After spending Saturday night in Chicago, Ken and I met up with my friend Josh for brunch. Josh knows a lot of great places in the city (he introduced me to The Bongo Room a couple of years ago, which was one of the better brunches I’ve had in Chicago) and suggested we go to [...]
On our flight from St. Martin to Charlotte, Ken and I read an article about the ten best airports for food. Charlotte had a restaurant, Brookwood Farms BBQ, so we decided to get dinner there during our layover. After we got out of customs, I headed to Brookwood Farms’ line while Ken went to the [...]
On Sunday, we woke up incredibly red and sore from our sunburns. Ken was really itchy and I was just in pain and couldn’t stand up straight, but we managed to pack our suitcases and head out for a nice lunch before going to the airport. We wanted something out of the sun and local, [...]
On Saturday, Ken and I decided to pack up our bathing suits and head to Orient beach, one of the more popular beaches in St. Martin. We went to a restaurant called Palm Beach, which offered lounge chairs, umbrellas, and decently priced food in an Indonesian-themed setting. The waves at Orient beach were a lot [...]
After a fun afternoon at the hotel’s beach, we got dressed up and decided to spend the evening on the French side of the island. Our hotel was straddling both the Dutch and French sides but the first day and a half we stayed closer to the Dutch side. On Friday night, we decided to [...]
