St-Barthelemy

The Civilized Explorer

St. Barth is a tropical island of the French West Indies in the Caribbean Ocean. This our table of contents for the St. Barth section of The Civilized Explorer.

St. Barthélemy, the Friendly Isle

NOTE: An embarrassment of riches. Where once we had only one book we thought a worthy guide, now we have three. Our favorite travel guide to St. Barth is St. Barths Alive!, a volume which covers both St. Martin and St. Barth, and we review it on our PaperView site. There is another book out called Case et Cuisine, which really knocks our socks off. And we now have Paradise Found, fascinating stories of the owners and chefs of a dozen and a half of the fabled restaurants on the island.

The airports at St. Maarten and St. Barth

- Life at Juliana Airport, Sint Maarten (1997)
- Soualiga Lounge, Juliana Airport (photos -- 2003)
- The St. Barth Airport (photos -- 1997)
- Landings on St. Barth ( photos -- 2001)
- Private Plane (photos of a plane that failed to stop in time on St. Barth's short runway)
- St. Barth Air (video clips of aircraft comings and goings on the island 2003)
- Driving in St. Jean (video -- flying is not the only thrill on St. Barth)
- Naturist Photo Links A page of links to those photos that show topless and naturist people in the French West Indies; use the menu as your guide
- St. Barth Restaurant reviews -- interactive, so you can rate them yourself and add your favorites that we've missed. Clickable map to locate each restaurant.
Our visit in 2006
- A Bitter End
- Restaurant Reviews
Our visit in 2003
- St. Barth 2003
- Restaurant Reviews
- Les Ondines (photos and description)
- Sunset (photos of the evening and night)
- Aerial Views (photos only
- Beachside Restaurants (photos only)
- Sunsets (photos only)
- Gustavia (180-degree panorama)
Our visit in 2001
- St. Barth Reborn
- Restaurants in St. Barth
- Carneval St. Barth (photos of the parade)
- Island views
- The waves at Lorient Beach, St. Barth (a QuickTime Movie, 500K)
- St. Barth Airport Activity (video clips)
Our visit in 1997 (note that things improved -- see 2001)
Additional Information
- St. Barth links
- Maps of St. Barth
- Aerial views of St. Barth - photos from the air
- Planning Your Trip - a do it yourself guide
- Accommodations in St. Barth
- Short St. Bart Article (1995)
- Activities on St. Barth - The Friendly French Island (1995)
- The Beaches on St. Barth -- The Friendly Island (1995)
- Dining on St. Bart -- The Friendly Island (1995)
- Fact Sheet on St. Barthélemy -- 1995 (1995)
- St. Barth -- Additional Information
- Nudity on St. Barth
- Other resources on St. Barth (links to other Web sites)

Our delicious link roll for our St. Barth photos:

There are a couple of discussion groups for St. Barth. Take a look at SBH Journal, which has travel reports and tips from people who have been going there for many years. For answers from a smaller group, try St Barts Talk.

For general information on the French West Indies:

The Civilized Explorer aggregation -- An aggregation of links, photos, videos, and commentary concerning travel in general and to the French West Indies in particular.
Tag Cloud Satellite image marked with beaches; maps of St. Barth, Gustavia, and St. Jean, in addition to information on Guadeloupe and Martinique.
The French West Indies
More photos from the French West Indies
Driving in the French West Indies
The Distilleries of the French West Indies
Tourism Figures for the French West Indies
Calling the US from the French West Indies
Getting Online in the French West Indies
Before You Go -- online resources for ATMs, weather, currency, and more
Vegetarian Meals in the French West Indies
Francophone Institute of Higher Education (learn French in Martinique)
The Rain, The Film, and Other Things
Naturist Beaches on the French West Indies
Hurricane Damage Reports for Caribbean Islands
Jobs in the Caribbean

Be sure to check the Table of Contents for updates, including more recent photographs.

NOTE: Change in telephone numbers.
As of July 2001, international telephone numbers in St. Barth changeed. The country code remains 590, and all numbers have another 590 added to them. This is confusing, so here is an example:
A telephone number which was earlier listed as (590) 27.71.90 has become (590) 590 27 71 90.

By the way, if you see a number beginning 690, that is a cell phone.

As always, if you have any objections, corrections, suggestions, or questions, drop me a line via Cyber Poste.