If you could pick any place on earth to work remote, where would you go? To me, it would be a place where I'd be working, while looking at white sandy beaches filled with palm trees and where crystal-clear ocean water is shining in the bright rays of the sun. This January I opened my laptop on three Caribbean islands. St. Maarten/St. Martin - The Friendly Island About ten years ago my cousin Bas moved to St. Maarten, met his wife Orianda and bought a house. I hadn't seen him for years and had never even met Orianda. They had prepared a guestroom and welcomed me into their home. During the day we were all working (I didn't mind their porch overlooking the ocean at all!), and during the evening we had a chance to have dinner together, catch up and get to know each other better. How well do you know people, if you haven't seen or talked to them for many years? Bas let me borrow his car, so I could tour the island after I completed my work for the day. I co