An exasperating phenomena in paradise is vanishing plants. Every time you try to embellish the front of your home with lovely plants they disappear. It is discouraging that when you want to enhance your environment some kleptomaniac comes along to promptly uproot your efforts. Continue reading “Phytomania or Kleptomania?”
Unity in Diversity?
Election fever time in Mauritius. Various spheres of the Mauritius population are preparing for upcoming elections. At the time of writing no date has been announced but speculation is that it could be sometime at end of 2014. Continue reading “Unity in Diversity?”
Welfare State
Is Mauritius becoming the dream Welfare State ? In these times it would seem so. The system and the mentality here seems to promote it. Either willingly or not the authorities are offering so many social facilities to people at the lower-end of the income scale. Continue reading “Welfare State”
50 Years On
Fifty years ago, along with a bunch of other guys, I had graduated from the Royal Air Force Technical School at Cosford in England. The guys had organised a July reunion in the area and I did not want to miss this once in a life time occasion. Continue reading “50 Years On”
Escapade to North Weald
Coming from Brussels on Eurostar, I was met by Terry at Ebbsfleet railway station in Kent and we continued by car to Essex. Terry had arranged our accommodation at Elmcroft Guest House near Epping. This was the superb B/B house run by the friendly Des and is ideally located not far from North Weald aerodrome which was the highlight of our reunion. (Click on photos to enlarge). Continue reading “Escapade to North Weald”