On Saint Patrick’s day an important celebration in the Irish calendar, I checked on what this special person had written about himself. The below is translated from a medieval manuscript. This extract is from ©2011 Royal Irish Academy. Continue reading “A wee bit of Irish”
Category: Travel
Time to plant my roots?
Under the provisions of the 1968 Mauritius Citizenship Act, Section 5, subject to meeting the conditions therein, I can be registered as a citizen. Continue reading “Time to plant my roots?”
How tough is it to live in paradise?
When looking through vacation advertisement, you must have read that famous line from Mark Twain to describe Mauritius.
“You gather the idea that Mauritius was made first, and then heaven; and that heaven was copied after Mauritius.” by Mark Twain, from “Following the equator” 1897 Continue reading “How tough is it to live in paradise?”
Reunion of a Lifetime
This reunion happened on 3 November 2010 in the middle of the Southern Indian Ocean and it stretched out over several days. Never would I have thought that we would meet again some 9,000 miles (14,480 kilometres) from where we were first thrown together. The place a beautiful island called Mauritius. Continue reading “Reunion of a Lifetime”