St. Maarten Travel Guide

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Follow Kellen Lutz and Annalynne McCord from the Caribbean to New Orleans

April 12, 2010 at 12:30 PM | by | Comments (0)

Hollywood's cutest couple, Kellen Lutz and Annalynne McCord, took a much needed vacation at the Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa in St. Maarten over the weekend.

The Twilight hunk and 90210 starlet took advantage of the Westin's private sandy white beaches and their freshwater infinity edge pool before heading out to the Tantra Nightclub and Sanctuary Saturday night.

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Island Danger: Jet Blasts May Cause Death On St. Maarten

July 30, 2009 at 11:19 AM | by | Comments (0)

We love airplanes, you love airplanes, so let's go look at airplanes! In our Prime Plane Spotting series, we'll let you in on all the best spots to whip out your cameras and binoculars for a piece of the aviation action.

No list of plane spotting locations is complete without highlighting the amazing daredevil antics that occur daily at Princess Juliana Airport on the French/Dutch Caribbean island of St. Maarten.

Due to the island's small size, mountainous center, and popularity with international tourists, jumbo jets from as far as Europe and island hoppers from neighbors like St. John zero in on a short runway that dead-ends right at the beach. This beach, Maho Bay, is open to the public and consistently draws aviation geeks, photographers, and curious tourists to the Sunset Beach Bar for some serious eye-level plane spotting.

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