Ganga Talao: Lake of the Ganges Long before arrival at the lake the huge bronze coloured statue gives away its location. Arriving here early in the morning before the predicted buses of tour groups definitely paid off. The calm and serenity at this extinct volcanic crater was mesmorising. It is a sacred site for Hindus who come to place offerings in the lake which some believe to be linked to the Ganges by an underground stream. Surprisingly, in the lake itself there was little evidence that people come here regularly to make offerings of fruits and flowers and pray. I [View Full Entry]

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Rest & Relaxation [View Full Entry]

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Hello all, again een blog entry uit Afrika maar deze keer wel een stevig stuk noordelijker, in Marocco! Met een hoop opgespaard 45de verlof en omdat simpelweg thuiszitten niet in mijn kraam past heb ik een paar dagen terug voor geen geld een last minute vlucht geboekt naar Casablanca, klinkt als het Benidorm van Marokko. Samen met Anouk nog even romantisch genieten in de file richting Charleroi en vanaf dan zat ik al in Marokko: Deze vluchten zijn de reden waarom er een limiet staat op de bagage die je mag meenemen op een vlucht. Iedereen heeft hier zijn kleerkast letterlijk [View Full Entry]

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Hello all I thought I would write some final words to close the blog and draw the curtain on my travels. As I have told some of my friends, taking time off is the best thing I did for myself. At the risk of sounding zen, it has been an immensely rewarding experience. My travels have allowed me to rediscover myself and the values I hold dear, and it was a good test of my mettle. There were times I wanted to quit and go back home but I managed to find it in myself to press on. Undoubtedly, the hardest [View Full Entry]

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After the excitement of safari, the second half of the honeymoon didn't start as smoothly as planned. We had already had our flights changed not long before the wedding and instead of flying directly from Nairobi to Mauritius we had to get up early to fly down to Johannesburg before catching a connecting flight to Mauritius. All was going well until the connecting flight was cancelled due to problems with the plane or some other rubbish. We were among three hundred or so unhappy people who had to be ferried to a local hotel, queue for a room and wait to [View Full Entry]

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It is an n amazing place to see giant tortoise and crocodile here in Mauritius. It has around 200 giant Tortoise rooming around there u can sit on them for a photo shoot, they also have hatchery of tortoise. They have hatchery for tortoise starting from 1 yrs till 10 yrs and more. It has also a collection of butterflies and insects museum known as insectariums. Visitations there mean you will go beyond your imagination of viewing the insects and beautiful butterflies of different shape and colors. You also come across fruit bats which are from Madagascar. They have collection of [View Full Entry]

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Mauritius Photos http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2423405&id=8643197&l=27275d5baf [View Full Entry]

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We circled above the gorgeous island of Mauritius before landing occasionally spotting beautiful stretches of white sand belonging to innumerable 5 star resorts. Most people associate the island with honeymoons and expensive family holidays but we were there for much more important and special occasions. Lucie’s brother Jonathan lives on the island with his wife and newly born baby girl, Jordan. Luc hadn’t seen him or Nat for 2 years, I had obviously never met either of them, and Luc was about to meet her first niece for the first time! I have to admit that I was quite nervous meeting [View Full Entry]

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Two days, two very different islands, two very different impressions. Yesterday we arrived ahead of schedule (pronounced "shed-jul") in Port Louis, Mauritius. This used to be a British Colony, but became independent in 1968. The official language is English, but most of the signs and people we ran across spoke French. The shuttle bus from the ship to the "downtown" was a disaster. It took us over half and hour to get to the other side of the harbor (no more than 1/4 mile as the crow flies) where the shopping mall was. Not the center of town at all. It [View Full Entry]

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We were in Mauritius today. For anyone who's not sure (and I had absolutely no idea when I first saw the itinerary change), Mauritius is an island off the coast of Madagascar and is basically half way between South Africa and India. I had some mixed feelings about my experience in Mauritius, but overall the country is beautiful, and I'm very glad we got to go. Mostly I guess I just wish we had more time there, because no one would have gotten so upset if we were there for another day. Oh well though. So in the morning we left [View Full Entry]

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