Early start today at 7am, I was picked up by the 4x4 company, with no English guide. This did not bother me as I never usually listen to guides and I really only wanted the transport out to the volcano, La Piton de la Fournaise, literally, the Furnace. We drove for about an hour and entered the national park, we stopped at the first viewing area which was already above the cloud bank. I looked over at huge mountains and looked around my immediate area and sa...

I do love this little island. It reminds me of being shipwrecked, or something out of the series Gilligan's Island, or better yet, Pirates of the Caribbean. If only Captain Jack would come walking along the beach…..Saavy? I went down the L'Hermitage beach early today, before it got scorching hot, to do some snorkeling. I managed to get my flippers and mask on and off I went. The reef was good, but nothing like Sharm. I did manage to see a small puffer fi...

Ok so today's challenge was to get from St Denis, where I flew in, to St Gilles les Bains, where I'm spending the majority of my time at a beach resort. After refusing to pay 80 Euros for a transfer I decided to get the bus. I got a cab down to the bus station and got on a bus for St. Gill as I asked the bus driver. The greatest peril with catching a bus in a foreign destination is of course knowing when to get off, closely followed by how to make the driver...

Wow has this been the longest New Years ever! I got to the airport the usual 3 hours early and checked into my Air Austral flight to Reunion Island. I had a nice chat the guy at check in and asked if I could have a pre flight tour of the plane as I am a travel agent. This was all said in the hopes of getting a sneaky upgrade to business class but I don't think anyone there got the hint. I hung around the airport until boarding time and went up to the gate....

So today I've been roped into sky diving, by my good friend Pamela who I used to work with and although I'm not on holidays I've decided to add it to my travel journal. The day started with me getting up at 0800, something I consider absolutely abhorrent for a Sunday morning when I'm at home and trekking all the way into the city. Again, something I'm not fond of on a Sunday when I don't have to do this, as I have to do for my current corporate travel j...