Suddenly I'm in France

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Writing this from Guadeloupe, which is a 20-minute flight from Antigua and an entire world away. France maintains Guadeloupe, Martinique, and a few other spots as full-on "overseas departments," not at all unlike the way Hawaii and Alaska are considered integral parts of the US.

So suddenly you go from one island where it's all about the West Indies -- it's hard to find any international news at all on some of the islands -- and then quite suddenly it's all about France, with daily editions of Le Monde and Le Figaro and so on at every newsstand.

Spectacular place, this is. Most interesting cemeteries I've ever seen. More on that shortly.

But for now, here's another way to know you're in France -- spotted in a market on the road between St. Francois and Le Moule:

France. Definitely.

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