Mike: Not to argue with ya, but enjoying the culture and history of an island is different than just having people sell you stuff. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" /> If I were spending a week on Martinique, besides studying up on the 1902 eruption, I'd also read some of Patrick Chamoiseau's work as background.