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17 July 2012
Diving at Channel Rocks Like most of the customers at Octopus Divers (more details about them below), I did one dive today. I was picked up at 0830 and taken to their dive centre on the opposite side of the island. Unfortunately the dive at Channel Rocks was a disappointment. Descending into the water, it felt […]
16 July 2012
I checked out soon after breakfast and walked to the ferry for the 20 min ride to Praslin where I continued to the Beach Villa Guesthouse by taxi. True to its name, is beachfront but not on the best beach (as it receives a bit of seaweed). Time to explore options for spending my remaining […]
15 July 2012
Last night we had horrendous weather. The wind was so strong; I woke to dry ground so I guess it was the wind that was making all that noise and there was no rain. It looked nice enough to go snorkelling so after breakfast I went down to the only shop that was open for […]
14 July 2012
Today I move from Mahe to the little island of La Digue by ferry, changing ferries (half hour connection) at Praslin. The first ride of an hour seemed like an eternity as it was a stomach-churning ride; the second was less than half hour and was marginally better. La Digue was immediately likeable. Walking off […]
13 July 2012
After breakfast, I bused into Victoria, the capital of Seychelles. It is a tidy quaint little town. As I propose to bus in tomorrow with my luggage for the ferry terminal, I checked out the route and distance first. It took 15 minutes and I’ll save a considerable amount as taxis in Seychelles are hyper […]
12 July 2012
Above: View from my guesthouse of Beau Vallon bay. The flight left Dubai at an obscene time of 0205 after my 11 hour transit. The flying time was just over four hours and we an arrival at Seychelles’ Mahe Island around 0630. I don’t know how Emirates can get their seating so wrong so often. […]
11 July 2012
Leaving Karachi With a windowless room in Karachi, I woke up around 0800 instead of my usual 0500! I had less than an hour to check-out and get to the airport. Marie and I made our separate ways to the airport. At check-in Emirates requested that I pay a top-up to the departure tax; I […]
10 July 2012
Above: Breakfast in Peshawar of mango, yoghurt, omelette and toast. Leaving Peshawar Today was meant to be an easy day with just a two hour flight. I got to the airport mid-morning, a bit earlier than planned (it was getting hot in the room due to another power cut). Security was very tight and I […]
9 July 2012
With the Smuggler’s Bazaar off-limits due to the danger factor, there was only one item on today’s agenda, ie. Peshawar’s Old City. It isn’t meant to be an architectural marvel like Old Sana’a or Pingyao but one can find architectural gems hidden amongst all the ghastly clamour. One really comes to Peshawar’s Old City for […]
8 July 2012
Reunited with our bags Marie and I met at 0845 to go to the Pir Wadhai bus terminal on the fringe of Pindi. We had been given the bus number plate so we looked briefly; she found the Natco Bus Company office and was told that the bus had arrived (must have been a much […]