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Mauritius

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February 1, 2023

It’s been exactly one year since we set off, with a plan, but we weren’t quite comfortable with it. Was that really it? Do we no longer have to work? Can we just go where we want now? Will it all work out? Questions upon questions…We explored Mauritius for almost two months, we liked it […]

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What has happened so far...

On January 10th, after a nice farewell at Zurich Airport, we take off in the direction of Paris. We continued punctually at 11:30 p.m. After some time, the pilot explained to us that he was turning around again, no, he didn’t forget anything, but an engine was causing problems, so we landed back in Paris […]

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Diwali

Diwali is the festival of lights of the Budists, something like Christmas with us. The house is cleaned, new clothes are bought and of course, many lights decorate the house. It sparkles and glitters on many houses. Of course, gifts should not be missing.We were invited to Birgit and Uwe’s, but first things first. Rooftop […]

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What happens next?

Now it’s clear, we will move to Mauritius. In December we will be in Switzerland for another month and then we will go back to Mauritius in January. Now many documents have to be organized and the preparations here are already underway. It needs insurance, certified documents and of course a place to stay. We […]

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Port Louis with Bernard

Today Markus wanted a tour of Port Louis for his birthday. The traffic to Port Louis was a bit slower than usual today, but we were there before Bertrand. We met at the old post office and then had some history lesson, it was quite interesting and we exchanged ideas, it was a nice experience. […]

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Mont Choisy Beach

Now we have been here for two weeks, time flies by here as well. Having a kitchen again has quality. The spice assortment is growing and cooking is fun. Yesterday we had cheese spaetzli, they were scraped off the board, still a bit uneven, but they were always good. Today is another beach day, we […]

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Mauritius for the second time

We are back in the north of Mauritius, more precisely in Roche Terre. There we have rented an apartment on the 1st floor from Donatien. We have the garden with pool for us, it’s great here.Now on the second visit, everything has become even easier, because a lot is already known. We first set ourselves […]

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Bye bye Mauritius

The 51 days here in Mauritius have flown by. Looking back, the pictures speak for themselves. It’s great here and apart from our family and our friends, we didn’t miss anything. You can really buy everything here for money (except for the lactose-free yoghurt). The shopping malls are well stocked and are spread all over […]

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Mahébourg

The city at the airport is manageable and is not as congested as Port Louis. The small town is a bit sleepy like the whole east side, there are also few tourists here. The market is the central hub where you can buy clothes and other things very cheaply.

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The last days

Today we drove along the east coast to Mahébourg. On the way we had lunch on the beach of Belle Mare. It is also bearable there. Our apartment in Mahébourg close to the city and the airport.Tomorrow we will explore Mahébourg, and report later.

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