't mind me posting as well, since you're our most popular restaurant Captain Oliver's is one of 40 restaurants on the island that you can book online, their restaurant profile is here: http://www.dinesxm.com/restaurants/captain-olivers
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Couldn't find the 1st one on USGS, but apparently there was another last night: Magnitude 3.8 Date-Time Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 04:29:16 AM at epicenter Location 18.291°N, 63.742°W
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Road to Oyster Pond, looking across the Great Salt Pond?
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