Port-au-Prince, Haiti Travel Blogs

HODR Haiti. This is a new challenge
Sep 21, 2008 (14 photos)

... million dollars worth of UN food aid rolled through the systemically poor town of Cabaret. We were only 20 miles north of Port-au-Prince and still somehow there is a lack of food in a church turned relief shelter. Marc and I stood amongst the pews ...

Haiti Information
Jun 4, 2007

... webimage/countrys/namerica/caribb/lgco lor/htcolor.htm Information about the country: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti Haitian Education: http://www.haitieducation.com/ Haitian Food: http://www.foodbycountry.com/Germany-to-Japan/Haiti. ...

My last entry
Apr 26, 2005 (3 photos)

Hello everyone! Well this is going to be my last entry while I'm in Haiti. I plan to post all of my pictures online and I will let you all know where you can find them when it is ready. These last few weeks have been great for me. Last week we had a ...

Amazing!!!
Feb 7, 2009 (17 photos)

... are in the states and it is hard not to feel guilty or wonder why?? As we flew out of Port Au Prince, I realized that I wasn't ready to leave Haiti. I began to feel tears in my eyes...I couldn't believe how sad I was to leave. My only ...

Swearing In
Nov 5, 2003 (1 photos)

... Lynx Air International/PMB PO Box 407139 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33340-7139 Packages go to this address: David G. Holland - Port Au Prince, Haiti c/o Lynx Air 2525 N.W. 55 Court Hangar 24 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-2679 It works just like sending ...

Sorry
Apr 19, 2005

Hello everyone! I'm so sorry about my travelpod... I know a lot of people read this and have noticed that all my previous travelogues are deleted. I will keep adding to my website for the remaining time that I am here so please keep visiting the site. ...

Haiti introduces itself
Dec 9, 2008 (4 photos)

At first glance, Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital city, is very like many other big cities in very poor countries.  The traffic is chaos, the pollution atrocious, and pedestrians risk their lives walking on every curb.  There are a few nice stores ...

We're going home!
Jun 27, 2009 (5 photos)

"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.  Happiness never decreases by being shared."  ~Buddha This morning we awaken to Bill's birthday.  We subject him to the usual ...

The Journey to St. Pierre...
Jun 20, 2009 (11 photos)

... a flat!  This can't be so we wait some more for it to be fixed.  The time it takes to accomplish something in Haiti could be compared to watching paint dry!  Our bags are loaded up (we take three trucks) and off we go.  One quick stop ...

Port au Prince Observations
Feb 20, 2005 (5 photos)

... of Haitians is something that not every foreigner can say they have done. In talking to many of the Haitians and foreigners in Port au Prince and around, the UN troops do not seem to be doing much, unless it is unseen. Yes, they have worked to get the ...

Home we go!
Jun 26, 2007 (5 photos)

Up bright and early again.  I take another shower to use up all my travel supplies.  I'm still not really clean though.  Not too much stuff to bring home as we leave almost all our clothing behind.  We all by some arts and crafts ...

Back home in Haiti
Feb 11, 2004

... is no reason to worry. I had meetings yesterday at the Peace Corps office and they were reassuring. Change is coming to Haiti but the political situation does not affect our jobs with the Peace Corps. Things are far from complete chaos and the areas ...

MY PHOTOSITE!!!
Dec 20, 2005

Hey Everyone, If you would like to check out my pictures from my Haiti Trip 2005, you can got to http://spaces.msn.com/members/trentrollings. I definitely encourage you to check them out. Thanks for stopping by and God Bless!!! Trent Rollings

Church and Reflection
Jun 21, 2009 (16 photos)

"Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him."  ~Albert Schweitzer Rise and Shine!  Compared to the past two days this is sleeping in, up at 6:00 AM!  Just like at home, I head straight for the coffee.  We bask in the warm ...

We have arrived in Haiti!
Aug 21, 2003

... is Matt and Coleen's first entry from Haiti (via Mom R).We arrived safely on Tuesday, August 19 in the capital city of Port au Prince. We were transported with the other 34 Peace Corps volunteers to a town about 2 hours north, to a hotel located on the ...

Facts about the country of Haiti
Jun 19, 2009

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_haiti.html

Au port d'embarquement
Aug 29, 2006 (5 photos)

¡Gente! Saludos desde el Caribe. He estado algunos dias en Port-au-Prince, aunque ya conocí algo de Haití, en un breve viaje a Les Cayes y Camp Perrin (en el sur - espero ponerlo en el mapa pronto). Aquí cabe decir que sobrevivimos a Ernesto, la tormenta ...

Returning Home
Feb 11, 2009

... between modern technology and a simpler way of life; cell phones and open cook fires.   We have no issues getting into Port au Prince.  All our luggage has made it with us.  We make our way out to our transport bus.  Lots of Haitians ...

The road less traveled
Oct 22, 2003

... I can find it) that I've seen with beautiful pictures and poetry of Haiti. We have spent the last few days in Port au Prince, going through medical exams and pooping in cups (to check for worms, parasites, bacterial infections, etc). In Port, there are ...

Officially a volunteer!
Nov 7, 2003

... who will be working on the cross border thing. There has been so much fuss about me being the youngest volunteer to ever serve in Haiti. THank God he didn;t make a statement about me when they called me up. Later he told me he was going to but the timing ...

To the Caribbean we go!
Apr 9, 2008

... you can well imagine. I have never seen such poverty in my entire life, even to this day! And not only did I experience Port-au-Prince, in all its splendor and glory (insert sarcasm here), but I also got to travel up north to the coast, to Cape Haitien ...

Swearing in
Nov 5, 2003

... . Sorry the entry can't be longer but people are waiting to use the internet. So I better get going. Take care. Hugs and kisses. Love, Nicole n_littleton_PCV_Haiti@yahoo.com Nicole Littleton PCV Corps de la Paix B.P. 920 Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Finer details
Jan 31, 2005

... Ooh, cool filing system, dude!" Anyway, for those of you in the business, rest assured that the work conditions in Port Au Prince are very comfortable, the staff friendly, easy-going and professional, and the amenities amenable. I've so far seen just a ...

Beach blanket bingo
Feb 11, 2005

... the air like they just didn't care. In every village on the way back we came across these crowds, and then again in Port Au Prince. When I got back to my room I settled down in front of Ayiti TV to watch the show live. The following evening, the same ...

Un tibec d'Ayiti !
Jan 17, 2005

Bonjou tou mon ! Greetings from the storied port of the prince, as you can see I'm picking up a bit of Creole... For those of you who may need help: Un tibec d'Ayiti = Un petit bec d'Haiti (A little kiss from Haiti) Bonjour tou mon = Bonjour tout ...

First Impressions
Jan 26, 2005

... The roads are in a terrible state and an off-road vehicle is the only durable solution. As yet there are no traffic signals in Port Au Prince, and so far I've only seen one stop sign. Japanese half-ton "tap-taps" with names like "Dieu sur tous" and "Ma ...

Flava Flave gots no party :-(
Feb 3, 2005

... embassy. Our guys do have the brown uniforms, but their visible weaponry appears limited to tongue lashes. Anyway, what about Port Au Prince, you ask? On the tops of the hills are the mediteranean-style mansions of the rich, and in the gulleys are ...

Vie haïtienne en chiffres
Jan 2, 2009

... (on n'a pas d'eau chaude courante) Appels fait par ma mère en 2009 via Vonage internet phone: 30? Température actuelle à Port-au-Prince: vers 20C Temperature actuelle chez moi en Pennsylvanie: moins de 0C Chansons des coqs entendu aujourd'hui: 1 000 000 ...

Off To War
Dec 10, 2008

Operation Uphold Democracy.

Returned Port-au-Prince
May 26, 2008

Finally, after a day-long journey over bumps, through flooding riverbeds, past voodoo witch doctors, over shanty towns, past salt flats, and into every environment of Haiti, we returned to the Hotel Montana for a long-nights rest.