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)"»
