Everyone who approaches Sint Maarten's international airport "Princess Juliana" from the air will be able to disprove at first hand a conspiracy theory that proves persistent on the internet. It is indeed true: jumbo jets really do fly just a couple of metres above Maho Beach crowded with mostly American tourists to touch down on the runway just behind the beach. Another theory cannot be disproved so easily though: the theory that some of the tourists do not (and do not want to?!) see anything of the island during their whole stay except for this hardly characteristic, most Americanised part of Sint Maarten. And yet this would not be too surprising, after all the Maho resort offers everything a typical tourist would expect - in walking distance. Next to the hotels is Maho Plaza with shops, restaurants, casinos and shows - a miniature Las Vegas. The neighbouring Caravanserai Resort is home to "Bliss" and "Bamboo Bernie's", two of the "hippest" clubs. However, the meeting point of the plane spotters is the famous "Sunset Beach Bar" on the beach at the end of the runway. A real plane lover plans his whole vacation around this attraction, which is certainly worth seeing. The particularly hardcore hold on to the fence during take-offs and face the blast. Definitely a case of "matter of taste", just like the whole Maho area.