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Martinique, a slice of France in the tropics

December 14th 2017
Martinique is a single large island situated in the Windward Island group, north of St Lucia and south of Dominica (pronounced 'Dom-in-EE-ka'). It is in fact an outlying state of France (sometimes called an Overseas Department), rather than a separate country, and is seen by many as a slice of France set down in the tropics, with many islanders often copying the mainland styles. But the music pour ... read more

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Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.... ... read more

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Joan & Neil

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Joan and Neil have posted blogs below on the following trips: 1. South America for 3 months, from Sept07 through to Nov07, visiting each of Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. 2. Far north Thailand in Mar08 where Neil taught English at a Summer School for the SPF charity he was involved with. This also included a side trip for the weekend to Luang Prabang in Laos. 3. Russia (cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg), then visit to each of Croatia, Budapest & Vienna for a total of 4 weeks, starting in mid Sept08. 4. Neil did a similar SPF te... full info

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