It’s the 3rd week of January and pretty soon, it will be Christmas time again just before we know it!

Here’s a news tidbit of the happenings in and around St. Barths last week.

Villa rental is the only way to go

Just so start off with this great morning view of a St. Barths villa. Now, villas in St. Barths are definitely the way to go. They are much more affordable (than most people would think) and they are perfect for groups and families. Villas offer those vacation renters amenities such as: private pool, a house with kitchen and bathrooms, bedrooms, and the ultimate privacy getaway, perfect also for honeymooners or intimate lovers. Villas are highly-recommended since you have your own personalized service like, you can have a personal chef to come and cook for you in the villa. Or you can go naked and bath under the sun withour your clothes without anybody bothering you. Of course, you have to be mindful that neighbors might see you, but hey, if you don’t mind, neither will they.

For another villa in St. Barths, @JanShowers shows us a picture of just how perfect the weather is in St. Barths.

We agreed with Jan that the weather right now in St. Barths is absolutely perfect! But don’t forget, it is like this almost the whole year round! So being in St. Barths is truly a vacation paradise especially for those suffering from the dreaded winter season right now in the northern states and countries.

And the last one for the villas that need our utmost attention is this great bluish/blue-themed villa, which just brings the ocean to the doorstep, in this case, the pool-step of the villa.

This pool villa looks like water from the ocean is directly transported to the pool. We wonder how tantalizing it looks during the night, the way it just attracts us to just take a dip, right about now.

Health is wealth

Up in the mountainside or villas located in the hills, there is a great view of the sea and fresh air breeze can be felt during the day. This one picture we particularly like, is for the fitness and health conscious persons out there. It shows a cemented uphill road, which is the perfect spot for jogging, a hike, biking, or even just taking a stroll with kids or the love of your life.

Jogging may not be his thing, but in general, fitness and exercise can still be done in this uphill road. Check out the view from up there. Just breathtaking (not literally and literally since you are exercising).

St. Barths beach and sea activities

Since we are on the subject of health consciousness, this next photo is not for the faint of heart. Extreme sports is something that needs to be prepared for. Not just simple jogging on an inclined road, but the all out gym training, swimming, and having the right diet. Well the picture also features boating/yachting, but still, not just physical preparation but also psychological preparation.

Around St. Barths community

After letting you feast your eyes on beautiful St. Barths views of villas and seductive beach and swimming pools, let us now move on to happenings around St. Barths, starting off with buzz around local St. Barths community.

Gossip got around that Supermodel Tyra Banks was seen in our little island and with, guess who? Yes. An Iranian billionaire named Shervin Pishevar. This businessman is reportedly dating the supermodel, according to media dailymail.co.uk in their report January 16, 2014. Apparently, the Iranian-born billionaire who is also a recent divorcee have bonded even over other holidays in St. Barths, that this bond started because of both their business acumen. Tyra a successful businesswoman herself with the show Next Top Model franchises and Shervin holding a top position in Uber Technologies. Well this one is something that will have the paparazzi’s eyes for awhile since Banks’ relationships are very personal to her and with this, she might slowly be revealing her emotional side to the public.

We’ll then take up some good tips on the best restaurants and beaches in St. Barths.

Soak up the sun in St. Barths talks about some of the visits to great bars, restaurants and hotels in St. Barths. It features places such as Hotel Le Christopher, Baz Bar, Do Brazil, Le Ti, among others. These places they visited and talk about are some of the more famous spots in the island. Recommending good food and good fun is always a challenge for bloggers since each person has a different experience. Well to learn more, check out their blog in this post.

Next up is a particular favorite since everybody lovesss food. So get a tissue or some hanky since this will leave your mouth drenched from all the saliva you will produce after reading this post and staring at pictures of food. Wikipedia writes that “Food porn often takes the form of food photography and styling that presents food provocatively, in a similar way to glamour photography orpornographic photography.” This means that people who take out a camera and take pictures of food, in the hopes of making other people jealous or envy and convincing them in some way to satisfy their stomaches with food, is foodporning. That’s why this blog by Elliott Benjamin is entitled “Foodporn in St. Barths” because that is just exactly what he did. From the “Lobster Linguine at Isle De France”, to “Lobster Risotto at Bonito”, to the “Grilled Mahi Mahi at La Plage”, and finally the “Duck Magret at Wall House”.  Are your lips and mouth dripping saliva yet? Well if not yet, be sure to indulge yourself in the photos and read up on Elliott Benjamin’s blog.

And now we leave you with some tips or guides on being in St. Barths, specifically, the ways of “What No to Do in St. Barths”. From the plane ride, to the language spoken, to the accompaniment you bring, and most of all, how to party in this exquisite island. Written by Annabelle Spranklen, this short read may be of some help to the new and not so new tourists in St. Barths. Click this link to find out more.