Photography Museum in Port Louis

Gone the way of the Dodo

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October 22nd 2007
We arrived on Mauritius on September 2nd in the morning and, after haggling with the taxi drivers, got a ride up the east coast to the little town of Trou d’Eau Deuce. We spent two days here walking around the town, relaxing on the small beach area to the north near Belle Mare, and enjoying the local food. Having come in the spring and before the tourist season the area was very quiet. The we ... read more

Africa » Mauritius

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Discovered by the Portuguese in 1505, Mauritius was subsequently held by the Dutch, French, and British before independence was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attra... ... read more