Praslin Island, Seychelles Islands

... segments, a jam-packed bus, and very rough ferry ride that it took us to get from Zanzibar in Tanzania to the island of Praslin here in Seychelles was totally worth it! I didn't think there were any places these pristine left on our planet. You know that ...

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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 before was ...

... sit and eat a plate of various, fresh, and locally grown fruits (except the apples) with a view of the nearby islands, was something I couldn't pass up. While Zoe was running around joyfully chasing roosters and doing cartwheels in the yard, Maris and ...

White sand, palm trees, blue sea. Visited the Vallee de Mai and saw the famous where the Coco de Mer grow. Many meals taken at the little café (I think it was called the Blue Parrot, but that's also a Birds Eye brand). There a fruit bat who lived behind it ...