Its being please to visit IIe Aux Cerf it is relayy a true paradise on earth. The variety in water sports thrill you to be a part of it . Its a small island you can visit it with the help of speed boart and enjoy a lots from para sailing to surfing and last but not the least u can enjoy scuba driving also. with banana boat sailing . [View Full Entry]

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In Search of Pirate Treasure, Sorcery and Fresh Volcanic Mountain Air Nov. 1, 2008 Ile de La Reunion, Southern Indian Ocean Every morning, the thick cottony clouds begin to build up outside the three bowl-shaped volcanic cirques in the center of Ile de La Reunion in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Villages, in the valleys and perched high up on the hillsides within the cirques, are protected by the 8,000-foot peaks and are baked all morning in the tropical heat. As if on cue, usually about noon, the pressure builds and the clouds have nowhere else to go but up and over [View Full Entry]

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A short greeting from Ile de la Reunion, a small volcanic island in the Indian Ocean. Never heard of it? Me neither until recently. She lies 1 day downwind from Mauritius and is a French possession. In the south, there is an active volcano which occaisonally has a major eruption (but sputters and tosses just a little lava every day). A long time ago, there would have been total seismic chaos. Now, in the center of the island lie 3 ancient, extinct cirques - collapsed volcanic craters - which provide the ultimate hiking experience. Never mind the drone of expedition helicopters [View Full Entry]

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I'm too lazy to upload all of my photos to the various Web sites I belong to, ie Flickr, Facebook, Snapfish, Travelblog, MySpace etc. So here they are, in all their glory -- and in one place. I've just uploaded shots from Darwin to Bali, and then from Bali to Mauritius. http://flickr.com/photos/alexarmitage/sets/ [View Full Entry]

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Arrival in Mauritius Oct. 14, 2008 Port Luis, Mauritius Norfy woke me at 12 a.m. Well, almost 12. a.m.. "Alex. You're up. 10 minutes to 12. Tea will be ready in a few minutes," Norfy said. I was awake, but barely. We were 8 miles east of Mauritius. Skipper James had asked that I wake him with 5 miles to go to our last waypoint, which was effectively the final approach to Mauritius. Norfy was off to bed and another 30 minutes or so and James was awake. I spent the next 2 hours at the chart table plotting our positions, [View Full Entry]

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Mauritius an Ultimate Tourist and HoneyMoon Destination. PLACES OF INTEREST Jardin Botanique de Pamplemousses The jewel of the crown! The gardens are known to naturalists throughout the world for their countless species of indigenous and exotic plants, including the giant Victorial Regia water lilies, and the talipot palm, said to flower once every sixty years and then die. The garden was created by Pierre Poivre in 1767 in the Estate of the French Governor Mahe de Labourdonnais. The latter's Chateau de Mon Plaisir, built in 1735, can still be seen there. Coloured Earths of Chamarel [View Full Entry]

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A week in the lap of luxury at the Oberoi hotel in Mauritius. Four course breakfasts, deep sunken marble bath and polished marble floors, four poster bed and a health spa with your own jacuzzi.The service is amazing, there are 250 staff for 76 rooms! The location is lush, palm trees, exotic flowers and birds, with a back drop of mountains and sunsets across the Indian Ocean - when it's not raining. We're going to Rwanda tomorrow, we've never written that before... [View Full Entry]

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After a very long 12 hour flight to Mauritius we started our descent over the island. The plane came to life as everyone craned their necks in anticipation to get the first exciting glimpse of paradise. Then my boyfriend pipes up and says 'oh, it looks a bit like Scotland'. Talk about passion killer, he may have well said 'your bum looks particularly enormous today'! By the scowl on my face he quickly retreated back into the High Life magazine and didn't volunteer any further thoughts. But I hated to admit it did look a bit like Scotland - very green [View Full Entry]

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Reunion After 3 days at sea, we arrived at the Island of Reunion on Monday the 21st of April. It is a French Protectorate and it did not take us long to realize it! We all got loaded on our buses for the various tours and the Taxis decided to call a surprise strike and blocked the exit from the port with cabs so none of the buses could leave. The Cabbies wanted access to the Port and claimed the buses were taking away all their business. After a couple of hours of negotiation, they finally opened the gates. Needless to [View Full Entry]

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1/2 innlegg: Mauritius (Skrevet i Flic en Flac 11.04.08). Nå har vi da vært her på Mauritius i ca 2 uker,å ja om noe kan kalles paradis er dette nettopp det!!! Ankom sent på kvelden ca2 uker siden fra Johannesburg(SørAfrika) å fant fort en billig & flott overnattingsplass i en rolig,liten type fiskerlandsby sør på øya,Mahebourg. Var der i 2 netter å vandret rundt overalt før ferden gikk videre til hovedstaden,Port Louis.Titta litt rundt der,å må si dette er virkelig en moderne & fin storby med kokospalmer & skyskrapere om hverandre..,arti!!+kjøpte flybillett til Seychellene & stappa i oss [View Full Entry]

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