Saint Martin is a small island in the Caribbean that is divided between France and the Netherlands. The southern portion of the island belongs to the Netherlands, and is referred to as Sint Maarten, while the northern half is French and called Saint Martin. Its history is similar to neighboring islands – it was occupied […]
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Good Grub in Guadeloupe
Welcome to Guadeloupe! It’s an archipelago in the Leeward Islands, and an overseas department and region of France. The archipelago consists of five main islands – the two largest (Bass-Terre and Grande-Terre) are separated by a sound and form the shape of a butterfly. Christopher Columbus arrived on Guadeloupe in 1493, and the French settled in […]