Carriacou, Grenada (Textor)
The Bahamas is a massive archipelago, with around 700 islands, only 30-odd of which are inhabited. Eleuthera is just one of these, lying about 50 miles to the east of New Providence, the island home to Nassau, the country’s capital. Eleuthera is a long slender snake of an island, 110 miles long and about two miles wide at average.
Though development continues on the island, all developments on Eleuthera are low-density. Nothing over two stories is allowed, and all sizeable new buildings are required to supply their own power and invest in the local workforce. The Bahamanian government has ...
Ahh, An Tikaz La!
After hours of transit—an ordeal that included switching airports on St. Martin and motoring across Guadeloupe in a taxi careening over the motorways—arriving at An Tikaz La was a special and welcoming experience. There was the scent of ylang-ylang and lemongrass in the air, and the personable proprietor, a woman named Mi-Marie, led us through the moonlight around her modest gîte.
Mi-Marie has an infectuous laugh and a kind, interested demeanor. After ascertaining that we were very hungry, she drove us into the center of Trois-Rivières to a restaurant for dinner, and ...
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