Thinking of doing a trip with the fiancee in December.  French protectorate of Guadaloupe, where they film Death in Paradise.

Has anyone gone recently?  Any advice?

Promised pics.   Google for more!

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Your belt doesn't match your shoes.

Ha...

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Wow. You must be rich as hell!

JK man nice looking lady friend

She is an actress, in the show Death In Paradise....  I just figured it was good fodder for the mental level of the typical ARFCOMMER....(me).

I just want simple advice on Guadaloupe....

This is my lady...

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You have a bigger shell than I imagined

I haven't been since 1993. Was very pretty but don't remember much else.

You should see the size of my turtle neck....

They're both the same general shade of brown.  They don't have to match exactly.  (Unless you're a cowboy from Sinaloa, then you're boots and belt must both be made from the same endangered reptile)

December is an excellent time to go, weather wise.

lol, people think that was a pic of the OP?

Nothing prettier in the world than a happy woman!

I know, right?  He is not nearly as good looking as I am, though about 8 inches taller.....

Hence the trip to Guadaloupe......

An image of Guadaloupe....

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Srsly..women and Paradise.....no knowledge drops...?

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You’ll need an interpreter and babysitter. You should take me.

La enfant will remain a la maison.

An interpreter and fluffer may still be open.

I've been there, but like almost everywhere else on the planet I've been, it was for work.

This is all I know about floating the Guadalupe river.

I went there for a 10 day vacation - in 1983.  Had a great time.  Forget where we stayed but it was beachfront in Gosier.  Just looked at Google maps/satellite and the entire beachfront looks different.  The hotel where we stayed is not there.

Back then we'd walk into the village for dinner.  Lunch was roach coaches near the hotel.  Restaurants were roofed open air, shacks really, food cooked over charcoal, a few tables and you could see granny rocking the baby behind the kitchen in the family residence.  Food was fresh and really good.

Beaches were topless - 18 to 80.  Cities were interesting, rent a car and drive over to the volcano side - Basse Terre.  You can drive pretty far up the volcano but the road is not for the faint of heart.  On that half of the island is a rainforest park that is stunning.  The drive to the eastern point of Grande-Terre was beautiful in a different way.  I think I could see Africa from my house car.

Rode a local bus into Pointe-a-Pitre and we were the only tourists aboard.  Dirt cheap and lots of stops.

People there are used to asshole French tourists and when they found out we were American they were wonderfully friendly.  Except for the French white guy running the hotel restaurant who was a complete asshole.  The French tourists have no idea of waiting their turn, will invade your space including brushing against you so elbows out at the breakfast buffet.

Then pretty much everything closed for the afternoon from noon to 4.  For dinner restaurants didn't open until 7PM.  We would go at 7 and pretty much be the only ones there.  9ish the restaurants were crowded until the wee hours.  The casino didn't open until 11pm and was open all night.

That was Gosier in 1984.  I'll bet a lot has changed.

Perhaps attitudes towards American tourists have changed so I'd recommend some caution until you get the feel for the place.