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Island of Martinique
In the picturesque green necklace of the Lesser Antilles, stretching a long puff from Haiti and Puerto Rico to the mouth of the Orinoco River and further along the Venezuelan coast, there is an island with a particularly lush nature and especially turbulent history.
Generally speaking, the chain of volcanic islands washed by the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea has many beautiful and interesting corners. Cozy bays and coral buildings, proud cliffs and pearl shoals, palm-fringed beaches and fantastic outlines of coastal cliffs polished by the surf – which is not found on the Antilles! Continue reading
Curacao
Curacao is a tiny “Holland”, which can be seen on the map only with a multiple increase. This is truly the pearl of the Netherlands Antilles, surrounded on all sides by the azure Caribbean Sea. As soon as you hear the local speech at the airport, papiamento, you understand that the culture of the island was significantly influenced by the Dutch, Spanish, African and Caribbean cultures – and the mix turned out, it must be said, is wonderful!
Curacao is a very well-groomed, poorly developed resort with good service, where it is amazing to hear native Russian. It is worth going here if you want to rest comfortably, there is no beating poverty, very safe. The small streets of Willemstad resemble Europe, except for a different color: bright houses, cheerful graffiti, iguanas, immortalized and reproduced, it seems on everything, anything and everything: paint on fences, cars, glass, house facades; in the form of clay figurines, porcelain plates, stone (and not only) sculptures, from cream on cakes, finally. Continue reading