by leandra | Dec 12, 2023 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
La Perle Noire Restaurant This was our first night on the island, and we arrived right as they were opening at 6pm. Even though the restaurant was fully booked, the owner kindly gave us a table reserved for 7:30pm and we promised to be fast. All during our meal we saw...
by leandra | Dec 7, 2023 | International Travel, Travel
Anse Royale Beach Our flight landed in the morning, and we had several hours to kill before we could check into our self-catering place. Since the weather was nice Eric pointed us to Anse Royal beach, also known as fairyland beach. The water colors were beautiful! We...
by leandra | Dec 5, 2023 | International Travel, Travel
Since we wanted to explore multiple spots and didn’t want to rely on a travel provider, we needed to arrange ferries to get between islands, plus either a car or a bike to get around each island. Ferry Trips When booking the ferry tickets in advance I used...
by leandra | Dec 3, 2023 | International Travel, Travel
Villa Bella (Mahe) Our check in was easy – the owner was waiting for us and showed me around while Eric unpacked the car. There was an additional tourism fee that needed to be paid in local currency (25scr pp/night) so I’m glad I went to the ATM! The internet...
by leandra | Dec 1, 2023 | International Travel, Travel
Altogether, we took a total of 7 flights going and returning from the Seychelles. Three of those flights were standard Southwest Airlines flights to position us to Chicago, or get us from New York to North Carolina. Below we recount the ‘fun’ flights, i.e....