Martinique The island of Martinique was colonized by France in 1635 and remained a French possession since then (excluding brief periods of foreign occupation). The name “Martinique” is probably an adjustment of the Indian name “Madiana” (“Island of flowers”) or “Madinina” (“Fertile island with rich vegetation”), and the island definitely lives up to its name! [...]
When we were planning our trip to the Carribean, we were considering visiting Barbados or St. Lucia or any other nearby island, but the situation with COVID-19 brought too much uncertainty so we decided to stay “in France”, though overseas. Getting to the French Overseas To go to Martinique by plane, we needed to [...]
What should you try on French Antilles Local cuisine in Martinique and Guadeloupe is a rich mélange of West African, French, Indigenous, and South Asian flavours, foodstuffs, and cooking styles. As we were for long time on the islands, we have tried the following: Starters Pâtés Créoles is puff pastry filled with spicy pulled pork, a [...]
... the first part about our road trip through France you can read here: LINK. Le Mont-Saint-Michel Probably, this tidal island in Normandy is one of the most well-known landmarks in France. Earlier, this was a monastery, a wealthy and influential abbey with impressive fortifications. It turned to prison after the French Revolution. Now, after extensive restoration, after [...]
Baby travel Directly after our campervan trip, we headed overseas. This was a long-distance flight to Martinique (eight hours) and six hours time difference with Berlin. Mia was 7,5 months old when we started this trip and turned 9 months at the end of the trip. Yeah, we were six weeks on the road with a 7-8-months-old baby [...]
Road trip through France During our campervan trip in the end of August - beginning of September 2020 we had two weeks to explore the central France and it's West coast. Le Mont-Saint-Michel and Étretat were on my bucket list for years by then. Those two destination points were fix on our plan. Other than that, the route [...]
In July 2020 we spent one week on Rhodes. We stayed in a little village Pefkos, in the Stella Hotel. This was our first experience of a settled holiday (hotel, pool, restaurants, beach, all in one place) with a baby. To my surprise, this vacation was really relaxing. I even finished some books during our stay there, which is [...]
When we arrived in Sainte-Anne, Martinique, we noticed many boats standing in the bay. Back then we idly wondered, if the beaches were so nice in Sainte-Anne (yes, they are) that so many boats came to visit them. On the next day, at 7 am on the beach (thanks, Mia, for daily early morning wakeup [...]
We are back from yet another campervan trip with our daughter. Mia turned 7 months two days before our journey began and we spent two weeks on the road in France. Travelling with a crawling baby is a fairly different experience than travelling with a rolling 4-months-old baby in the sleep regression (you can read about it here Link), [...]
Going on a long trip during our parental leave, just the three of us, was not even brought to discussion: we knew that we would do it! We were playing with the thoughts of taking Route 66 through the USA or spending two months in Asia (Japan, mostly). Though the pandemic has significantly restricted our choices, we adapted [...]
