Comoros Travel Blogs

Boating misery
Jun 12, 2007

... is a bit cheaper. Well short version.  Rose and I thought it would be a good idea to go by boat to the Comoros... how wrong we were.  Never travel by cargo boat unless you have it on good authority that it is large, fast, and relatively clean ...

A la recherche des cocos fesses
Mar 4, 2001 (2 photos)

Il semble que le mauvais temps nous suive. Pas grand chose à voir. Les Comores ressemblent beaucoup aux Seychelles. L'île semble très pauvre. Les gens sont gentils, mais quelque chose manque. It looks like the bad weather follows us. Not much to see. The ...

More reasons why I need a rich husband...
Jun 16, 2007

... I had somebody hit on me by simply pulling out a condom and thrusting it in my face...  Also gross. Seriously though - the Comoros was an odd experience.  Prices are out of this world and I had my first encounter with painful poverty and ...

BVAWT014 - FMCH
Sep 20, 2008

FMCH - Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport

Arrival in the Seychelles
Feb 4, 2008 (2 photos)

What a beautiful location this is for a simple inn. The view from my room here is of a lagoon going out about 200 meters to where there is a reef line. After that, open ocean. To the right the beach curves out toward the sea with huge basalt-like rocks, ...

Excursion to Praslin
Feb 6, 2008 (5 photos)

This morning I was up very early because I wanted to catch the 7:30 catamaran to Praslin Island about 30 km to the east. To make sure I could get a seat I needed to be there at 6:30 which meant leaving about 5:45. The taxi I'd arranged the night ...

Monday afternoon
Feb 5, 2008

This afternoon I had a conversation at the hotel with one reader. It was very brief, she just wanted to say hello and to thank us for the publications.  Didn't have any questions, didn't really want anything else.   I got the first big step ...

We climb 1900 metres up and 700 back in one day!
Jun 29, 2006 (23 photos)

We're now heading to Grande Comore, the largest (60kms by 20 kms, with a population of 363,000) of the independent Comoros Islands. The only time most people have heard of it was when in November 1996 an Ethiopian Airlines flight was highjacked, ran out of ...

Time to leave the Comoros Islands
Jun 12, 2007

Tomorrow, we set off for Madagascar, by PLANE.  We've had quite the little adventure in this odd destination, but I'm pretty thrilled to move on to my dream destination.  Overall, we've had a good time, but of course there was what Marta and I ...

MISERY CRUISE 2007
Jun 6, 2007

... Delhi to Dharamsala. - Don't EVER travel by sea between African islands in the Indian Ocean.  Especially between Zanzibar and the Comoros Islands on the Ile des Comoros II. Put Marta, Rose, and 20 Tanzanians and Comorians in a not-so-big or clean ...

Praslin Deserves Praise!
Aug 11, 1978 (9 photos)

In the morning, Ann and I took a walk along the beach to the nothern end of the island. We had to leave today, because of the problems with our itinerary, so we walked back to the airport, got in the plane, and took off. Flew to Praslin. When we got ...

A trip to the wonders of nature
Jan 22, 2009 (5 photos)

... nature, so the comoros islands were more or less the perfect place for my vacation. you need more information about the islands to help you plan your visit, check these websites: www.comoros-islands.com http://www.comores-online.com/accueil.html  

A Day of Firsts
Aug 10, 1978 (35 photos)

Today is Mom and Dad's 21st anniversary (a first). We gave them coffee in bed. We flew to Bird Island in a small transport polane. It had two seats per row (no aisle). It sat 16 people, including the pilot, and was very noisy. The hotel on Bird ...

Isla de Mozambique
Jun 6, 2005

Isla

Fairy terns, sooty terns
Aug 12, 1978 (15 photos)

After breakfast, we got on the hotel bus with the two ladies that came with us from Bird Island. The driver took us to the "jitty" where we were supposed to meet the boat to Cousin. There was only a small native boat on the beach. We had thoughts like, " ...