Sunshine and Shopping Bags-Island Hopping, Saint Barths

4400 miles from Paris nestled along the Caribbean is the glorious island of St. Barths. Settled in 1648 by French colonists who left behind their Chanel bags,patisseries and their exquisite yachts.

Only 8 square miles surrounding the center hub of Gustavia which is encircled with some of the best shopping in the Caribbean…but bring the plastic with the higher limits! The prices are better in some instances than the states and though the Euro has fallen there are no real bargains but what great window shopping! In fact, this is my favorite place to window shop... when the prices get too high I can sit and watch the yachts bob and look at the blue blue blue of the Caribbean.

Be sure to pop into:

I Love Carat for jewelry

Longchamp of course for styles we don't find here, plus Hermes, Chanel make you feel very Parisian til you realize you have your bathing suit and sandals on..

Inhale and indulge at Ligne St. Barth, try any of their scents and you can feel like you never left the island-love their signature fragrance, Eau de St. Barths and Tiarz.

Bijoux de la Mer and Linde Gallery

Fourteen creamy white sand beaches, many protected by reefs provide great sunbathing ---yes we wear our tops but many do not! Shell Beach, Lorient, Grand Cul de Sac…

Skip over to St Jean for small boutiques, glorious beaches and a leisurely lunch by the beach!

You don't need to own a yacht to love this island, though I imagine it's nice to park here!

Foodies indulge! Yummy restaurants by the water’s edge and patisseries to entice…why aren’t French Women fat?

Hang your Flip Flops at...Hotel Guanahani and Spa Le Sereno,Eden Roc, Le Toiny ...you will not want to leave

Bath Time-Island Hopping,Virgin Gorda

Life’s a Beach in Virgin Gorda

When Christopher Columbus first saw this island from his ship he decided it looked like a reclining rotund woman and named it Virgin Gorda.

The third largest of the BVI islands it is only 8 square mile-but what miles!

Discovered by Rockefeller in the 60s, and as he did on St. John developed a world class resort in Little Dix Bay and importantly donated land to be preserved as national parks areas.

Anchored by the Atlantic on one side and the yummy Caribbean on the other this jewel of an island is protected from blunt force of hurricanes and is a haven for boats seeking protection from storms. The Mountainous center of this island formed by volcanoes allow views of the entire BVI chain and Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island.

Don’t Miss:


Located on the southern-end of the island is the “Stonehenge” of the Caribbean-The Baths as they are known are a series of rock formations nestled and snuggled in along the beach forming grottoes that open onto the Caribbean.

Little Dix Bay
simply you will pinch yourself and never want to leave this piece of perfection.

Savannah Bay -A Pristine long luxurious beach

Spring Bay

Bitter End

Bitter End-not just for yachts-go swing on a hammock and drift!