Where to Stay, Eat, and Lie on the Beach in Martinique


Trading the snow and frigid temps of New York City for the French West Indies, Martinican model Mélodie Monrose brought her bestie, Vogue cover girl Imaan Hammam, down to her home island for what is arguably Martinique’s biggest party of the year, Carnival.

“Well if you know, you just know. Oui?” my Parisienne friend Isabel said with a glimmer in her eyes after I asked her if she had been to Martinique. “C’est magnifique!” After a short trip to this island, it is easy to see why. Sure, St. Barth’s is world-renowned for its glitz and glam, but for those in the know, Martinique, in the Lesser Antilles, proves to be the hidden jewel of the French West Indies. Read the full travel article here.