Petionville, Haiti Travel Blogs

Electricity
Sep 29, 2009 (2 photos)

It’s dark. The shapes of my apartment are eclipsed by the bright white light of my computer screen as I type this. It’s 9:30 p.m., and already, they have cut the generator off. For the first couple of weeks, a few lights, the tv, and the fan ...

Birthday Celebrations Haitian Style
Dec 11, 2003

... gallery that her grandfather founded. Her life is a side of Haiti we have not run into before, the high society life of Petionville. It was interesting to talk to her about what she thinks about the situation in Haiti. I arrived back at my house Monday ...

Bienvenue en Haiti!
Sep 20, 2009

... latest schoolbooks, t-shirts, and sandals rest against walls and hang from fences. Everyone is trying to make a buck in Haiti, begging, buying, and selling. We finally pulled into Caribbean Market, and after cruising the aisles with Lionel, I spent $71 ...

Impressions
Aug 6, 2009 (5 photos)

... pour un 100% noir, 75%, 50%, 25%,et ainsi de suite... ·         Là où on vit, Pétionville, y'a moins de pauvreté mais à peine. Ici, les riches sont à côté des pauvres. ·         De la ...

Petionville and Hotel Montana
May 23, 2008

This is the same hotel as the British Consulate. While we were there, both the Brazilian and Canadian Delegation were visiting.

Ze English update: OUR HAITI ARRIVAL
Aug 7, 2009 (5 photos)

... has largely improved in the last years. One still needs to be careful though, and don’t worry, we will. We live in Pétionville, the “chic” and hilly suburb of Port-au-Prince, quite green, flowery and quiet. We’ll be living in a ( ...

Pétion-Ville
Nov 4, 2007 (65 photos)

... presence.  Besides the handsome Croatian officer on my flight from NY, who took a suspicious bag off of our plane, in Haiti the officers, be they from Brazil, Montreal Canada, or Croatia were all very handsome...Too bad we couldn't socialize with them ...