French Territories

Space History & Colonial Past: Exploring Kourou's Dual Heritage

Standing at the edge of the launch viewing area, watching the final preparations for an Ariane 5 rocket, I couldn't help but feel the weight of contrasts in Kourou. Here I was, a school principal from Virginia Beach, witnessing cutting-edge...

Beyond the Beaches: Urban Discoveries and Local Life in Mont-Dore, New Caledonia

The plane banks sharply over an impossibly blue lagoon, and for a moment, I'm transported back to my father's geological expeditions along Canada's eastern seaboard. But this isn't Nova Scotia—it's New Caledonia, that curious French territory floating in the South...