Nourishing Journeys

Where to Stay in St. Martin

ahewcn — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:57:26 +0000

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 great [...]

Health Food in St. Martin

ahewcn — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:12:52 +0000

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.

The types of snacks I pack on trips

As you know, I like to pack my own healthy stuff to bring on my trips. Usually, a [...]

Where to Eat in St. Martin

ahewcn — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:30:03 +0000

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 Portugal) [...]

Fishing in St. Martin

ahewcn — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:49:41 +0000

Joe Gets a Tarpon!

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. [...]

Things to Do with Kids in St. Martin

ahewcn — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:06:28 +0000

Many people love to leave the kids at home while they go on vacation. But to us, our kids are part of the reason we take vacations in far away places to experience different cultures. There are certain experiences they simply wouldn’t have (or at least wouldn’t remember as well) without having them while submerged in [...]

Christmas Dinner in St. Martin

ahewcn — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:23:00 +0000

Seared duck in cider cream sauce with a side of mashed taro root

Yesterday was Christmas. We spent a lovely day without going anywhere. Well, it would’ve been a much more lovely day if the neighbor’s mom didn’t crash into our rental car. We’ll get it all sorted out in the morning, so I’ll have to [...]

Washing Clothes on Vacation: Try Washing Nuts

ahewcn — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:03:58 +0000

Washing clothes on vacation seems to turn people off. Right now I can tell you that if you are of the mindset that you shouldn’t do any work on vacation, then you might as well stay home. Washing clothes on vacation is not the big deal that some make it out to be.

For the typical [...]

Surprising facts about St. Martin

ahewcn — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:01:42 +0000

Because people had always touted the beauty of St. Martin, I always thought it would be a lush island with lots of natural resources. Instead, we found out that the island has virtually no natural water source. Without a natural source of water, there is no local food. Sure you might find the odd cow, goat [...]

How much water should you be drinking?

ahewcn — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:47:31 +0000

Nowadays, there appear to be many misunderstandings about how much drinking water is most beneficial to your health. Several professionals state that you ought to consume eight eyeglasses per day. Others sustain that you ought to consume a minimum of 1/2 oz of water for each pound of body weight. However where do these types of [...]

Travel souvenirs: What are the best souvenirs to bring back?

ahewcn — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:45 +0000

Traveling around different parts of the world, it’s always a challenge to find things that are new. In this age of globalization, it is easy to find the same boring stuff in practically every corner of the world. Of course I mainly only traveled to first world countries, or at least countries in the same hemisphere [...]