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travel solo
40
AFTER
BY
Melissa Banigan
TRAVEL GUIDES
FOOD
&
DRINK
CREATIVE NONFICTION
destinations
FRENCH CARIBBEAN
WEST AFRICA
SOUTH AMERICA
NORTH AMERICA
OTHER DESTINATIONS
stories
AN ISLAND WHERE ROCKS HAVE FACES
Petroglyphs found throughout Guadeloupe’s rainforest provide a window into the island’s ancient indigenous peoples population. I was...
INTRO TO GWO' KA: GUADELOUPE'S TRADITIONAL FOLK MUSIC (PHOTO ESSAY)
The holidays in Guadeloupe represent a blending of the religious with the profane. 95 percent of the population is Catholic, and going to...
BOUDIN: A STORY OF SAUSAGE, SLAVERY, AND REBELLION IN THE CARIBBEAN
The making of boudin is a visceral, bloody and time-consuming process in the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe. Boudin — a name...
INTRODUCTION TO FOOD IN GUADELOUPE (PHOTO ESSAY)
It's no secret that I love Guadeloupe’s French-Créole cuisine. A rich blend of African, Indian, Amerindian, and French culinary styles,...
TRAVEL SOLO OVER 40 TO GUADELOUPE (TRAVEL GUIDE)
MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH GUADELOUPE A French Caribbean territory with a landmass resembling a butterfly, Guadeloupe is known for its white...
THE POLITICS OF SUNBATHING ON HUMAN REMAINS
Or, what happened after a slave cemetery was discovered under a beautiful beach in Saint François, Guadeloupe. MOST PEOPLE DON’T GO TO...
TRAVEL SOLO OVER 40 TO THE FRENCH CARIBBEAN (TRAVEL GUIDE)
The French Caribbean, also called the French Antilles, consists of seven territories still under French rule, including Martinique, Saint...
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