Posted by marcos on July 18, 2002 at 19:00:13:
In Reply to: Re: st. pierre et miquelon posted by jeannie on July 18, 2002 at 07:38:01:
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: : : Thanks Marcos, Glad you shared this. This is truly a place I have never heard of before. I appreciated knowing that such a place exists. Can you imagine only around 7000 inhabitants? Wow!
: : : I guess they struggle w Canada for fishing rights. This must be awkward. The island sort of reminded me of a backward United Kingdom, w the larger island indented in the middle and a smaller one to the side. Now I'll always be aware of these islands, whenever I think of Newfoundland. You just updated my knowledge of not only geography but history as well. Thanks! Let me ask you now: why did St. Pierre et Miquelon interest you? And why did you select this place in the world to share w us? I would be interested in knowing that.
: : : See you later, Bill
: : Because of the fact these islands are not known to most people here, even though they right here in North America, to show there's more to N.A. than the 3, USA, Canada, and Mexico. I'm intrigued by the North Atlantic area there. As it said on the links, there's descendants of French Basques and
: : Bretons there, pretty cool.
: i was really intrigued with this also, marcos. i've never heard of it either! i've been looking for a new place to visit for the next trip, and this place seems to fit the bill. only one exception for me, though - the climate sounds a little rough. i'm pretty much a wimp in that area. but i would say overall, i could probably get beyond my wimpiness to really enjoy a place like that! thanks for posting this! jeannie
~Your welcomed. If you go, let us know what it's like!