Tag Archives: French

Tropical Travels Part 12

After a good night sleep back at the Burgers’ house in Singapore, Matthew and I spent the morning chilling before I went off to the airport. Changi Airport was its usual amazing self – I was through all the controls very quickly, and decided to have a look at the shops while waiting for my […]

Tropical Travels Part 4

Day 6 of my stay in Mauritius – my last full day, and with it comes one of the biggest challenges: Pieter Both Mountain. My research had informed me that there is a via ferrata on the final two cliff bands, but it is hard to find any information on this peak aside from a […]

Tropical Travels Part 3

Morning 4 came with a degree of anticipation – for one thing, I was finally leaving Souillac and moving into the heart of the big pointy peaks, and for another, I was about to have a crack at the peak I wanted the most – Rempart. I didn’t need an early start on this day […]

Tropical Travels Part 2

Waking up on Sunday morning for my second full day in Mauritius – I knew this was a big day. Mauritius is famous for its beaches, but that’s not what I was there to do. The owner of the place I was staying at had mentioned that Gris Gris Beach was a short walk away. […]

Tropical Travels Part 1

This story begins with a comment on a Facebook post. My comment got a reply from Sharon stating that they have a spare bedroom, so I am welcome to come and visit them in Singapore if I like. Within a few days of this comment I found myself doing some research on flight options to […]