The largest of the French West Indies, and also an integral part of France, this group with five major islands within a short ferry ride of one another packs in plenty of variety, beaches, history, culture, & of course scrumptious cuisine.
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Hugo Elby Shaped like a butterfly from the air, Guadeloupe somehow slips between the cracks when it comes to booking travel to the Caribbean, in favor of the likes of Barbados, Jamaica, Aruba, and the Dominican Republic. But that´s actually part of its appeal.Guadeloupe is actually an overseas département of France, meaning the euro is the currency, baguettes appear everywhere, and locals carry French passports while living amid rainforests, volcanoes, and palm-lined beaches. Around 380,000…
Read more…These five islands are home to dozens of plages fantastiques, and several years ago my colleague Bob Curley did a round-up of the top ten for the webstie TripSavvy.com. Check it out! https://www.tripsavvy.com/beaches-of-guadeloupe-1488151
Read more…Travelers might want to take note that life in Guadeloupe has in the past several days been disrupted by unrest over new coronavirus/COVID-19 vaccine mandates. More details here: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20211126-france-postpones-vaccine-mandate-after-violent-unrest-in-martinique-and-guadeloupe.
Read more…A popular fashion/travel vlogger named Joycy, of Cape Verde extraction and based in the Netherlands, shows us a dozen neat things to do on this paradisiacal French Caribbean island, from paragliding, volcanoes, and (of course!) dreamy beaches to street art and everything you might want to know about cacao.
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