Posts Tagged ‘ going local ’
A Haitian experience in French Guiana
1 response - Posted 01.20.10
1 response - Posted 01.20.10
Photo: Papillion’s prison in French Guiana. Copyright: Vicky Baker. In 2008, I celebrated Haitian Fête du Drapeau (flag day) on a rainy Sunday afternoon. I wasn’t on the country’s own shore but in French Guiana, a magnet for Haitian immigrants, most of whom arrive ‘sans papiers’ (without papers). Unlike Haiti, French Guiana never got its [...]
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Going local
1 response - Posted 08.19.08
1 response - Posted 08.19.08
Well, I’m back. Home in London after four months travelling around South and Central America testing travel-networking sites for the Guardian newspaper. What an eye-opener it was. And my timing couldn’t have been better. Hospitality tourism has just begun to break away from its cult roots and become a worldwide phenomenon. It is on track [...]
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