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Carnaval on Madinina, Fort de France, Martinique travel blog

Carnaval on Madinina

A travel blog entry by kris

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The ferry over to martinique came in late to St. lucia, it also left a little late as when we were about to depart a fight broke out on board and the ports security and police was called on board which ment lower the walkway back on the side and seeing ...

should i stay or go?, Case pilote, Martinique travel blog

should i stay or go?

A travel blog entry by kris

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... in paris was a semi succesful athelete for france and travelled the world competing in games, and left the trophies above the tv in martinique for me to browse, and made an appearence on the sports part of the news to her fathers surprise.. he made so ...

Pinch me..., Tartane, Martinique travel blog

Pinch me...

A travel blog entry by sianeth

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... few visitors around so we practically had them to ourselves. I thought it was pretty cool and really loved our first day mincing around Martinique. Before the sun set we hopped on down to the local beach for a drink in the bar. The bartender was quite ...

Beaucoup de Rhum!, Sainte-Luce, Martinique travel blog

Beaucoup de Rhum!

A travel blog entry by sianeth

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... speaking owner, quite a large swimming pool and a table tennis table. Given this was an unexpected bonus week (of sorts) in Martinique we weren't in any hurry to see anything in particular so were very happy to chill out playing games and going for ...

But first, a Caribbean vacay!, Martinique, Martinique travel blog

But first, a Caribbean vacay!

A travel blog entry by katehoran

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... ’t pass up the opportunity to visit her and her partner Alistair (who is wonderful) on the Caribbean Island of Martinique, where they are currently residing. Alistair is in the french navy and has been stationed there for 2 years. Tough ...

Will the rain never end?!, Trois-Ilets, Martinique travel blog

Will the rain never end?!

A travel blog entry by sianeth

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Trois-Ilets was described in our somewhat meagre and outdated LP guidebook as the premier tourist destination of Martinique - hence why we had thus far avoided it. However, looking for new destinations following our thwarted attempt to make it to St ...

Slight Drama, Le Carbet, Martinique travel blog

Slight Drama

A travel blog entry by sianeth

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Any kind of drama in this country would be very much compounded by the fact that my french is basic conversational at best, and the Martiniquens english completely non-existant in most cases. So imagine my terror when I couldn't find my passport anywhere ...

The Caribbean Dream..., Sainte-Anne, Martinique travel blog

The Caribbean Dream...

A travel blog entry by sianeth

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... opportunity to go round the roundabout the wrong way as I screamed in horror! Luckily it was pretty much standard behaviour in Martinique so noone raised an eyebrow - phew! In the end I felt like our spontaneous and slightly random destination of choice ...

Au revoir Le Marin, Grande Anse, Martinique travel blog

Au revoir Le Marin

A travel blog entry by fro-trip

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... he's taken his drinks back at the end of the night. Moving on... Grande Anse is a tiny village in the southwest of Martinique.   Its big attraction other than sun, sand & some cute beachside bars is a public shower. Unfortunately, the ...

Manchester to Antigua, Marin, Martinique travel blog

Manchester to Antigua

A travel blog entry by grahamnalex

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... with 115 euros each as the bags were delayed. Result! We were collected by Martin (our friend and skipper of the boat.) Martinique is amazingly green and mountainous and a lot bigger than we'd imagined. It belongs to France and is quite wealthy and well ...

Days 86-87: Don't walk, Rum!, Saint-Pierre, Martinique travel blog

Days 86-87: Don't walk, Rum!

A travel blog entry by mbust02

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... to point it out to the rest of us, thanks a lot Becca.  We passed Dominica at night and pulled into Saint-Pierre, Martinique the following morning. Our second French island in as many days, I'm beggining to become a fan of the French. Once again the ...

"You can't just stay a week, in Martinique"

A travel blog entry by sianeth

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... So what were the options? Try to catch a last minute flight to St Lucia... Or hire another car and explore another part of Martinique. Given the weather we plumped for the latter and caught a cab back to the airport to hire another (better) car. Many many ...

Frahnch fries, Frahnch dressing, and Frahnch bread, Le Marin, Martinique travel blog

Frahnch fries, Frahnch dressing, and Frahnch bread

A travel blog entry by fro-trip

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... past few days. After spending more time than expected in Rodney Bay due to our captain's hangover, we finally headed for Martinique Tuesday morning - hence the Frahnch courtesy of Better Off Dead. Unfortunately instead of going to Grande Anse as ...

Oud & nieuw plus

Oud & nieuw plus "speciaal bezoek" op Martinique!

A travel blog entry by sylviaenjeroen

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Dominica and Martinique, Fort de France, Martinique travel blog

Dominica and Martinique

A travel blog entry by freespirit2006

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May 2, 2006 Martinique, FWI Hello all. Greetings from St. Anne in Martinique where we are in a magnificent large anchorage along with several American boats we have met in the last two months. Sorry we haven't written sooner ... we've just been having ...

Heading North, St. Pierre, Martinique travel blog

Heading North

A travel blog entry by tigereye

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16/04/08, Wednesday, 18:00, St. Pierre, Martinique Had a nice sail up here today - the wind and current were with us.  Mountains here are great.  Virgin Mary statue overlooking the town.  Watched a pod of dolphins play in clear water on ...

Carbet, Carbet, Martinique travel blog

Carbet

A travel blog entry by xsa

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Fort- De- France, Martinique, Fort- De- France, Martinique travel blog

Fort- De- France, Martinique

A travel blog entry by kingston

... and enjoying your selves wherever you are just now. I would love to write another long mass email to you, but I am currently in Martinique, having joined my new boat, and all the keyboards in the cyber cafes here are in French and are not at all like ...

Island of Sun and Rain..., Schoelcher, Martinique travel blog

Island of Sun and Rain...

A travel blog entry by jess06

... island of Martinique. The culture is so enriching and one day, I will write about it on here. The contrasts between France and Martinique stand out more and more each day. I have a great comparison because my host mother is French and my host father was ...

Arrive Martenique, Fort de France, Martinique travel blog

Arrive Martenique

A travel blog entry by sailingglenn

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Delayed Bonjour!, Fort-de-France, Martinique travel blog

Delayed Bonjour!

A travel blog entry by jess06

... French is a challenge but it gets easier every single day.  So far I have been to the center, north and east of Martinique. This coming Saturday, my class is going South. I am really excited to go swimming in the ocean!  I like my classes and ...

New Years Eve........What New Years Eve?, Fort De France, Martinique travel blog

New Years Eve........What New Years Eve?

A travel blog entry by bellavita

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... suppose this is normal, after all we are in the trade wind belt.) We found a protected little anchorage on the Southern end of Martinique. The boys were straight into the water, keen to get their new inflatable toy 'Silent Chaos' out for a zoom ...

Fr_Fort-de-France, Fort-de-France, France travel blog

Fr_Fort-de-France

A travel blog entry by jaguar74

Sainte-Luce is a small town situates in the south-west of this Island. Martinique Island is a french overseas department. The Martinique Island is next another big french Island : Guadeloupe. Near the town of Sainte-Luce, there is the "Diamant". The ...

St.Martinique, St.Martinique, Martinique travel blog

St.Martinique

A travel blog entry by sanita79

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The East Coast, Tartane, Martinique travel blog

The East Coast

A travel blog entry by jaycogan

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We left the west coast and traveled over to the east coast.  The island is only about 80km long by about 35km wide, so although the roads can be windy and hilly, it doesn't take long to cover some ground.  On the way to our next destination we ...

The Carib feeling, Fort de France, Martinique travel blog

The Carib feeling

A travel blog entry by wolfsea

It was dark, it was humid, It was the caribbean. It was Fort de ...

Martinique, Martinique, Martinique travel blog

Martinique

A travel blog entry by jean.rib

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World Cup Fever hits off in France., Saint-Pierre, Martinique travel blog

World Cup Fever hits off in France.

A travel blog entry by martyandness

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... and no-one was complaining. The best way to get north in time lead us to have a short trip to the northern part of Martinique sleep then set off early for Dominica. We would have sailed up there straight away from the previous day but there are ...

Popping over to France for a week, Le Marin, Martinique travel blog

Popping over to France for a week

A travel blog entry by martyandness

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... and rest we decided to head up north towards Saint Anne for some lunch before heading to Du Parc du Naturel Regional De La Martinique (blah what a mouthful). It was a little tricky to get to due to our inability to read traffic signs in French. We found ...

3ième jour avant notre départ, Fort-de-France, Martinique travel blog

3ième jour avant notre départ

A travel blog entry by cendrillon

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Je suis un peu mêlée dans mes jours finalement. Aujourd'hui, les Martiniquais sont en fête.  Il pleut à boire debout.  Ils disent qu'il n'avait pas plu depuis plusieurs mois et là, ils sont très contents.  Ils auraient pu attendre ...

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