Pointe des Chateaux is the easternmost tip of
Guadeloupe, where the placid Caribbean meets the
antagonistic Atlantic ocean and the two engage in a
dramatic conversation. Or is it an argument? It's hard to tell.
Read the rest of: "Point des Chateaux"» 
So this is the unforgettable Bavaro beach. It's
beautiful and pristine, as you can see. Employees even
pick up loose seaweed daily, so as not to defile your
experience of white sand and clear water.
There are designated swimming areas, and the Caribbean changes
color depending on the time of day and amount of
sunlight and wind.
Read the rest of: "Vamos a la Playa! (Bavaro Beach, Punta Cana)"» 
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"» You no longer have to fly to
Paris
and take the TGV to
experience your favorite Provencal views! Until
January 8, 2006 you can visit Provence at the Musee
des Beaux-Arts in Montreal, for the exhibition "Right
under the Sun. Landscape in Provence, from Classicism
to Modernism".
Read the rest of: "Provence in Montreal"» 
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"» 
Judging from the 6 or 7 buses of Japanese tourists
armed with tripods and zoom lenses that could launch
canonballs I saw unloading beside Lac des Sables, the
Laurentien mountains (a.k.a. les Laurentides) of
Quebec possess fall foliage that draws a very
international crowd.
Read the rest of: "The Little Train of the North"» 
Part of the Eastern Townships, Magog is a small
village on the shores of Lake Memphremagog. It's a half
hour from the Vermont border, and about an hour (and a
century or so) away from Montreal.
Read the rest of: "Magog, Eastern Townships of Quebec"» 
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)"»
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