Category Mauritius
Euro 24 Rest Day Non-Qualifiers Part 3
Estonia I have been to Tallinn twice, the latest in 2019 by train from Riga. It’s a beautiful city with fine squares, ancient walls and gothic architecture. Iceland Iceland in winter is mesmerising. It was a fitting place to spend my 50th birthday a few Januarys ago. Ireland Ireland is so much more than Dublin, […]
Monday Morning Blues – The Indian Ocean At Dusk, Mauritius
I visited Mauritius in 2007 and took this at dusk from our hotel balcony. Wonderful memories! Join a few of us on Twitter @wilburstravels to post your inspiring pictures featuring the colour blue to help us all beat the Monday morning blues.
Thursday Bird #11 – Pink Pigeon, Mauritius
Pink Pigeon, Mauritius Ok, it’s not quite a Dodo, the much missed (and oft quoted) bird that was indigenous to the Indian Ocean island before being eaten to extinction by Dutch sailors. However, Mauritius is the only place in the world that you will find pink pigeons in the wild. They can be found at […]
Sunday Sunsets – Mauritius
On the first Sunday of the month I have joined together with a group of Twitter members to post a picture of a sunset from my photo archive. This shot is from 2007 and is taken in the grounds of Le Meridien Hotel. Check out my Twitter site @wilburstravels or search for #sundaysunsets to view […]
Botanical Gardens – 3 From My Travels
I rather enjoy visiting a botanical garden on my travels. Although far from a flora expert, a stroll through the landscaped displays of trees and flowers makes for a very pleasant few hours. Here are my three favourites visited thus far. Bogor, Indonesia (1997) On the island of Java, a 60km train ride from Jakarta, […]
My Favourite Travel Photos – 11 to 15
What’s the point in taking photographs? This is the second in my series of favourite travel photos based on the memories they evoke and one or two that I consider passably decent. I am presenting them in clusters of five and today show my third favourite quartile. River Vltava, Charles Bridge & Prague Castle – […]
Africa Day – Part One
Today is officially Africa Day. According to the South African Government website, “Africa Day is intended to celebrate and acknowledge the successes of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU now the AU) from its creation in May 25, 1963 in the fight against colonialism and apartheid, as well as the progress that Africa has made, […]
