After a very long flight with Air Mauritius (12 hours and 15 minutes to be precise) we disembarked into the small air-conditioned airport of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam which is the main airport for the whole of the Mauritius Island. The flight, though long, was very comfortable with plentiful refreshments and two good cooked meals and as many movies as you could take, which kept even the non-sleepers amused. The flight was not full so therefore we were able to str...

We headed off for Heathrow Airport on a very cold and wet Saturday afternoon, three hours before our flight to Mauritius was due to depart….excitement had set in for us due to the fact that we were actually headed off to what looked like Paradise and the fact that it was likely to be about 30 degrees!! Sunshine and heat in March… Mauritius here we come!!! Nina