I got my bags packed on a roll heading out there and I'm ready to go looking real good

in my passport photo

Oh no!

Amateur Traveler episode 748. Today the Amateur Traveler talks about beaches and

waterfalls, a fort named after Napoleon, Moss Bands and Carnival as we go to Guadalupe.

I know that I should be heading home, but maybe not, maybe not today.

Welcome to the amateur traveler. I'm your host Chris Christensen. Let's talk about

the Guadalupe Islands. I'd like to welcome to the show Michaela Malazzi from bare feet with

Michaela Malazzi which can be seen on PBS or Amazon Prime globally.

Michaela welcome to the show.

Thank you Chris, thanks for having show. Thank you, Chris.

Thanks for having me.

And if we're laughing, it's because I've managed to say your name somewhat close to correct on the,

I don't know how many tries.

And Michaela, you've come to talk to us about a particular Caribbean island chain.

What are we going to talk about today?

We're going to be talking about the Guadalupe Islands, which I have fallen in love with.

And what is your connection with Guadalupe or Guadalupe islands?

Yeah, so the Guadalupe islands are, they are the French Caribbean, part of the French

Caribbean and I got to celebrate carnival there which was such a unique and special experience for me during COVID, all of the carnival celebrations around the world actually have been cancelled.

But there's so much more to see through the islands not just during carnival. It's just such a fascinating place and I can't

wait to share all of the things that your listeners are going to want to do once once they hear about it and once they see our episodes because we have two new

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