There are no direct flights from Martinique to Dominica, and fortunately there happened to be a ferry (Express des Iles) that ran on the day we wanted. Booking tickets online for Express des Iles was very difficult – we finally ended up using a travel agent in Dominica (Whitchurch Travel). I called them up, and after many ... (read more →)

The only other thing we had time to do in Martinique was to take a driving tour. Unfortunately it was raining, so we didn’t really see much. We first headed to Saint Pierre, but it was pouring rain so we just stopped for a couple of photos and kept on driving. We drove on the Route ... (read more →)

The highlight of our trip to Martinique was the public beach/park called Les Salines. It is only a 5 minute drive from Ste Anne, with free parking and free entry. It’s the kind of beach that you picture when you close your eyes and think of a perfect tropical beach. Palm trees line the beach, ... (read more →)

We stayed at La Dunette, right in the heart of Ste Anne. The location was very convenient for restaurants, but parking was a little tricky. We were always able to find a parking spot without having to resort to parallel parking on parking up on a curb, however. The hotel was a reasonable price considering ... (read more →)

We had originally planned to only rent a car for one day, from Ste Anne where we were staying, but when we got there and realized the cab fare to Ste Anne was going to be $50 we changed our minds and rented a car from Hertz for about the same price, $45 per day. ... (read more →)

We were surprised to find that flying to Martinique from St Lucia was actually cheaper than taking the boat. We’re not sure why – but we heard that the boat is an all-inclusive drink all you want party boat, which would explain it. The flight was a short island hop that left from the local ... (read more →)