March 2005 saw the resumption of our travels, after long gap of one year and seven months. And this time saw us heading towards Mauritius.

Ah, Mauritius. A tropical island paradise. For me, it was a sort of homecoming after over twenty years, for I had had a lot of Mauritian students studying with me in college, back in the early 1980s. Although Seychelles is supposed to be better scenically, I haven't seen Seychelles yet, so found Mauritius very beautiful nonetheless.

What we loved about Mauritius is that, it is refreshingly ... (more)