tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89213364719968780722024-09-09T02:42:00.475-07:00St Martin/Sint Maartin travel tips, things to do etcSt Martin/Sint Maartin fun things to do, activities, cruise, casinos and more!grethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470850006662848617noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921336471996878072.post-16170004559859758452014-10-20T20:34:00.002-07:002015-04-03T20:43:08.264-07:00St Martin things to do, lodging and history<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span class="fontmain1"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">First, listen up to the island jazz below if you want some pleasure, by the way t</span></span><span class="fontmain1"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">he story of St. Martin/Maarten begins far to the south, in a
region of the Amazon jungle known as the Orinoco river basin. It was from here
that the island's first inhabitants--the Arawaks--migrated about a thousand
years ago. They island-hopped north through the Caribbean, living peacefully
off the bounty of the surrounding sea. The Arawaks who came to St. Maarten
called their new home "Sualouiga," or "Land of Salt,"
naming it after the island's abundant salt pans.</span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The tranquility of the Arawaks would not last for
long. They were followed by another Amazonian group, the Caribs. A warrior
people, the Caribs steadily pushed the Arawaks off St. Maarten and took the
island for themselves--only to lose it in turn to the Europeans. Christopher
Columbus sighted the island on November 11, 1493.</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #558ed5; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #558ED5; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=60000 lumo=40000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">With the end of the Eighty Years' War between Spain
and the Netherlands, the Spanish no longer needed a base in the Caribbean. They
left St. Maarten, and the island was soon claimed by both the French (who
sailed over from St. Kitts) and the Dutch (from St. Eustatius). After some
skirmishes, the two powers signed a treaty in 1648 which divided the island
between them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #558ed5; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #558ED5; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=60000 lumo=40000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">The best beach is Simpson beach; it's quiet and peaceful, with long stretches of curving sand and sparkling
turquoise seas. A good place to access the beach is at Mary's Boon Beach Resort
with air-conditioning. </span><span lang="EN" style="color: #558ed5; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #558ED5; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=60000 lumo=40000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Guestrooms also feature
kitchenettes, iPod docking stations, and refrigerators. Available in all rooms: Wireless Internet
access (surcharge) , Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge) - Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi . Recreational and spa activities on site or
nearby!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Ask me, Lynn Gomez, for more info on a stay on the island or about a cruise
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