Blogs from Mauritius, Africa - page 2

Am Nachmittag des 26.3. sortierten wir im Hotel die Kleider, Schuhe, Reiseführer und Unterlagen aus, die wir nach Hause schicken wollten - sicher 15 kg. Der Herr vom Reisebüro kümmerte sich um den Versand. Dieser kostet 22‘ooo ind. Rupien, das sind etwa 330 CHF - immer noch billiger, als das Uebergewicht bezahlen zu müssen! Nach kurzem Schlaf wurden wir zum Flugplatz gebracht. Das Einchecken verlief problemlos, obwohl Delhi Airport auch morgens um 02 Uhr voll von Leuten ist. Das Totalgewicht betrug 76 kg ((80 wären erlaubt). Auch bei der Security musste ich ausnahmsweise nichts auspacken. So hatten wir noch etwas Zeit für Einkäufe. Der Flug mit der A 380 von Emirates nach Dubai war problemlos auch wenn ich kaum schlafen konnte. Dubai ist ein riesiger, sehr schöner Flughafen, mit vielen Läden - so kam ich endlich ... read more

Funny how experiences are different from person to person. And I even do not know how to be honest about my Mauritius experience without sounding like a spoiled brat :D By having said that, don't get me wrong: Mauritius is a nice destination, with beautiful weather and a diversity of things to do. Here is where the spoiled and/or brat thing comes in, my friend and I were expecting to be WOWed and we weren't.. So how does this work? I guess it depends on a few things: are you for example going on a honeymoon, and got everything at your doorstep in a fabulous resort with no desire to venture out; not to worry, you can still go and you will completely disagree with me! Are you not spoiled rotten yet with the most amazing ... read more

July 7, 2017 - I woke up at 7am and went for a walk to the beach, but it was cloudy and windy, so the lighting was bad and it was a bit chilly. I did see a macaque though, on my to the beach. It also saw me and was gone before I could think of taking a photo. I also saw some in the national park that day, but they were also gone quickly. They are not native to the island. I had some yogurt and granola for breakfast and then chatted with Jeroen while he got ready for work. I left at 9:45 to walk to the meeting point for my daytrip, and got there at 10:15. I paid and then chatted with a German woman named Annette until we left at 10:30. ... read more

July 5, 2017 - I feel like these posts are becoming repetitive - new day, new island. But it was another good day. Last night we decided to go on another daytrip together, this time to Cat Island (Ile aux Chat) and La Hermitage. Aulette, the host, arranged it after dinner. The meeting point for the boat was at Graviers, where I had walked the other day. Margo, Julia and Walter left at 7:15 to take the two buses, just as I started breakfast. Julien and I had decided to walk, as it could only take an hour an a half, and the bus wouldn't be any faster. It's the same walk I did the other day, but in reverse. We made it in an hour this time, and arrived at the same time as the ... read more

July 3, 2017 - My alarm was set for 5am, and I was already getting out of bed at 4:45. I hate that I can't sleep when I know I have to get up. I had some breakfast, finished packing and waited for Bernard to show up. He was only 5 minutes late. We got to the airport and I asked if we should be at a different terminal, as I had heard all flights to Rodrigues were in a different terminal. He said no, we're good. So I went in, and a guy who worked there told me to go to the left to check in and then come back to security. My airline was not to the left, so I went to the right. I found Mauritius Air, got my boarding pass from the ... read more