Escape to the Stunning Seychelles!

For over 40 years, the Seychelles National Parks Authority (SNPA) has been taking care of some of the most pristine waters in Asia….the marine national parks of the Seychelles! The Seychelles are easily accessible nowadays, with regular international flights from South Africa, Asia and the Middle East flying into the main island of Mahe. The other main island, Praslin, is about 4-5 hours sailing to the north, or you can take the fast catamaran service to start your Seychelles yacht hire in Praslin.

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Winning Winter Windows!

Christmas is done and dusted, but the festive spirit is still everywhere, as the holidays continue and we look forward to New Year’s Eve! One of my favourite things about Christmas is seeing the effort and skill of the luxury shops windows, you can sense a competitive vibe from all the high-end stores on who has the most impressive visual merchandising! It builds the Christmas vibe as you stroll down the streets doing your Christmas shopping, whilst seeing which windows catch your eye! Keep reading for some of my favourite, fabulous Christmas displays…

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Tales of Tortola

The history of the Virgin Islands, and in particular Tortola, is a fascinating and chequered one involving famous explorers, murderous pirates the slave trade and many changes in ownership. Even the origin of its name is up for debate. Many claim that Christopher Columbus, who discovered the archipelago of the Virgin Islands named the island Tortola after the Spanish word for Turtle Dove. The truth is much less romantic. He actually named it Santa Ana and its present name came after the later Dutch settlers named it Ter Tholen, after an island off the Netherlands. The British colonisers, not well known for their grasp of foreign language, changed it to Tortola.

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