If the blandness and price tag of the big resorts in
Gosier are not your cup of tea, you might be tempted
to stay at the Hotel Pergola, a run-down villa right
above the beach... Unless you bring your own lightbulbs, toilet
paper, pillow, soap and towel don't even consider it.
Read the rest of: "BYOTP (and towel; and pillow) to the Hotel Pergola"»
La Soufrière is an extinct volcano. This doesn't mean
extinct like the dinosaurs, it just means that the
volcano is not exploding *at the moment*.
Read the rest of: "Postcard from Guadeloupe: La Soufrière"»
The Botanical Garden in Deshaies (Basse-Terre) is the most manicured
jungle ever. And yet to my surprise, I found some of its inhabitants to be
almost uncannily ferocious.
Read the rest of: "A Manicured Jungle"»
Plâge des Raisins Clairs (Sea-grape beach) is one of
the best beaches I discovered in Guadeloupe and
definitely my favorite.
Read the rest of: "Plâge des Raisins Clairs"»
According to my guidebook, le Grand Cul-de-Sac marin,
encompassing a large lagoon, is a nature reserve
created to protect various species of birds, turtles,
and mangroves and is thus off-limits to tourist
activity. However,...
Read the rest of: "Le Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin (Basse-Terre)"»
