Diving and snorkeling

My Mum told me I chuckled merrily when she first gave me my beach bath ….

Looks like I do till now. I love the sea. I am a true islander. Happiest when I am by the beach and the sea. Nothing else matters, life seems restful and all seems to come back to order. Being [...]

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Post Dodo – The Tambalacoque -another endemic tree is almost extinct !

Would this sort of reading be cliche now ?  Well, to a Mauritian, no. It is heartbreakingly serious. We are losing the Tambalacoque tree very rapidly and only a dozen are believed to be still alive.
You would want to know why am I talking about a tree which is almost extinct when there are [...]

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Social Entrepreneurship Rewarded !

BBC World Challenge 

BBC and Shell Oil came together to create the ‘World Challenge’ to create projects that make good businesses and also give something back to the community. It is one of the best challenges I have seen in recent years which awards the best ideas and actions for a sustainable future starting [...]

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As dead as the DoDo ?

I was born on the small island of Mauritius.

Now, whenever I say that to people, they reply : ‘ Oh Where is Mauritius ?’, and for the nth time I unreel the quickest recognition of Mauritius. By quoting ‘ As dead as the Dodo’.  Remember ?. .. It is the first animal known to have [...]

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Christmas for Veggies ?

Now, what to cook for Vegetarians on Christmas?
This has been my main concern for years. Being vegetarians, not very Christmas friendly affair. I scour after the recipes books and scores of Jamie Oliver, Delia Smith’s recipes to find some inspirations to cook a veggie Christmas lunch. I fall within the inevitable roast vegetables and nut [...]

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