Haiti

Dominican Republic and Haiti border crossing There are three border crossings open to foreigners between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. In order from north to south they are at Ouanaminthe – Dajabon, Belladere – Comendador (Elias Pina), and Malpasse – Jimani. The southern most crossing, which links Santo Domingo with Port au Prince is the [...]

CAP HAITIEN, Haiti- From where I sit, on a roof top in Cap Haitien, the second largest city in Haiti, life goes on as usual. There is music here, the streets are full of people, some of them are going to work, some are sitting listlessly, some are just talking, some laughing — a Haitian woman across the hotel roof from me is singing to herself — a group of men down below are gambling over dominoes, there is a lottery brokerage on nearly every block, women sit outside of their homes selling bags of purified water, pop, candy, kids chase each other, a group of young girls in Sunday dresses walk by.

I arrived in the Haitian city of Cap Haitien around five or six hours ago by bus from Santiago in the Dominican Republic. Chaya and Petra are still in Sosua. I should only be in Haiti for around one week before going back to the Dominican Republic and then traveling on to Guatemala and El [...]

Transportation in Haiti is very straight forward and easy, if you don’t mind riding with 20 other people in a pickup truck or more than 30 in a minivan. There is not much room to move around it when traveling on public transport in Haiti, but it is cheap. Buses run at around one to [...]

Dangers and warnings for travelers in Haiti Submit information on the dangers of traveling to Haiti below. It is my impression that it is relatively safe to travel in Haiti. There are usually many people in the streets. The biggest danger that I observed in Haiti are the conditions of the roads and sidewalks. There [...]