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AT#916 – Travel to the West Indies

  1. AT#916 - Travel to the West Indies Chris Christensen 49:14

Hear about travel to the West Indies, to the islands of Sint Maarten/Saint Martin, Anguilla, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, and Sint Eustatius, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jeff Ohlfs about his island-hopping adventure.

Why should you travel to these 5 islands?

Jeff says, “Some of them are not visited at all. Some of them are overly visited. They’re all near each other, so it makes for a nice little grouping. I used St. Martin as a base. St. Martin is known as the friendly island and you can do daily flights to each of the other islands.”

Jeff recommends an itinerary that includes visiting five of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, known as the British, Dutch, and French West Indies. His suggested itinerary includes the following islands:

  1. St. Martin (French and Dutch)
  • Use St. Martin as a base for island hopping.
  • Stay at the Azure Hotel and Art Studio on Simpson Bay Beach.
  • Explore both the Dutch side (Philipsburg) and the French side (Marigot).
  • Visit historical forts like Fort Amsterdam and Fort St. Louis.
  • Experience the famous Princess Juliana International Airport at Maho Beach.
  • Recommended dining: Beirut Restaurant (Mediterranean), Mary’s Boon Restaurant (local fish), and Villa Royale (French side, goat curry with guava berry liqueur).

https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-the-west-indies/

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Chris is the creator of AmateurTraveler.com. Amateur Traveler is a popular online travel podcast and blog that focuses primarily on travel destinations. The Amateur Traveler podcast was downloaded over 2 million times in 2023.

The Amateur Traveler is 18+ years old and they use Amateur Traveler to teach English at Oxford University and to test English proficiency for employment with the Thailand Foreign Ministry.

Chris has won a Lowell Thomas Award, 5 NATJA awards, and a SMITTY Award from Travel+Leisure as the "best independent travel journalist."

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