St. Maarten

After landing a new job, I took a week to celebrate in the Caribbean—easily one of the most beautiful places on earth. It was my friend’s birthday, and she invited us on a one-week trip through Saint Martin, Saint Barth's, and Anguilla. Three islands I had never been to, so the answer was obvious. We were a group of four flying in from different parts of the country, all meeting in Saint Martin, where we were staying. I flew American Airlines from EWR to Princess Juliana Airp

The vibes at Babacool? A solid 10. We got there around noon and lucked out with perfect weather all day. There were four of us, and we grabbed front-row beach chairs, which just made the whole day. We did book in advance, but depending on the day you could probably get away with walking in. We started with a bottle of wine and took our time going through the Michelin-starred menu. Everything sounded incredible, but I went with the lobster roll. I’ll almost always choose seaf