Saint Paul Marine Cemetery, La Reunión

July 27th 2013
Olivier Levasseur, better known in his time as La Buse, still must be laughing from his grave. From his grave? No, because he is not buried there. For a simple reason: the Cemetery Marine of Saint Paul, at the northwest of Reunion, formerly known as Ille Bourbon, did not exist when Levasseur was hung high and short. But let us serve a generous glass of good old rum. A Vieux Charrette or ... read more

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The Portuguese discovered the uninhabited island in 1513. From the 17th to the 19th centuries, French immigration, supplemented by influxes of Africans, Chinese, Malays, and Malabar Indians, gave the island its ethnic mix. The opening of the Suez Can... ... read more

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We start an Indian journey, from the lands of the island of Madagascar eastbound to the French Reunion, the ancient Bourbon Isle and the old pirates shelters. Then a break in paradise: the Maldives visited by Arab traders and travellers as Ibn Battûta; to finally dock in Sri Lanka, the old Serendib, the old Ceylon, blessed by the Gods and damned by the men. Hope enjoy the tales and histories that are going to come soon. Before we made a quick glance from South to North America in just nine short stops. The first one going back to Argentina in 1987 where Tango was mixed up with an endless ... full info

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