From makos and mackrels

Macology is the science of curiosity - of things that don't really concern you. This phenomenon is particularly pronounced on the islands.....We visit restaurants with Creole cuisine, Creole bars and small general shops, the so-called "lolos". We travel by public transport along the seafront - the music is cheerful and so loud that every ear doctor gives up their job. We go to markets and look at the whole range of tropical fruits. We get to know Creole music from Kassav to Zoukmachine and of course ....our parents used to make the music from.... Franky Vincent off. We will familiarise you with some of the peculiarities of the Creole language and visit museums and plantations. You will learn to love Creole architecture, which mainly developed in the 19th century, e.g. Maison de l'Herminier in Pointe-à-Pitre or Maison Thermes in Basse-Terre. Guadeloupe is different from Martinique. Join us on a journey of a lifetime - Guadeloupe or Martinique is your choice.

If the opportunity arises, we visit one of the many festivals, e.g. in Guadeloupe:

- Festival du Crabe, Morne à l'Eau, Easter weekend

- Fishermen's festival, Pointe-à-Pitre, end of April

- Terre de Blues, Marie-Galante, Whitsun weekend (2018 edition with Jocelyne Beroard)

-Gwoka Festival, Sainte-Anne, beginning of July

- Fête des Cuisinières, Pointe-à-Pitre, second Saturday in August

In Martinique, for example 

- the Fort-de-France festival in July

- the Tour des yoles rondes boat competition in July/August

The Villa Créole in Trois-Îlets in the south-west of Martinique on the picturesque bay of Anse Mitan with its numerous yachts offered musical entertainment and Creole specialities until the fire in 2016, which completely destroyed the restaurant. For around 36 years, it was one of the best restaurants in Martinique: Accras de Morue (codfish dumplings), Blaff de poisson, Ferocé or Bondamanjak.....and of course the rum cocktails. Where can you find that today? We accompany you on a culinary tour through Martinique from south to north. The market halls of Fort-de-France in the pedestrianised rue Antoine Siger, or the charming market of St Pierre. We go back in time to when St Pierre was one of the most prosperous towns in the Caribbean, visit a rum distillery, go to Josephine's bathtub and see the islands off Le Robert. If possible, we will spend the night on the small island of Îlet Oscar (only with Dispo, surcharge compared to the overnight stay in Martinique on request).

The islands off Sainte Rose are among the lesser-known natural beauties of Butterfly Island. We visit them on a fishing boat. We take a trip to Pointe-à-Pitre and Basse-Terre to visit the local markets.  The public bus is our means of transport along the coast under the wind, up and down the serpentines by the sea. The waterfalls of the "Island of Beautiful Waters" such as the Grandes Chutes du Carbet and the Saut de la Lézard are another destination. In the "Grands Fonds" we are transported back to the heyday of sugar cane cultivation. We enjoy marvellous sunsets in "Lolos" with a Creole cocktail by the sea and buy "Gwo Sirop batterie" - Creole ice cream on the beach. We set off on a fishing boat to go fishing and then watch the fish being sold at the market. In season, we head to the mango trees in our garden. We pick mangoes with and without strings and recognise the differences.