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Beach days in Cayes-Jacmel along the laid-back and breezy southern coast of Haiti were a surprise to me when I visited a few years.

Nestled atop a dramatic peak overlooking the Bay of Jacmel, Cap Lamandou is one of those best of both worlds hotels...

By its very name alone, Môle Saint-Nicolas would appear to have some ties to Christmas. Just how deep the ties go, though, might come as a surprise.

There are a few somewhat surprising entries on PETA's list of Cruel Sports. That cockfighting should grace the list, though, is no surprise.

Jacmel in southern Haiti has long been celebrated as one of the Caribbean's prime centers for art.

Haiti simply endures... no matter what, more so than anywhere else I've ever been.

Anywhere you might happen to check-in in Haiti would qualify as off-the-beaten-path for most travelers, La Colline Enchantée near Marigot more so than most...

There's a wondrous incongruity to just about everything in Haiti, especially Galerie Monnin, the country's oldest art gallery.