Top Things to do in Mauritius Beyond Beaches
Mark Twain called it “paradise”, and Joseph Conrad “a pearl”. The visuals of turquoise blue waters and white sand beaches…
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Wildlife in Mauritius
⇓⇓ Pin it if you like it. ⇓⇓ Wildlife in Mauritius Around eight million years ago an earth-shattering explosion happened.…
Top 15 Things You Must Do in Mauritius
After my two visits to Mauritius, I maintain, Mauritius is one of those few places in the world you can fall in love with immediately… even before landing. Mark Twain called it “paradise”, and Joseph Conrad “a pearl”. It is a beautiful island country, known for its white beaches and pristine waters. Each side of the island has a different landscape.
What makes it a pleasure is
Tale of two colored earth-places
What would you like to see on mother earth? A rainbow? Or a variegation? Or both?
Well, Mauritius has both!
Seven-Coloured Earths at Chamarel
World Post Day
World Post Day
World Post Day is celebrated on 9th October every year, that is today. Contrary to the popular belief that the first post office started functioning on this day, it is actually the day on which Universal Postal Union was established in 1874 in Berne.
Enough of history. Why am I talking about this?
If the entrance is this inviting, who would not like to go in ?
Is not it a good way to invite to a museum?
Postal Services are very close to me and
Tunisia for adventure lovers
Tunisia for adventure lovers
You may enjoy a hopping off point for day-trippers, but Tunisia has a lot to offer those who travel to the country in the hope of experiencing something new.
While adventure sports like parasailing, banana boats, desert dune buggies are all very much on the menu, there are some alternative adventures that are quite specific to this exciting country, too.
Paint the town red,
Aapravasi Ghat in Mauritius
Aapravasi Ghat in Mauritius
or Immigration Square
They came through sea to work, mostly as plantation workers in sugarcane fields and set their first step on Mauritian soil at this historic place in Port Louis harbor, in the capital of Mauritius. It was on this particular site that, they also spent their first two days in Mauritius before being registered and sent to work.
The Memorial.
Literally translated in Hindi, Aapravasi Ghat (अप्रवासी घाट) means
Pure and Pristine Mauritius in Pictures
I wonder what I like more about Mauritius. Is it the blue waters or is it the blue sky with white fluffy clouds?
Is it the cloud kissing mountains or the pristine white sands on a beach ? Do I prefer the markets and the malls more or is the vast expanse of sugarcane fields that interests me? The similarity in cultures or the variety of adventure activities?
Mauritius is that one country you can immediately fall in love with, even before landing.
Here is a photo feature of this beautiful country to show you a glimpse.
Bouquet d’Annee,