WHAT YOU'LL LIKE
* Drop-dead-gorgeous landscapes and seascapes.
* South-end beaches.
* French style and cosmopolitan atmosphere of luxury hotels.
* Welcoming Creole islanders.
* Exploring tropical forest and waterfalls in the mountainous interior.
* Touring the north end by car.
WHAT YOU MAY NOT CARE FOR
* French attitude in tourist enclaves.
* Attempting to speak French to Continentals.
BEST ADVICE
* Do take a French-English phrasebook.
* Do get away from the beaches and head up into the highlands.
Posted online 12/01/98.
