Bounty advert is true! (Guadaloupe)

Member Name: Clic Clac

Product:	Guadaloupe
Date:	06/07/00 (447 review reads)
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Advantages: Beautiful place, lots to see, quite unspoilt.

Disadvantages: If you don't speak French it could be hard to communicate.

I went to Guadeloupe with my family at the tender age of 13. It is a french speaking island near the larger and more famous island of Martinique. The fact that Guadeloupe is a French speaking Island means that it is somewhat overlooked by British tourists. We were lucky as my dad is friends with a local man who let us stay in their house whilst they were on holiday, this meant we didn't get the full touristy experience, instead we got to explore the real Guadeloupe.
We hired one of the local cars a 'mini Moke' which is a hilarious kind of mini jeep with no doors or roof so its quite scary. This allowed us to travel round the island and see some of the beautiful sights, such as the rain forest which was amazing and the sulphur smelling volcano which we climbed.
One of the highlights was going out in a glass bottomed boat and being able to see all the amazing sea life, we even saw a pink and black sea snake! We then when snorkelling in a remote lagoon and even though I was quite scared it was an amazing experience.
The food is fantastic with lots of seafood and spicy rice...however be warned that they out some slightly dodgy things on the menu, I was furious to find my dad eating Turtle steak!
All in all I would defiantely recommend Guadeloupe if you are looking to visit a Carribean Island with lots of character, that is relatively unspoilt by large touristy resorts.

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