Reply to "Off to Anguilla and St. Maarten"

hatchesSage

Actually Daddy, the concept of travel being an exclusive province of the rich started in the 1600s (with the European "Grand Tour"). It was the Victorians that ruined travel for the high rollers with their railroads, opening sea bathing resorts wherever it was warm. And for the middle classes, egads! But the Victorians and Edwardians did help popularize travel to far-off locales. After all, they owned all of those places, including St. Martin/Maarten & Anguilla, and it was either the fabulously wealthy or completely destitute who got to go there, either out of adventure or in desperation.

"Where over the world, say where,
You find an island there,
So lovely small with nations free
With people French and Dutch
Though talking English much,
As thee Saint-Martin in the sea ?"

Catchy, ain't it? It's their official song.

12/12/0710:04 PM

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