You’re taking a vacation this winter. You are, aren’t you? Here’s a guide to places to eat and, often, places to stay while you’re there. Basically, it’s a collection of my reviews from winter vacation spots where I’ve spent time since I expanded this Blog to include non-barbecue places. Since then, I’ve been a lot of places and eaten at a whole lot of restaurants. … Continue reading Where to Go, Where to Eat during Your Winter Vacation
We naturally had several meals and the odd drink or two at the Ritz-Carlton Club’s poolside grill, Coconut Cove. It’s a nice setting, covered and open to the air, with good views of both the pool and Great Bay. Here’s a view of the grill from our room — see the tables on the right. In addition to serving in the immediate environs of the … Continue reading Coconut Cove, Great Bay, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Cold weather is on the way, and a young man’s fancy turns to the Islands. It’s time to start looking at catalogues and checking travel sites. I’ve started posting about exceptional places to stay while on vacation — see reviews of Havana Cabana in Key West, Playa Largo in Key Largo, the Marriott Crystal Shores in Marco Island, and the Marriott Beach Club in St. … Continue reading The Ritz-Carlton Club, Great Bay, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
On our last morning at the Marriott Beach Club in St. Kitts, we decided to stroll down to Rituals Coffee House for the girls’ occasional doughnut breakfast, and to try the coffee. Our new friends from Wilmington, NC, Scott and Laura, had praised the coffee and espresso, and we’d used up the coffee in our villa. The first thing you notice about Rituals is that … Continue reading Rituals Coffee, Kittian Village, St. Kitts
Just a good stretch of the legs from the Marriott Beach Club is The Strip on the beach along Frigate Bay, and it is an experience. The Strip is ground zero “limin’,” the Kittitian version of relaxing, having fun, and not worrying about anything. The Strip is lined with beach bars, some with live entertainment, all owned and operated by local folks, and most made … Continue reading Boozie’s at the Beach, Frigate Bay, St. Kitts
This man is a magician. Verral Marshall came to St. Kitts, got a job as a personal chef, and started a poolside cafe that morphed, as below, and expanded it into the Marshall’s of today. Well may you ask, just what is that? I’ll tell you. Sit back. Relax. Grab a beverage. Put your feet up. Imagine that you are high on a hill, in … Continue reading Marshall’s Restaurant, Frigate Bay, St Kitts
This is the place for limin’. I first learned of the Reggae Beach Bar on an earlier visit to St. Kitts, when Nancy and I were hosting Debbie and Jeremy McMullen. Jeremy suggested a trip to Reggae, so we all hopped into a cab and off we went. After a mile or two we stopped at a mountaintop overlook where a Kittitian entrepreneur was selling … Continue reading Reggae Beach Bar, Turtle Beach, St. Kitts
On night three of our trip to St. Kitts, we strolled (and Ella and Lily scooted) down from the Marriott Beach Club to Rock Lobster, a fine-dining restaurant by the St. Christopher’s Club condo/apartment complex. There is ample seating both inside and out. We were greeted warmly, but with the caution that marked St. Kitts: mandatory masks and gel for the hands before we were … Continue reading Rock Lobster, Kittian Village, St. Kitts
Where do you go for dinner when you have two small children who are reluctant to eat anything but chicken nuggets (dinosaur shape please) and macaroni and cheese in a country where no one serves chicken nuggets or macaroni and cheese or even has a children’s menu? Why, to an Indian restaurant, of course. Tiranga is situated across the street from the Marriott Beach Club, … Continue reading Tiranga, Kittian Village, St. Kitts
Ah, what a week. The Marriott St. Kitts Beach Club is a broad resort and hotel/casino on the Atlantic beach in southeastern St. Kitts, right where the island narrows to a long peninsula separating the Atlantic and the Caribbean. An easy walk takes you to over to Frigate Bay and the Strip, a string of very local beach bars and restaurants. More about those later. … Continue reading Marriott St. Kitts Beach Club, Basseterre, St. Christopher and Nevis
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