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What's in a Name

The first thing you notice when you get to the Philippines is the amount of weird signs around. The first one was the "Beware of...

Joanne Stubbs

Nov 23, 20191 min read

A Crater and Infertile Volcanic Soil

You cannot go to a volcanic island without seeing the extinct volcano crater in the middle of the island. Oddly enough there is also a...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 21, 20191 min read

A Visit to Ile Egrettes

This small limestone island only 800 metres off shore is a National Park where there is a breeding program for the endangered Pink...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 21, 20191 min read

An Afternoon on a Quad Bike

If you want to get a good view of some parts of the island the best way to do it is on a quad bike. This is looking back down to...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 21, 20191 min read

Model Ships

Mauritius is famous for building model ships - go figure! A mandatory stop on the island is at a model ship building factory. All the...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 21, 20191 min read

Forests & Waterfalls

So far 1 out of every 4 days has been sunny so when you go up into the mountains of rain forest the last thing you should expect is...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 21, 20191 min read

Naval Museum

The bonus of the Naval Museum is that it is located in a great old colonial house. It is also free of change. Most of the descriptions...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 15, 20191 min read

Mahebourg

My hotel is about 3.5 kms from the town of Mahebourg which is the largest town on the east coast, but not very big at all. There are two...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 15, 20191 min read

Anyone for Racing?

Believe it or not Port Louis has the 2nd oldest racecourse in the world with the oldest known racing club. Where is the oldest you ask? ...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 15, 20191 min read

A Day in Port Louis

Port Louis is the capital city of Mauritius and located on the central west coast of the island. It is essentially a port town and has...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 15, 20191 min read

Back in the Real World

I spent one night in Reunion on my way to Mauritius and actually saw the BBC World News on satellite TV. I think this may have been a...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 15, 20191 min read

Chameleon Going "a Huntin"

While I was on Tanikely there was also an abundance of chameleons. You would think I would be sick of them by now, but they are so cool...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 7, 20191 min read

Turtles

I went to Nosy Tanikely yesterday for a snorkel in the national park. The whole island is the centre of marine reserve but the scuba...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 7, 20191 min read

Ravantsara Wellness Centre

Just an odd name for a resort hotel. I am currently staying here and the gardens are just beautiful. The staff here are the best I have...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 7, 20191 min read

The Centre of Nosy Be

Today I took a quad bike into the centre of the island and other than riding a horse or walking this is the only real way to move around...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 7, 20191 min read

Nosy Iranja

A few hours in a speedboat to a beautiful small island took me Nosy Iranja. This place is famous for its 1.5 kilometre sand bar that...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 7, 20191 min read

The Chameleon in the Garden

The hotel I am at today has a fantastic garden so who better to find me a chameleon than one of the gardeners. He had 3 other of his...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 5, 20191 min read

The Tide Shift

The tides here move a great deal and the height difference between tides is about 20ft. To give you an idea the shots below show low and...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 5, 20191 min read

Lokobe National Park - Other Assorted Things

We were also lucky enough to find the endangered Tomato Frog which has a red top and an iridescent blue spotted under belly. Then there...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 5, 20191 min read

Lokobe National Park - Gecko?

This is the Mossy Leaf Tailed Gecko and is bloody difficult to spot. Lucky we had the guide with us as he spotted two. They are about 1...

Joanne Stubbs

Aug 5, 20191 min read