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My first week here

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June 6th 2008
Well, I decided to write a travel blog because that's what I said I would do... so here is my first one. As you know, I arrived in Haiti last Monday. My flight landed at around 4 pm Port-au-Prince (PAP) time, which is an hour earlier than Toronto time. Altogether, I was travelling for about 14 hours, which isn't as much fun as it sounds (even though I got free drinks in the Miami lounge!). T ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Haiti

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The native Arawak Amerindians - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Columbus in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispan... ... read more