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RE: Cheapest Hotels in Haiti
by RobertoGustavo 19 May 2012
Thanks so much. I was going around Port Au Prince not long ago and saw a hotel sign on Grand Rue but didn't stop to ask. Also a friend…
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Getting photos of Bassin Bleu
by ElizabethK 18 May 2012
I'm considering going to Bassin Bleu near Jacmel. I'm interested in getting photos, not in swimming. I've heard that there's a bit of…
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Reliable Taxi Drivers
by kbsinniger 24 March 2012
Taxi prices in Haiti are crazy. But if you need a four wheel drive from PAP with airconditioning, Michele Serone is your man. He's the…
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RE: Caribbean Countries in Two Months
by parryander 04 March 2012
there has been a lot of improvement; many roads have been improved, much rubble cleared, many camps (forcibly) dismantled. Few tourists…
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RE: Caribbean Countries in Two Months
by parryander 04 March 2012
Give Haiti a couple more days. For history you must spend time at the Citadel, and there are other old forts all over the place. PaP has…
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RE: Safe Travel from PaP to Jacmel
by parryander 22 November 2011
Again - Haiti is a difficult travel. A person looking through these boards would do well to read through ALL of the posts @ Haiti - in…
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RE: Safe Travel from PaP to Jacmel
by berkeleymatt 22 November 2011
A few thoughts from my cousin, who's an aid worker in Jacmel (that I think will be a helpful voice of caution for folks reading this thread)…
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RE: Safe Travel from PaP to Jacmel
by parryander 16 November 2011
I can't speak for Paul or LP, but you need to realize that Haiti is not a stable country where you can predict a trouble spot and have…
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RE: Safe Travel from PaP to Jacmel
by berkeleymatt 16 November 2011
@Paul and others, Thanks for your reply, and I regret my word choice... "flippant" may have been harsh and inappropriate, and flippant…
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RE: Safe Travel from PaP to Jacmel
by parryander 16 November 2011
SmallbutScrappy - a headsd up about having your own moto - if you stick out like me - skin-color, in other words - you will be stopped…
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RE: Safe Travel from PaP to Jacmel
by SmallButScrappy 16 November 2011
Dear Matt, I tend to agree with Parryander. (and have to wonder if your American friends have ever actually done the trip - or any other…
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RE: Safe Travel from PaP to Jacmel
by paulclammer 16 November 2011
@berkelymatt – Hi, I'm the author of the LP Haiti guide. I'm sorry that you've found it flippant, although looking through the text I'm…
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RE: Safe Travel from PaP to Jacmel
by berkeleymatt 16 November 2011
Parry, many thanks for your reply here, and on my post a few weeks ago as well. I'm excited about my trip, and will be sure to let you…
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RE: Safe Travel from PaP to Jacmel
by parryander 15 November 2011
Folks who have not used the 'public' systems will be hesitant to use them. Many aid workers live in a bit of a bubble...okay - more than…
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Safe Travel from PaP to Jacmel
by berkeleymatt 15 November 2011
Hi, all, I'm planning a quick trip to Jacmel later this month, and am trying to get a realistic sense of how safe/unsafe different modes…
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RE: Hotel in Port au Prince?
by jnuman 15 November 2011
Actually, I don't recall seeing any cabs. Unless you are with someone, or have a good knowledge of French/Creole, then I can expect it…
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RE: Hotel in Port au Prince?
by jnuman 14 November 2011
Not sure if you've done this trip yet but I visited Jacmel on a day trip October 2009. It took about 3hrs each way via the best roads…
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Surfing in Haiti
by parryander 12 November 2011
Though not currently known as a surfing hotspot - here is a site with loads of juicy photos from a group surfing several locations in…
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RE: DR and Haiti -- a few notes
by parryander 08 November 2011
Haiti has it struggles - but I would never dissuade someone from going if there is an interest. Cap Haitian in the north is a lovely area,…
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RE: Hotel in Port au Prince?
by parryander 15 October 2011
Haiti is expensive - it would help to let us know where you have tried...what area in PaP you are looking at, etc. Oloffson is fine and…
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Hotel in Port au Prince?
by rforensky 15 October 2011
Recommendations on hotels in PaP? And how to get in touch with them to make a reservation? I've been in contact with two of them but the…
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RE: Jacmel: Open on a Sunday?
by parryander 14 October 2011
Jacmel (and Haiti in general) is not a place that has set hours like a shopping center. Yes - shops will be open on a Sunday - there is…
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Jacmel: Open on a Sunday?
by berkeleymatt 14 October 2011
Hi, all, I'm considering a quick (48-hour) weekend layover in Haiti in a few weeks en route from Curacao to the US, and was wondering…
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RE: Jacmel - worth it?
by 123worldtraveler 18 August 2011
paulclammer, i will have 3 nights in haiti and it is good to know the drive to jacmel is scenic. i do have a reservation in jacmel for…
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RE: Split cost for car & driver - day trip from P au P to Jacmel
by 123worldtraveler 18 August 2011
sounds like more fun, but unfortunately i only have a few days in haiti. new job w/ limited vacation time.
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