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    L’art du voyager

    Next week I am visiting Saint Martin de Ré where convicts from mainland France were held immediately before their departure for French Guiana aboard La Martinière. While… Read more “L’art du voyager”

    June 8, 2019 by Limit Experience

    Site visit #20. Camp Est and the penalscape*

    If you take the bus up to the university on Île Nou one of the first vestiges you pass is not a vestige at all but rather… Read more “Site visit #20. Camp Est and the penalscape*”

    May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by Limit Experience

    Approaching things differently (En route to the islands)

    Over the past month I have returned to two islands that once were part of France’s overseas penal colonies. The first Con Dao or Poulo-Condore located 230km… Read more “Approaching things differently (En route to the islands)”

    May 19, 2019 by Limit Experience

    Site visit #19 Musée Maritime, Nouméa

    The maritime museum in Noumea is one of my favourite museums in New Caledonia. This is probably largely due to its layout comprised of lots of small… Read more “Site visit #19 Musée Maritime, Nouméa”

    May 1, 2019 by Limit Experience

    Delicate ruins

    5 July 2018 The Vestiges at Port Boisé Having been disappointed several times in our search for ruins over the past week or so, we didn’t expect… Read more “Delicate ruins”

    August 8, 2018August 6, 2018 by Limit Experience

    In search of the Chemin des Bagnards

    5 July 2018 On our first day in New Caledonia we went on a tour of Prony village with a local guide. Prony was one of the… Read more “In search of the Chemin des Bagnards”

    August 8, 2018August 6, 2018 by Limit Experience

    Hotel Banu, La Foa

    31 July 2018 We drove to La Foa in search of various vestiges of the notorious Camp Brun, where the most ‘difficult’ convicts were sent as further… Read more “Hotel Banu, La Foa”

    August 7, 2018August 6, 2018 by Limit Experience

    The Itinéraire Bagne

    July 2018 One of the major initiatives that inspired the project’s focus around the potential for multisite penal heritage is the ‘Itinéraire Bagne’ in the South Province… Read more “The Itinéraire Bagne”

    July 29, 2018 by Limit Experience

    site visit #14. musée de Nouvelle Calédonie

    Musée de Nouvelle Calédonie, Nouméa 19 July 2018 There are a number of museums located in Nouméa which provide a wider history of the territory. We decided… Read more “site visit #14. musée de Nouvelle Calédonie”

    July 26, 2018 by Limit Experience

    Hyde Park Barracks

    15 July 2018 En route to New Caledonia for the next phase of site visits, I spent a couple of days in Sydney where I managed to… Read more “Hyde Park Barracks”

    July 22, 2018 by Limit Experience

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