Saba

Our Posts about Saba

Steve

Scout’s Place ‘Sabaoke’ Night, Saba’s Best (and Only?) Weekly Party

Richie Diesterheft (puroticorico) via flickr

In our recent conversation with Mark Yokoyama about the special scuba diving in Saba, we learned a lot about the island’s unique pinnacles, underrated shallow reefs, geothermal sand and abundant undersea wildlife. All of this (and that yummy Saba Spice) has us sold on visiting the tiny Dutch Caribbean paradise some day soon, but what, we wondered, is there to do in Saba once the sun goes down? Does the nightlife match the undersea wildlife?
The answer, not surprisingly, is no, though Mark did clue us in on one particular weekly party that any visitor to Saba won’t want to miss.

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Steve

Mark Yokoyama Introduces us to Scuba Diving in Saba

Saba dive 2

Earlier this year, we made a case for Saba being a truly UNCOMMON destination (bold, all-caps required) by shining our spotlight on a few of its land-based curiosities – challenging topography, teeny-tiny airport, wondrous homemade Saba Spice rum, etc.
Today, we take a peek under Saba’s surrounding waters and find that its scuba offerings are the equal of all those unique terrestrial treasures. Guiding us on our undersea exploration is none other than Mark Yokoyama, who you might remember from Patrick’s recent rendezvous with the bats of La Grotte de Puits in St. Martin.

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Steve

Wish You Were Here

Christine Warner Hawks (christinejwarner) via Flickr

Admiring the view from atop Mount Scenery, the northernmost active volcano (last eruption: 1640) in the Caribbean, which at an elevation of 2,877 feet represents the highest point on the island of Saba, as well as the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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Steve

Uncommon Envy: My Wish for a Taste of Saba Spice

Saba Spice 2

There are uncommon destinations and then there are UNCOMMON destinations! Saba, among the smallest enclaves in all of the Caribbean, much less the decidedly Dutch part, absolutely qualifies in the ultra-bold, all-caps category. You may want to add an extra exclamation point or two for this beauty, though. Very few places better measure-up to our uncommon style of travel, with Saba Spice, the homemade dark rum liquor pictured here, representing one of the big reasons why…

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