If you’re planning a trip to St. Maarten, you’ve hit the jackpot by landing on this website. With 23 years on the island, 30 years in the hospitality industry, and countless island adventures, I’m here to spill the beans on the absolute best things you can experience in this Caribbean paradise. So, grab a refreshing [...] The post My Top 5 Compelling Reasons to Choose St. Maarten for Your Next Getaway! first appeared on The Traveling Island Girl ..read more

Hey. It’s me, your island friend, coming to you with some heartfelt words from the beautiful shores of St. Maarten. Today, I want to share with you something that has been on my mind lately. I even made a short video on my Island Girl Awakening Instagram account recently on this topic. What has been [...] The post Do It Scared: How I Find Courage To Go After The Life I Want first appeared on The Traveling Island Girl ..read more

And just like that I find myself on the last day of 2023. I have to say that I’m experiencing something quite new to me. Instead of rushing to end the old year , leaving behind whatever stress it brought, and coming up with a list of resolutions I have no intend to follow through [...] The post Designing My 2024 first appeared on The Traveling Island Girl ..read more

So, you’ve decided that St. Maarten is going to be your next Caribbean destination. You have chosen right, my friend. Not only is this island just one of the best in the region, it is also where I have been living for the last 23 years. You can say I know a thing or two [...] The post The Ultimate St. Maarten Packing Guide: a Local’s Recommendation first appeared on The Traveling Island Girl ..read more

Halloween is just behind us, Thanksgiving is looming, and it’s almost that time of the year again. Mariah Carey is back and everywhere I seem to go there is that dreaded first line of her hit song: “I don’t want a lot for Christmas”. Ugh, it has begun. I can practically hear those sleigh bells [...] The post 8 Gift Ideas for the Newly Single: Surviving the Holidays with a Dash of Caribbean Cheer first appeared on The Traveling Island Girl ..read more

One of the most frequently asked questions I get almost daily in my inbox and DMs has got to be: “Where should we stay?” – A common and valid question. After all, where you end up staying during your Caribbean getaway, can have the potential to make or break your trip. Disclaimer: This post contains [...] The post Where to Stay in the Caribbean: Choosing your Perfect Accommodation first appeared on The Traveling Island Girl ..read more

It’s October 21st, 2023. A hurricane is coming. The first one since the monster that was Irma in 2017. Personally, a hurricane is just what I need right now -can you read the sarcasm in that sentence?- Life has its ups and downs, we all know this. It’s through the low parts that we learn [...] The post Hurricanes of the Heart: How I Weathered the Storms Within while surviving a storm outside first appeared on The Traveling Island Girl ..read more

Heartbreak can be brutal. If you are currently going through one, I am so sorry. It sucks. Trust me, I’ve been there too, and quite recently too. It’s like all the time and effort you invested suddenly feels wasted. Now here you are, feeling lost without a clue on what to do next. I want [...] The post Finding Your Way Through Heartbreak: A Guide to Healing first appeared on The Traveling Island Girl ..read more

On June 15th, 2023 I nervously clicked on the Publish button on my Podcast hosting site of choice. It was a very hot Thursday morning, and I was sitting at my brother’s dining table in his apartment in Antwerp, Belgium. I was visiting for the summer, taking a break from my usual Caribbean scenery to [...] The post Podcast Your Passion: My Step-by-Step Guide to Launching Your Show first appeared on The Traveling Island Girl ..read more

It was a sunny yet breezy morning when my friend and I boarded one of the two catamarans from Pyratz Gourmet Sailing. This was my second adventure with this charter company, but my first time sailing to the neighboring island of Anguilla with them. The excitement to sail with Pyratz again was definitely in the [...] The post Food, Wine, and the High Seas: A Gourmet Sailing Adventure first appeared on The Traveling Island Girl ..read more