I got a lot of blank stares from people just before the Women’s Day long weekend after they asked me what I was doing over the weekend, and I answered “going to Mauritius.” People seemed shocked that I was going to Mauritius- just for the weekend. I think just because it’s “overseas”, most people think […]

I was so excited to be invited on a trip to Mauritius, hosted by the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA). The aim of the trip was to promote their annual Creole festival, which is a culmination of food, music and fun. I had a completely different trip to what I experienced when I last went in January. […]

Our final full day had arrived.We decided to spend the whole day out at the East islands off Mauritius.We started out on a speed boat (totally exhilarating and fun!) and we headed out to Blue Bay. This is a natural marine park and is apparently the BEST place in all of Mauritius to do snorkelling.The […]

We had a tour of the South planned for Day 3. We started off by visiting a ship model factory. I was amazed at how hard the people have to work. It takes days to make a ship, and they can’t even sell them for that much.  Lady doing embroidery on the sails Painting   […]

After a great night’s sleep, we woke up super early and went for a swim in one of the 2 massive pools. It’s probably close to 25 degrees at 8 in the morning, so it’s such a relief to jump into a cool pool. After that, we headed to breakfast. Again, an incredible spread of […]

One of my favourite blogs to follow is Bailey Schneider (from 94.7).Check her blog out at http://baileyschneidersblog.blogspot.com/Her post about Mauritius actually inspired me to book my own holiday- it was the push I needed. She split her Mauritius holiday into different blog posts, and I think I am going to do the same because I don’t want you […]