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JetBlue Set for New Nonstop Flights to the French Caribbean
JetBlue Airways is set to launch its newest Caribbean route at the beginning of next month. The New York City-based carrier is launching its first-ever flights to the French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe beginning Feb. 1, 2020. The airline’s new …
A Taste of the Caribbean’s Hidden Sugarcane Mecca, Marie-Galante
It’s a quiet land of waving cane fields and serene beaches, ti’ punch and accras, shaped like a pancake and flat like one, too. And the casual observer might mistake this merely for a serene Caribbean paradise. But Marie Galante …
A New Five-Star Resort in the French Caribbean
It was long the best resort in Guadeloupe, but now the chic La Toubana resort has taken things to another level. La Toubana, set in the hip beach town of Sainte Anne, has officially become the first five-star resort in …
Guadeloupe Is JetBlue’s Newest Caribbean Destination
By Alexander Britell The French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe is about to get a series lift from JetBlue. The New York City-based carrier has announced plans to launch its first-ever nonstop flights to Guadeloupe, with a tentative start date of …
Rum Journal: A Concerto From Guadeloupe’s Longueteau
By Alexander Britell In recent years, the once-mysterious world of rhum agricole has opened itself to rum lovers, with its terroir and endless sophistication charming palates around the world. Much of that, however, has been the sublime rhum agricole from …
A New Dominica-Guadeloupe Ferry
By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new way to island hop in some of the Eastern Caribbean’s most exotic destinations. The new Val Ferry began operating between Dominica and Guadeloupe last month, complementing existing ferry service by popular operator …
The Caribbean’s Greatest Rum Bar
By Alexander Britell As you sit inside the bar, you start by watching. Watching like the way you look at a monument or a sweeping valley – it is stationary but a thing that demands your attention, dynamic without moving. …
How to Fly to Martinique for $79
It’s never been easier to get to the French Caribbean – and it’s never been cheaper, either. And right now, you can fly to the island of Martinique, one of the most exotic and fascinating destinations in the Caribbean, for …
Rum Journal: A Special Rum From Marie-Galante
Marie-Galante. It’s one of those far-flung, exotic islands that few tourists have reached, outside of those from mainland France, of course. And as we’ve noted before, this pancake-shaped island in the Guadeloupe archipelago has a special claim to fame: there …
The 10 Most Exotic Places to Live in the Caribbean
The Caribbean’s certainly exotic. But what you’re looking for a place that goes off-off the beaten path — the really exotic places, the ones with very few people and a lot of mystery? That’s where these little islands come in, some …
Rum Journal: A Very Old Rhum From Marie-Galante
THERE ARE more rhum distilleries per capita on the island of Marie Galante than anywhere else on earth. Three, to be exact, and each is among the best distilleries you’ve likely never heard of. It is the kind of place where …
Tito Puente Jr, Barrington Levy to Star at Guadeloupe’s Terre de Blues Festival
Above: the Terre de Blues festival in Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff International music stars Tito Puente, Jr and Barrington Levy will be among those headlining this year’s Terre de Blues festival on Marie-Galante in the Guadeloupe …
Meet the Caribbean: Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe in 9 Photos
Our latest edition of Meet the Caribbean heads to the island of Marie Galante in the Guadeloupe Islands archipelago, one of the rum and sugar production hubs of the Caribbean — and home to great food, white -sand beaches and intoxicating …
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