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Like few places I've stayed, Hotel LoBleu in Terre-de-Haut, Guadeloupe is relaxed and quite comfortably content with its own special kind of wonderful.

To better safeguard themselves from future attacks, the French built La Tour Modèle in 1843, the facility meant to serve as the ultimate lookout for Terre-de-Haut and all the islets of Les Saintes.

Notre Dame de l'Assomption, also known more simply as Le Eglise de Terre-de-Haut, stands out among the various souvenir shops, eateries, and bars in the most commercial corner of Terre-de-Haut, Guadeloupe.

I was surprisingly underwhelmed by the cuisine I encountered along much of my adventuring in and around the Guadeloupe Islands. Le Bokit, though, was a notable exception.

I didn't notice it at first, the little red-roofed home sporting a charming French-Creole facade nestled just above la Plage de Pompierre, Guadeloupe.

Fort Napoleon in Guadeloupe was never tested in battle, but as legend has it, death was no stranger here. The tale involves a pair of lovers...

My favorite beaches share a certain level of inaccessibility, the better to keep crowds away. Pain de Sucre, Guadeloupe certainly fits the profile.

Les Roches Percées at la Plage de Pompierre in Terre-de-Haut, Guadeloupe is close enough to shore to access on foot... and impossible to ignore.

Venture here in the late afternoon hours as I did recently and revel in the dynamic effect the fading light has on the blues and greens of Guadeloupe.