Hotel Les Arcades Moroni
1 avenue des ambassadeurs, Cidex 5626 Moroni, Grande Comore, 99000, Comoros
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We climb 1900 metres up and 700 back in one day!
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 fuel, and tried to land here, but ditched in the sea, right near the beach. The main thing we …
BONEY MORONI- UNDER THE VOLCANO WITH BROWN LOAFERS
Pictures from Hypertravel: 100 Countries in 2 Years (Backpackers' Guide to the World and the Soul) by Hardie Karges http://hyper-travel.blogspot.com/
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A la chasse aux tortues
Mon objectif : voir des tortues pondre sur la plage. On fait donc les 3 plages contiguës d'Itsamia. Ces dames pouvant prendre leur temps pour creuser les trous, il faut s'armer de patience et ne surtout pas les effrayer sinon elles retournent à l'eau illico.
Ce qui est intéressant, c'est que l'on peut voir ce phénomène toute l'année, mais s'il y a des périodes où l'on voit plus de tortues.
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Comores
J'ai cru que je n'y arriverai pas, au moment d'enregistrer à l'aéroport, un groupe d'expatrié loue l'avion en entier et modifie le planning. Je devrai attendre toute la matinée avant que l'avion ne revienne.
L'avion n'est qu'un petit avion à hélice, mais cela à un avantage: on vole bas et donc on peut voir le lagon de Mayotte de près.
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More reasons why I need a rich husband...
... where in the middle of their presidential elections. The three islands all elect presidents and then one overseeing president is elected (about as efficient as it sounds). There were 18 candidates for this tiny country and political spirits were running high: most obviously seen in the trucks and vans spilling over with people shouting for one candidate or another while careening down the horrible roads. The election was held Sunday forcing Rose and I ...


