Notebook 002 / Old town
My islands / Stories from the field
The places worth knowing.
Not a directory. Not a ranking assembled from reviews. These are the places, people, rooms, beaches, bars, and strange little corners I would tell a friend about.
The story comes first.
A good recommendation needs context. Why does this place matter? Who sits at the end of the bar? What was here before? What should you order, and what happened the last time I did?
Each piece unfolds like a magazine story, with the useful details gathered at the end—so you can enjoy the journey and still find the place afterward.
First feature / Eat & drink
In the notebook
The bars I actually send my friends to.
Not merely a list of addresses. A story about the rooms, bartenders, drinks, views, characters, and small rituals that make a bar worth crossing the island for. Island Mike’s first curated feature will live here.
Notebook 003 / Water
A beach day without the usual suspects.
Story coming soonNotebook 004 / St. John
The long lunch worth missing a ferry for.
Story coming soonAt the end of every story
The useful part, elegantly handled.
Every recommendation finishes with a compact field guide. Enough information to go—without interrupting the story every few paragraphs with addresses, prices, and parking instructions.