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The Seychelles is an expensive travel destination, although in recent years more options, at a broader range of prices, have become available to the independent traveler. Still, the choices are pretty limited if you want Read More …
My recent trip to the Seychelles was mostly spent on board a small yacht, as seen in this shot from the harbor on La Digue. (That’s Tharius, with the sun shades down and the dinghy Read More …
Keeping to themes from my recent trip to the Seychelles, here is a shot of some (momentarily vacant) chairs at the edge of the sand on Anse Volbert on Praslin. And here is what you Read More …
It’s cold and dark here in Minnesota, so it is hard to believe that just a week ago I was sitting on a sailboat in the Seychelles looking at scenes like this on along the Read More …
While on the water, we anchored at Port Launay for a couple of days. It was a gorgeous spot. Now we are staying just up the road from that anchorage, so we head almost to Read More …
We’ve mostly been on the water on this trip, so I’m eager to commune with some plants for a while. Fortunately, Victoria has a pleasant Botanical Garden. I use links to improve your experience using Read More …
Our hotel is located across the street from a little beach. Since the tide is out this morning, we wander down to explore a bit. The whole island is ringed with beaches like this, as Read More …
This was supposed to be a sailing day, but light winds and threatening skies mean we motor much of the way to Saint Anne’s Marine Park. The advantage of all that motoring is that we Read More …
The plan is to leave Mahe’s Port Launay Marine Park for the day, taking a short sail further along the coast to Thérése Island. Once there, we will have most of the day for snorkeling. Read More …
We awake to brilliant sunshine in Baie Ternay Marine Park that turns to clouds, but it’s still a lovely spot with what looks like great snorkeling. We get a sense of how good the snorkeling Read More …