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The Seasoned Traveler offers travel insights on the Caribbean and other sun-kissed destinations.

12/08/2025

Does it count if I’m the bartender? Ruling the poolside honour bar at Sugar Mill Hotel in Tortola out of my BVI bar crawl numbers. Even if I did end up serving a few beers and pouring a rum and Coke for other guests during my time ‘behind the bar’.😅

06/08/2025

Blessings and Happy Independence Day to the vibrant, unique nation and people of Jamaica! Raising a Red Stripe from the one-and-only Floyd’s Pelican Bar (a few years back, in my pirate days😅) - an adventure in itself. 🇯🇲

05/08/2025

One of the great things about island beach bars is that they come in all shapes and sizes. From the perfectly chilled champagne, house music and Gucci sandals of Nikki Beach in St. Barth to the… well… more minimalist approach, like Nature Boy on Long Bay in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Scary thing is that I’m totally at home in either.😎

29/07/2025

Bars visited in our recent beach bar adventure #2. Our last stop on our one day in Sint Maarten before heading to the BVI (back in SXM at the end of trip) was a relative newcomer to the boardwalk in Philipsburg. The deliberately and delightfully grungy Dirty Sanchez Crew Bar just calls for a couple of cold beers and some tequila shots.

24/07/2025

Happy National Tequila Day! A perfect excuse to post this photo of us enjoying the two for one Margaritas at the famous Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas🇲🇽. The salt and limes on the table tell you where this was heading…🧂🥃🍋‍🟩 🇲🇽 #

23/07/2025

Going to post the bars visited on our recent beach bar adventure in order, or as close I can remember😅. Will stick to general comments - no in depth reviews for now. Started with a day in Sint Maarten on the way to the BVI. First stop was the diminutive Juggie’s, tucked away on Front Street in Philipsburg. Sadly, Juggie was on vacation (how dare he!).

22/07/2025

Love my islands! And particularly love spreading some inter-island vibes during my travels. Here I am proudly wearing my Uprising FC jersey from Anguilla🇦🇮 on White Bay, Jost Van D**e, British Virgin Islands🇻🇬 - two of my absolute favourite destinations.😎

18/07/2025

I took a lot of photos on our recent trip to the British Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten; beach bars, beautiful island scenery, breathtaking vistas, more beach bars… which I will be posting over the next several weeks. But I think this is my favourite. When we first visited the BVI 25 years ago, the stunning view and invigorating energy of Long Bay and Belmont Point in Tortola seemed to speak to my wife. It became a ‘happy place’ for her - as this photo captures perfectly. So glad she had the chance to experience it again.😎

15/07/2025

Still recovering from my great beach bars adventure. What the heck was a 68-year-old cancer survivor with heart issues❤️‍🩹 doing on a beach bar-hopping trip that would have better been attempted years ago by a younger, fitter version?!? The truth is that I’d wanted to do this since we first visited the British Virgin Islands over 25 years ago. Was I crazy🙄? The answer is probably ‘yes’🤪. But I figured if not now, when? If I didn’t do it this year, I might never be up to it again. And the 10th anniversary of my open heart surgery seemed appropriate. (Though not sure what my surgeon would have thought of the plan😅.) Jost Van D**e was the main target, and four nights in White Bay gave us a chance to hit all of the island’s famous (and not so famous) bars. Sure, there have been changes, but happy to say that the magic is still very much there. A true ‘bucket list’ trip for sure. So, now I can say “been there, done that, got the tattoo” (literally). Plus, I finally got a chance to spend some time with the guy who started it all. Now 87, Foxy is still ‘da man’. No regrets. Live your dreams😎.

12/07/2025

A toast to World Rum Day (July 12th). Apparently World Rum Day is, “an independently organised global celebration of rum, aiming to highlight and support the richness and diversity of rums and distilleries across the world”. Sounds worth raising a glass to. Enjoying a classic Jamaican rum at Gertrude’s on Jost Van D**e. Cheers!

10/07/2025

Finally managed to return to Karakter in St. Maarten 🇸🇽 for the first time in maybe 15 years. Wow… the place has changed! I fondly remember our first visit, when it consisted entirely of an old school bus, permanently parked in the sand, and a few bar stools - basic but a lot of fun. Now it’s a chic beach club with a distinct French SXM style.😎 Just posted my review of K Like Karakter (the new name) on the website. Details in profile. Look forward to checking out the other Karakter in Curaçao 🇨🇼sometime, hopefully soon. .company

10/07/2025

Wishing a Happy Independence Day to the Bahamas! So many great islands (like this one - Eleuthera) and so many wonderful people. Blessings, peace and prosperity to all. Cheers!

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