I have been to:
- Mahe and La Digue in Seychelles
- Basel in Switzerland (France and Germany are bordering, so there too)
- Ulm in Germany
- London in UK
- Dublin in Ireland
- Cape town South Africa
- Back to London
- then Sri Lanka
most of this travel was on purpose, one was happy happening totally unplanned :)
Firstly Seychelles,
Went to visit one of my favourite homies, Rene and her hubby Sean. They are living and working in Seychelles (sigh, shame)
I spent almost two weeks with them, what a beautiful, amazing experience... in fact still actually cant believe it is somewhere I have been to.
Things to remember when going to Seychelles:
1. Snorkelling will be ruined for you forever. The water is crystal clear! TURTLES and the whole cast of Finding Nemo right up in your face...and all their friends that aren't even in the movie... Not sure I will ever find any place with more clear and more underwater happiness again... I endeavour to look, but I'm not holding my breath (pardon the pun)
2. Wine bottles impulsively commit suicide in the middle of the night. Literally the arse end of the bottle just decides its had enough of life and falls off- causing a wine flood through out Rene and Seans lounge- which sounds like a wonderful event... but alas, I'm not sure Sean (who cleaned it up at 2am) - appreciated the event as much as i appreciate the idea of a wine flood..
3. Mosquito's in Seychelles wear invisibility cloaks. There was biting, there was scratching and there was the itch.. I did not see one little bugger in all the time I was there? (pack non rancid smelling repellent...)
4. The tiny island of Mahe has weather bipolar. The one side (short drive) can be pouring with rain, the other side (another short drive) its perfect blue sky days. The weather does not know what it wants to be... so it is all the weather, all the time.
5. If your summer hat decides to runaway from home, and dives into the sea as its escape - let it go... don't let your friends dive after it and retrieve it (thanks Rene).. if its going to escape it will escape, never to be found again. Gone, but not forgotten.
6. Palm spider. Colourful eight legs of death. I saw one en route to the beach, I took a different route the rest of the holiday.
8. Snails and their shells could house a small child - okay maybe not a child, but definitely something much bigger than your average snail. They are like natures speed bumps on the road... (sorry snails)
9. When a boat trip is planned- attempt not to drink all wine on island night before -this was first experience of sea sickness... didn't loose the wine (wouldn't waste like that) but definitely felt the quease.
10. Black spiky fella's on rocks and coral are not friends!! I am grateful I found this out via someone else's agony.. but yikes! just yikes. note to self (and you) - wear fins people, wear FINS !
11. The ocean in Seychelles suffers from kleptomania... my snorkel was stolen, out of the blue (well into the blue;) ) on a boat trip. On the next boat trip the same section of ocean tried to steal Sean's GoPro. Thankfully found again .. and two of other peoples goggles (must have been stolen a while back as were mouldy) sneaky sneak - make sure your things are fastened to you in some way.
12. Seychelles is humid. Its a little like breathing wet air.
13. When travelling to La Digue- your hire bicycles to get around the island.. this is more a warning to guest house owners... ensure that tourists can reach the floor while cycling - when seats are to high - could lead to hedge and tree destruction....
(apologies to the person who's garden this is, that I destroyed)
14. Flipping fantastic place to visit. Would recommend it to anyone- however save up a bit before heading over that way... eating out, wine, food, all things cost approximately four arms and two and half legs. Probably because its the remote little place in the middle of the ocean... but for what you are seeing and getting- I'd pay it all again ;) andddd I am so grateful that Sean and Rene housed me :)
Anyhoo highly recommend for a beachy holiday :)
Rest of adventures to be posted soon
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