Mauritius seems to have become a kind of default destination to celebrate anniversaries for us, this trip was a week spent at the Paradise Cove Hotel in the North near Grand Baie, to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Direct Flight Cape Town to Mauritius One of the great things about Mauritius is it’s accessibility, a 5 hour flight on Air Mauritius, direct from...
The Seychelles has got to be one of my favourite places in the world, reason enough to keep going back, this one is from a visit to Praslin Island with the family. Getting to Praslin The ferry from Mahe to Praslin takes around an hour and departs 3 times a day, but flying takes only 15 minutes with flights throughout the day. It costs a bit more...
At 1500 kilometres East of the coast of Kenya and Tanzania, the Seychelles Islands are pretty remote. As a country, it comprises of around 155 islands with a total population of 90 000 people, the majority of whom live on Mahé, the largest island. The capital city is Victoria, located on Mahé, visitors coming in by air will arrive at the international airport. The...
When I was a teenager, there was a popular song which went something like “woah I’m going to Barbados, in the sunny Caribbean Sea“. That song really talked to me, ever since I have had an obsession with visiting that island. Eventually, circumstances made that dream become a possibility, and then a reality and the trip was on...
Ever since I was a lad I’ve had a fascination with tropical islands, Mauritius, Barbados and the Seychelles in particular. This trip, to celebrate our wedding anniversary was my first, the first of many island hopping travels to come. Mauritius is approximately 65 km long North to South, around 40 km across at it’s widest point and more or less pear...