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  1. mgtraveler avatar

    RE: Cruise or independent islands and ferries?

    by mgtraveler 29 May 2012

    Go the independent travel option. You will feel like you've experienced the place much more than when you wash up shore with thousands…

  2. 2travel2know avatar

    RE: Cheapest airlines from Europe to South or Cenral America

    by 2travel2know 17 May 2012

    Flights between France and its islands on the Caribbean Guadelupe Martinique and French Guyane CAY are considered domestic. Getting from…

  3. mgtraveler avatar

    RE: Sugestions for our first time in the Caribbean

    by mgtraveler 17 May 2012

    St. John USVI is probably your best combination of hiking, snorkeling and great beaches but it is rather expensive. Antigua has awesome…

  4. neckervd avatar

    RE: First time to Caribbean.. which island?

    by neckervd 12 May 2012

    Guadeloupe and Martinique have the best (signmarked) not dangerous rainforest trails and excellent hiking maps http://www.geoportail.fr/vis…

  5. VinnyD avatar

    RE: How many countries you have visited: how widely can your answer vary?

    by VinnyD 27 April 2012

    In the 1950s, Nigerians weren't voting in UK elections. Martinique is in a diffent situation. They have representatives in the French…

  6. VinnyD avatar

    RE: How many countries you have visited: how widely can your answer vary?

    by VinnyD 26 April 2012

    Your profile says you're in the UK, tortuga. So any part of France, including Martinique, would be abroad, no?

  7. tortuga_rebelde avatar

    RE: How many countries you have visited: how widely can your answer vary?

    by tortuga_rebelde 26 April 2012

    Vinny, roaming = abroad in every mobile phone contract I've ever had. I guess they have some smallprint where they say they consider Martini…

  8. tortuga_rebelde avatar

    RE: How many countries you have visited: how widely can your answer vary?

    by tortuga_rebelde 26 April 2012

    +Martinique isn't a country; it's a department of France, like Alpes-Maritimes or Cher-et-Loir.+ Explain this to my mobile phone provider…

  9. VinnyD avatar

    RE: How many countries you have visited: how widely can your answer vary?

    by VinnyD 26 April 2012

    Hawaii has been a US Territory since the 1890s and a state since the 1950s. I don't think it counts separately from the US. (So if you've…

  10. VinnyD avatar

    RE: How many countries you have visited: how widely can your answer vary?

    by VinnyD 26 April 2012

    But what would you color in then? Let's suppose you were coloring in every country you visited. Martinique isn't a country; it's a departmen…

  11. VinnyD avatar

    RE: How many countries you have visited: how widely can your answer vary?

    by VinnyD 25 April 2012

    If you visit Martinique, do you get to color in France on your map?

  12. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Island Hoping to Venezuela

    by anillos_de_saturno 21 April 2012

    If you plan to take scheduled ferries and flights, you can estimate the transport cost by yourself. From Florida to Bahamas, the cheapest…

  13. mgtraveler avatar

    RE: what to do with limited time

    by mgtraveler 14 April 2012

    I think #2 is your best, most interesting option. St. Pierre is very unique in the Caribbean and is worth visiting for several hours.…

  14. mgtraveler avatar

    RE: several caribbean islands

    by mgtraveler 11 April 2012

    Apartride, what kind of reputation does Martinique have in your part of the world? I would say the good things about Martinique are some…

  15. Apatride avatar

    RE: several caribbean islands

    by Apatride 11 April 2012

    Thanks all, mgtraveller, if it works with boats , will report here. caracasguy, well Martinique and Guadeloupe...I don't know, Martinique…

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    RE: several caribbean islands

    by Apatride 03 April 2012

    thanks caracasguy, supposed PR for Puerto Rico, do you have any ideas of average prices prices to go from one islands to another, and…

  17. lasabbia avatar

    French Language Schools?

    by lasabbia 02 April 2012

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew of any good French language schools for foreigners or private tutors in Martinique that they could…

  18. mgtraveler avatar

    RE: 2-weeks on the beach for a 40 year old

    by mgtraveler 14 March 2012

    The good news is that you can get what you want on practically any island in the Caribbean. I find that a "party atmosphere" and crowd…

  19. maximyakov avatar

    Re: Martinique ferry

    by maximyakov 07 March 2012

    Thank you guys. M.

  20. mgtraveler avatar

    RE: Caribbean Countries in Two Months

    by mgtraveler 07 March 2012

    Ben2World, I think your itinerary is doable. I can't opine on Haiti or Cuba as I haven't been to those places, but I've been everywhere…

  21. mgtraveler avatar

    RE: Martinique ferry

    by mgtraveler 07 March 2012

    No ferry from St. Lucia to St. Vincent to the best of my knowledge.

  22. sferguson98 avatar

    Re: Martinique ferry

    by sferguson98 06 March 2012

    For the ferry from Martinique to St Lucia, I would suggest, [http://www.express-des-iles.com/|http://www.express-des-iles.com/] Also…

  23. maximyakov avatar

    Martinique ferry

    by maximyakov 06 March 2012

    Hi all, Can someone tell me how much would be a ferry from Martinique to St. Lucia and another one from St. Lucia to Saint Vincent and…

  24. neckervd avatar

    RE: Antigua - Montserrat - St Kitts

    by neckervd 02 March 2012

    Thank you for the feedback. I suppose you went by taxi boat from Carriacou/Petite Martinique to Union Island/Canouan. Can you give me…

  25. NorthAmerican avatar

    RE: Quirky Accommodation

    by NorthAmerican 12 February 2012

    My first solo trip was to New York, where I had a reservation at the Statler Hilton. It was only on my arrival that I realized the rate…

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