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A touch of Dreyfuss on Devils Island
globetrott Says: Alfred Dreyfus (1859 - 1935) was the most prominent prisoner of Devils Island he was sent there beeing totally unguilty after an intrigue. Dreyfuss was a French...
Papillon: reality and/or fiction ?
globetrott Says: According to the book "Papillon" he was the only prisoner, who ever was able to escaped the prison of Devils island: after various other attempts he finally had...
Restaurant Papillon: a restaurant with a great terrace
globetrott Says: I dont really remember the name of this place, but in 1985 and certainly still today the island is used as a recreation center for the international staff of...
globetrott Says: Take a walk on Devils Island and you will get a good feeling for what it was like to be in prison on that island. The path around Devils island is done after...
a prison island for many decades
globetrott Says: DEVIL ISLAND - TEUFELSINSEL - ILES DU SALUTThese 3 different names stand for the same island that was used as a prison island for almost 100 years, between 1852...
Be carful, when you enter ruins of the prison !
globetrott Says: Be careful,when you enter the ruins ! I wanted to take a picture of the beach through an old arch of one of the prison-ruins. I entered the ruins of that arch,...
globetrott Says: I came to Devils island on various cruises onboard of M/S Vistafjord and Sagafjord between 1979 and 1985, so that was many years ago. A thing that has not...
leolenoir Says: La pancarte dit : "circuit de 3,5km". Comptez le double ! Les distances sont toujours très approximatives en Guyane. Jardin botanique créé par les élèves du...
karkoul Says: just a hint...if you cant speak french, forget this country!!!! it sucks!!we went to the "ESA rocket lanch center" and only the gift shop keeper was able to...
Gîtes Angoulème: Lodges in Mana Reserve
theo1006 Says: We found the lodges clean and the inventory very complete. The gîtes are well-managed by the owner, mrs Buira, who has developed the resort for 30 years...
theo1006 Says: We had intended to hire a car at Hertz's, but they were closed. So a friendly Guianese drove us into town to ADA. Here we got a Peugeot 206 for 4 days at EUR 48...
To French Guiana from Paramaribo
theo1006 Says: From Paramaribo we made a trip into French Guiana in the following way: (1) By taxi from Paramaribo to Albina.(2) Crossing Marowijne River to Saint-Laurent du...
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DEVIL ISLAND - TEUFELSINSEL - ILES DU SALUT
Devils Island was a French prison until 1948. Captain Dreyfuss was kept here as well as "Papillon", who wrote a book about it. I guess, the prisoners would not have thought, that one day Cruise-ships...
I visited French Guiana in march 2003 It was part off my Suriname tripp and i visited Guiana for one day I was visiting the following places Saint Laurant du Maroni Please let me know when...
French Guiana or Guyane, is unlike the rest of South America. It is part of France and uses the same currency (Euro) and flag. They even speak the same language. It is also the most expensive country...
French Guiana, or 'Guiane'is situated on the North-East corner of South America and has borders with Brazil, Suriname and the Atlantic. The country is a French state, therefore considered part of...
Doing French Guiana from Suriname
Helen lived some time in Cayenne a long time ago, going back and forth to Paramaribo. So we were retracing her steps doing this trip to French Guiana from Paramaribo. We will not duplicate the...
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