Comments on: Shadows of Graham Greene in Downtown Port-au-Prince: Including Rum Sours at the Hotel Oloffson http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:23:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Robert http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-3161 Robert Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:25:02 +0000 http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-3161 I was in Cap Haitien and Ouanaminthe last week. I found the people very nice and welcoming. I am not discounting any of the problems anyone else may have or the terrible crimes I have heard about- just saying that I had a safe and upbeat trip. A few street kids followed me in a good natured way and asked for a coin, but I was generally left alone and safe even at night. I enjoyed the Iron Market in Cap Haitien, I'm told the one in Port Au Prince is not used due to the earthquake- although the minarets are still standing. The Roi Christophe is a good, in town hotel but it isn't cheap. Caribe Tours (the Dominican deluxe bus company) runs a bus every noon from Santiago (no reservations needed) and they handle all border hassles. I didn't even have to get off the bus. The Oloffson is still operational in PAP but they have doubled the prices. I was in Cap Haitien and Ouanaminthe last week. I found the people very nice and welcoming. I am not discounting any of the problems anyone else may have or the terrible crimes I have heard about- just saying that I had a safe and upbeat trip. A few street kids followed me in a good natured way and asked for a coin, but I was generally left alone and safe even at night. I enjoyed the Iron Market in Cap Haitien, I’m told the one in Port Au Prince is not used due to the earthquake- although the minarets are still standing. The Roi Christophe is a good, in town hotel but it isn’t cheap. Caribe Tours (the Dominican deluxe bus company) runs a bus every noon from Santiago (no reservations needed) and they handle all border hassles. I didn’t even have to get off the bus. The Oloffson is still operational in PAP but they have doubled the prices.

]]> By: Pedrinho http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-3066 Pedrinho Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:10:41 +0000 http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-3066 Please, anyone with information about the situation of Oloffson and the Montana Hotels on the aftermath earthquake. Poor Ayiti and its people. Please, anyone with information about the situation of Oloffson and the Montana Hotels on the aftermath earthquake. Poor Ayiti and its people.

]]> By: marc http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-3031 marc Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:13:25 +0000 http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-3031 www.montcelhaiti.com http://www.montcelhaiti.com

]]> By: marc http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-3030 marc Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:13:02 +0000 http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-3030 I applaud for visiting Haiti, However as since you are indeed open minded and into artistic and relax paces here are some spots. I wish you visited other galleries like Monnin Gallery or Wednesday night Petionville LCub for dancing, Hotel Montan high end hotel. Jeremie Haiti http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqeZ4ITp7AY Port Salut for bohemians,backpacker type. Visit jacmel for arts and crafts, metal works google it Quartier Latin restaurant Haiti http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g1098353-d1372024-r14428108-Quartier_Latin-Petionville_Haiti.html http://www.abakabay.com/ Mr Grill Steakhouse 39, rue Rigaud, Petion Ville, Haiti. jacmel http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g580451-d629121-Reviews-Hotel_Cyvadier-Jacmel_Haiti.html Ibo-Le-Le hotel, hotel Oluffson that the writer of this blog is nice, Hotel caribe nice business hotel, www.villacreole.com nice hotel Club l'Infini up in Kenscoff laid back casual attire night club mostly upperclass haitians, and foreigners there . Presse Café live band relax atmosphere. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g147306-Haiti-Vacations.html 28 rue Rigaud, Pétion Ville photos hotels haiti http://www.haitixchange.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/1601/P24/#23610 this chalet style hotel is far way in kenscoff you need driver good jeep worth the trip secluded. montcelhaiti is the name of the chalet up the mountains cool air Hope all including the writer of this blog can visit haiti again their are pockets of beauty some hidden just got to find them. thank you.I hope some of this list will be of some help. music to buy Tabou Combou Belo- his style is folk , reggae , combo haitian roots Sweet Micky- konpa, he is comical, great to listen to dance Azor- RARA roots band tourists love rara sound very organic Emeline Michel- queen of Creole song has mixture of jazz in her production, nice voice www.sobs.com world music and Fridays is french carribean night mostly haitian band in downtown nyc http://www.haitianjazzfestival.com/ you can google them I applaud for visiting Haiti, However as since you are indeed open minded and into artistic and relax paces here are some spots.
I wish you visited other galleries like Monnin Gallery or Wednesday night Petionville LCub for dancing, Hotel Montan high end hotel.

Jeremie Haiti http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqeZ4ITp7AY

Port Salut for bohemians,backpacker type.

Visit jacmel for arts and crafts, metal works google it

Quartier Latin restaurant Haiti
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g1098353-d1372024-r14428108-Quartier_Latin-Petionville_Haiti.html

http://www.abakabay.com/

Mr Grill Steakhouse 39, rue Rigaud, Petion Ville, Haiti.

jacmel
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g580451-d629121-Reviews-Hotel_Cyvadier-Jacmel_Haiti.html

Ibo-Le-Le hotel, hotel Oluffson that the writer of this blog is nice, Hotel caribe nice business hotel, http://www.villacreole.com nice hotel

Club l’Infini up in Kenscoff laid back casual attire night club mostly upperclass haitians, and foreigners there .

Presse Café live band relax atmosphere.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g147306-Haiti-Vacations.html
28 rue Rigaud, Pétion Ville

photos hotels haiti
http://www.haitixchange.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/1601/P24/#23610

this chalet style hotel is far way in kenscoff you need driver good jeep worth the trip secluded. montcelhaiti is the name of the chalet up the mountains cool air

Hope all including the writer of this blog can visit haiti again their are pockets of beauty some hidden just got to find them. thank you.I hope some of this list will be of some help.

music to buy
Tabou Combou
Belo- his style is folk , reggae , combo haitian roots
Sweet Micky- konpa, he is comical, great to listen to dance
Azor- RARA roots band tourists love rara sound very organic
Emeline Michel- queen of Creole song has mixture of jazz in her production, nice voice

http://www.sobs.com world music and Fridays is french carribean night mostly haitian band in downtown nyc
http://www.haitianjazzfestival.com/
you can google them

]]> By: seamus http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-3008 seamus Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:13:15 +0000 http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-3008 Judy, I don't especially appreciate your sanctimonious tone. I have been to poor places all over the world (Haiti, Bolivia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Guatemala, backwoods China). Compared to other poor places I found Haitians remarkably touchy. Their behavior often switched unexpectedly between extremes of hostility and friendliness. I have not found touchiness and poverty to necessarily go hand in hand, so I believe this Haitian behavioral characteristic derives from more than simply poverty. Naturally observations such as mine, based on a single brief visit to the country, should be taken with a grain of salt. I am not big on staring and pointing my camera at people. You will notice my photographs include few people. I tend to just wander around minding my own business. Admittedly I do 'look', but not much beyond what is necessary for purposes of navigation. I would have loved to get to know more Haitians while I was there. Unfortunately being unable to speak French I was limited in my ability to converse with people. Haiti has plenty of potential as a tourism destination. Unfortunately, attracting more tourists may require Haitians to get over their hostility towards people who come 'just to look', since 'looking' is more or less what tourists do. In an ideal world I guess Haiti would be better off developing industries other than tourism. High-tech or something would be great. But being realistic, the tourist industry offers an easy way to help a lot of Haitians improve their lives. I did not really need to be told that Haitians are humans. You are lecturing me on 'empathy'. Why such a lack of empathy for me? Do you honestly believe I see Haitians as non-humans put on this earth to entertain the occasional tourist? No? Then don't be so cute. Judy, I don’t especially appreciate your sanctimonious tone.

I have been to poor places all over the world (Haiti, Bolivia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Guatemala, backwoods China). Compared to other poor places I found Haitians remarkably touchy. Their behavior often switched unexpectedly between extremes of hostility and friendliness. I have not found touchiness and poverty to necessarily go hand in hand, so I believe this Haitian behavioral characteristic derives from more than simply poverty. Naturally observations such as mine, based on a single brief visit to the country, should be taken with a grain of salt.

I am not big on staring and pointing my camera at people. You will notice my photographs include few people. I tend to just wander around minding my own business. Admittedly I do ‘look’, but not much beyond what is necessary for purposes of navigation.

I would have loved to get to know more Haitians while I was there. Unfortunately being unable to speak French I was limited in my ability to converse with people.

Haiti has plenty of potential as a tourism destination. Unfortunately, attracting more tourists may require Haitians to get over their hostility towards people who come ‘just to look’, since ‘looking’ is more or less what tourists do.

In an ideal world I guess Haiti would be better off developing industries other than tourism. High-tech or something would be great. But being realistic, the tourist industry offers an easy way to help a lot of Haitians improve their lives.

I did not really need to be told that Haitians are humans. You are lecturing me on ‘empathy’. Why such a lack of empathy for me? Do you honestly believe I see Haitians as non-humans put on this earth to entertain the occasional tourist? No? Then don’t be so cute.

]]> By: Judy http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-3007 Judy Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:15:47 +0000 http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-3007 You mention in your previous entry, and allude to it in this one as well, that you don't understand why Haitians should be so averse to people taking their photos or coming "just to look." I encourage you to try to empathize by putting yourself in their shoes. Imagine yourself living in filth and poverty, with barely a roof over your head and barely enough food to eat, unable to adequately care for yourself or your children. Would you want people to come and stare and point their camera at you - simply because they have a "tourist curiosity?" I suspect not. Haitians are not simply a 3rd world 'curiosity' for spectators. They are humans - with feelings and emotions and much to offer those who are willing to take the time to get to know them. (And yes, I have been there. And yes, I am going back!) I wish you well (and empathy) on your travels. Respectfully -- judy You mention in your previous entry, and allude to it in this one as well, that you don’t understand why Haitians should be so averse to people taking their photos or coming “just to look.” I encourage you to try to empathize by putting yourself in their shoes. Imagine yourself living in filth and poverty, with barely a roof over your head and barely enough food to eat, unable to adequately care for yourself or your children. Would you want people to come and stare and point their camera at you – simply because they have a “tourist curiosity?” I suspect not. Haitians are not simply a 3rd world ‘curiosity’ for spectators. They are humans – with feelings and emotions and much to offer those who are willing to take the time to get to know them. (And yes, I have been there. And yes, I am going back!) I wish you well (and empathy) on your travels.
Respectfully –
judy

]]> By: John http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-2959 John Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:44:51 +0000 http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-2959 What a wonderful blog. Can't wait to read more What a wonderful blog. Can’t wait to read more

]]> By: Tiare http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-2938 Tiare Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:17:49 +0000 http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-2938 Very interesting reading as usual, and that rum sour..what a luck i have the ingredients at hand! will try it tonight. T Very interesting reading as usual, and that rum sour..what a luck i have the ingredients at hand! will try it tonight.

T

]]> By: Feheart http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-2923 Feheart Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:29:35 +0000 http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-2923 A nice blog for cocktail~ Thank you for sharing.............. A cocktail beginner from Hong Kong A nice blog for cocktail~
Thank you for sharing…………..

A cocktail beginner from Hong Kong

]]> By: Mike S. http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-2912 Mike S. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:33:25 +0000 http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/11/19/shadows-of-graham-greene-in-downtown-port-au-prince-including-rum-sours-at-the-hotel-oloffson/#comment-2912 Thanks for the Hotel Oloffson Rum Sour recipe; that's what I was waiting for! Cheers, Mike Thanks for the Hotel Oloffson Rum Sour recipe; that’s what I was waiting for!

Cheers,

Mike

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