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LET ME JUST START OUT BY STATING THIS: IT HAS BEEN HARD TO NOT SPOIL THE SECRETS ON THIS ISSUE. SINCE THE END OF NOVEMBER, WHEN WE RETURNED HOME FROM ST-BARTHS, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SHARE MY COUNTLESS RECOMMENDATIONS PUBLICLY… UNTIL NOW. IT HAS BEEN A JOY TO RELIVE EVERY MOMENT FROM OUR TRIP TO MY FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD, ST-BARTHS, AS I PENNED THE COVER STORY THIS MONTH.

People who know will often say of St-Barths, “There is no other place in the world like it,” and it’s true. It’s a combination that simply doesn’t exist anywhere else (if you believe it does, please e-mail me, because I’d like to go there, too).

One of our stories this month in Polo Lifestyles, What Does Being Rich Feel Like?, really ties into the cover story and topic of our special edition, because I truly believe that when you’re on vacation in St-Barths, you can stop and say to yourself, “This is what being rich feels like.” I thought it would be hard to put that on paper… maybe it’s one of those things that you have to experience to understand, but the story came to me as our group discussed – and chose – our most-outstanding memory of the trip. It was unanimous: midnight dinner at La Petite Plage. I chose to open with that story as a foray into the world that is above and beyond all expectations of service.

I stopped by myself over and over, questioning, “Is this an overshare? Will anyone care about this detail?” Yet, the details made the trip. They took it from a 9 to a 10 so to speak. When every detail is perfect and you can just relax and enjoy it, that’s when it feels like vacation should. Up until minutes from closing this issue, we doublechecked over and over again – Do you include ‘this’ or ‘that’? So in returning a favor to St-Barths for a perfect time, here’s our ultimate Must-Not-Miss List, prepared with every detail in mind so that you can relax, knowing how, what, when and where ahead of time.

So, whether you’re hitting the tarmac in St-Barths for this high season or planning a trip sometime in the future, let this issue be your guide to the Must-Not-Miss places, people and things to experience on this magical Caribbean island in the French West Indies.

Best,

Josh Jakobitz josh@pololifestyles.com

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