{photo diary} St. Maarten round 2

What is there really to say...

Here's the short of it. I really needed a vacation, like, really really needed a vacation. So much so that through apparent brain damage from too much work and not enough balance, I didn't even think to check my passport until the night before my trip. Sooo, though my planned vaca started out in the NY Passport Agency instead of on my original flight, I finally got my ass to St. Maarten [again] and indulged in all the glory that the island encompasses with two of my dearest friends.

From this experience I have learned a few things. First, don't let work take over your life to the point that you don't function normally in your personal life [and pay attention for signs of such behavior]. Second, travel more so you always know the status of your passport [I can actually laugh about this now]. Third, when traveling, allow yourself to give fully to the experience and never look back.

Until next time...

Photos: Robin West

{weekend inspiration} as the sun goes down

If you follow me over on Instagram [and if you aren't, why the hell not!], you saw that I was loving life down in St. Maarten for a much overdue getaway with friends last weekend.  I will share more of the trip later this week, but I think this moment while watching the sunset in Grand Case on my first night was definitely one of my favorites.

photo: Robin West

Last Day in St. Maarten {Orient Beach & La Samanna}

I thought the best way to show my last day in St. Maarten with friends was with a gorgeous sunset....

Photos: Robin West

St. Maarten {Loterie Farms, Pinel Island, Ft. Louis & Cupecoy}

Photos: Robin West

Arts in the Plaza {St. Maarten}

So, after a very lucky 2-day extension to my trip, I am back to the grind.  The first night of my stay at Porto Cupecoy was spend at their "Arts in the Plaza" event, where local visual & performing artists exhibit their work.  There was great music, artwork and a great young dance group that I could have watched for hours-everything combined really set the stage for a cultural gathering of what St. Maarten/St. Martin is really about.

 

 

 

Photos: Robin West