There is one place on the island where sharks are seen regularly – the Shark Pit. The shark pit is located at Flat Island, one of the farthest of Mauritius’s northern outlying islands. Trips are infrequent as it can be expensive, long, and difficult to get to. Recommended only for adv...
When the sailors talked about the strange bird that could not fly, you can imagine people found it hard to believe their story. The Europeans who settled on Mauritius Island and the pigs they brought with them found the birds very good to eat. So large numbers of dodoes ...
Or you could do the very expensive, luxurious option of staying at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge next to the site itself, a real treat, the only lodging right at the site, but very pricey (about $1,000 per night). It is however virtually impossible to arrive by train in Aguas Calie...
Unless we are camping out in the wild, we aren’t normally one to eat random animals. We usually leave that to other animals. However, when predators see bright colors such as red, orange, or yellow, they know to stay away from that prey. Some animals change colors in an effort to w...
Just plain living is so expensive. And although I’ve generally been telling people that fixing up an old house in a city or a town is a good way to create a home nowadays, there are still people out there who want to build a house from scratch on a piece of land. And to you, ...
The festival of Diwali is an official holiday in Fiji, Guyana, India, Malaysia (except Sarawak), Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. Fireworks fill the air all night long * * Namaste and Happy Diwali! P.S. – Thanks to the fireworks, ...
Mauritius ebony, Diospyros tesselaria, was largely exploited by the Dutch in the 17th century. Some species in the genus Diospyros yield an ebony with similar physical properties, but striped rather than evenly black (Diospyros ebenum).Southeast Asian ebonies include Diospyros areolata in Malay ...
And why is this important? Because it is usually the host community that has to deal with all the nuisances and potential problems related to tourism. These could be… Price inflation – everyday goods and services become more expensive caused by tourism development, but local salaries might no...