http://www.sitebits.com/guadeloupe/ Guadeloupe en Copyright &copy; 1999-2009 Gromco, Inc. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:32:56 EST Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:10:00 EDT info@sitebits.com info@sitebits.com When we asked around in Sainte-Rose, someone told us about the springs at Sofaia, a half-hour drive outside the city. So away we went, along a steep road that got progressively narrower, and eventually wasn't even paved... Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2006/hot_springs_sofaia.html Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:10:00 EDT <img ALT="Jacques Cousteau Underwater Reserve" WIDTH="117" HEIGHT="77" class="rightill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/imgsmallphoto/guadeloupe-reserve-jacques_small.jpg"> Moments that should be documented photographically throughout one's life: birth, kindergarten graduation, prom, marriage, first ride in a glass-bottomed boat. Of all the days to forget the frickin' camera....I did. So, this time you're just going to have to rely on distant views and verbal images of the Jacques Cousteau nature preserve, off Guadeloupe's western coast. Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2006/jacques_cousteau_reserve.html Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:40:00 EDT <img ALT="Chutes du Carbet" WIDTH="117" HEIGHT="78" class="rightill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/imgsmallphoto/chutes-du-carbet-1_small.jpg"> The second waterfall at Carbet is the most accessible, a fact made obvious by the tour buses parked by the side of the road. The waterfall is visible even from the parking lot, if you're just there for a photo oportunity. Otherwise, there are a few kilometers of well-maintained boardwalk through the forest, down a valley and up the other side.  Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2006/les_chutes_du_carbet.html Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:00:00 EDT <img ALT="Forest Cloud" WIDTH="117" HEIGHT="80" class="leftill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/imgsmallphoto/cloud-forest-guadeloupe_small.jpg"> I've always wondered what it would be like to walk around inside a cloud. I thought it would be fluffier, and somehow softer. More like a cartoon, really. I didn't think it would be so...damp. Anyhoo, if you want to find out for yourself, the best way is to go to a cloud forest, not stick your head out an airplane window... Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2006/postcard_from_the_cloud.html Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:30:00 EDT <img ALT="Sunset in Marie Galante" WIDTH="117" HEIGHT="78" class="leftill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/imgsmallphoto/marie-galante-sunset_small.jpg"> If the pace of Guadeloupe becomes too frantic for you then it is time to visit Marie Galante, a smaller offshore-offshore island where you will find even quieter beaches and towns, reminiscent of Guadeloupe as it might have been fifty years ago... Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2006/marie-galante.html Thu, 08 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT <img ALT="Fort Fleur" class="rightill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2006/fort-fleur-1-small.jpg"> Overlooking Gosier, Point-a-Pitre, and the marina of Bas-du-Fort, with Marie Galante, les Saintes, and Basse-Terre visible in the distance, the Fort Fleur d'Épée has not only great views but was also a strategically placed vantage point. Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2006/fort_fleur_d_epee.html Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST <img alt="Parc Roches Gravées" class="rightill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2006/parc_roches_gravees_2.jpg"> Trying to find some trace of pre-European civilization we stumbled upon the Parc archeologiques des Roches Gravées (Archeological Park of carved stones). Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2006/parc_archeologique_roches_gravees.html Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST <div class="oldimagediv"> <img alt="Point des Chateaux" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2005/point-des-chateaux-1.jpg"> </div> 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. Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2005/point-des-chateaux.html Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST <div class="oldimagediv"> <img alt="Hotel Pergola" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2005/hotel-pergola.jpg"> </div> 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. Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2005/byotp-hotel-pergola.html Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST <div class="oldimagediv"> <img alt="La Soufriere" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2005/la-soufriere-volcano-header.jpg"> </div> 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*. Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2005/la-soufriere.html Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT <div class="oldimagediv"> <img alt="Jardin Botanique" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2004/jardin-botanique-1.jpg"> </div> 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. Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2004/jardin-botanique-manicured-jungle.html Mon, 15 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST <div class="oldimagediv"> <img alt="Plâge des Raisins Clairs" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2004/plage-des-raisins-clairs-1.jpg"> </div> Plâge des Raisins Clairs (Sea-grape beach) is one of the best beaches I discovered in Guadeloupe and definitely my favorite. Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2004/plage-des-raisins-clairs.html Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST <div class="oldimagediv"> <img alt="Grand cul-de-sac marin" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2004/cul-de-sac-2.jpg"> </div> 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,... Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2004/le-gran-cul-de-sac-marin.html Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST