Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine July 2019 | Page 232

About St. Maarten now, post 2017 hurricane St. Maarten is open for business. Hotels are reopening. Our airport is progressing and our harbour is filled every day with more than 3 cruise ships during the season. When you walk around the Dutch side of the island, you will be amazed that we have had so much progress since the Hurricane. The French side is progressing more slowly but it was hit harder than we were. About some MUST-DOs on the island. Visit Rainforest Adventures where you can go down the Flying Dutchman. Lavinia and her Carnival Corner collaborates with carnival and event organizers in other Caribbean islands to promote jouvert and parade troupes. The aim is to encourage people to participate in the carnivals of the other islands. This year, they will be working alongside: Blue Island Gems Events in St. Eustatius, to promote their Jouvert and Parade Troupe BAM by Roxxy in Anguilla to promote her Jouvert Troupe. Stay tuned for Carnival Corner’s own events on St. Maarten. Follow on Facebook Also, the newly opened Pelican Peak or Loiterie Farm which is an adventure on its own. I would invite everyone to come to St. Maarten not just for Carnival but anytime throughout the year. ”