Smart Travels
Blog written by a British expatriate who spent three years in South Korea 2008-2011, travelling widely in the region (North Korea, Mongolia, Trans-siberian etc); as well as posts related to Reunion Island and the SW Indian Ocean where she has recently moved back to live, having already lived there since the early 1990s.
tags: Asia, Indian Ocean, photos, Reunion Island, Travelling
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A British expat who has lived on Reunion Island for many years; I also lived in South Korea 2008-2011.
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Saga du Rhum museum
Posted on 27/04/2013
The Saga du Rhum museum, located in St Pierre, in the south of Reunion, is on the site of the Isautier family estate. Although centred on rum, you learn about Reunion's history and the...
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Maison Rouge & the Indian Ocean Decorative Art Museum
Posted on 23/04/2013
MADOI logoThe Indian Ocean Decorative Art Museum (Musée des Arts Décoratifs de l'océan Indien, or MADOI) opened under its present form in December 2008 at Saint...
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Hiking Grande Chaloupe to La Redoute
Posted on 22/04/2013
Early one wet and windy day recently we started our hike at La Grande Chaloupe, a small village belonging to the municipality of Saint Denis, and located alongside the Route du Littoral...
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The 'blogosphere'
Posted on 13/04/2013
Both my blogs (this one and my other one) are mentioned in the current edition of Reunion Multimedia, a local bimonthly magazine about Information and communications technology (ICT).The...
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Réunion overhead and underwater
Posted on 08/04/2013
Here are three recent videos I wanted to share with you. The first is by local helicopter company Corail Hélicoptères, and it's a beautiful panorama of Réunion...
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Bonnes vacances! book review
Posted on 27/03/2013
A recent read of mine has been Bonnes Vacances!: A Crazy Family Adventure in the French Territories by Rosie Millard. I'd heard about - but have never been able to see - the series...
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Hiking the 3 cirques
Posted on 10/03/2013
The beginning of this month saw us hiking Reunion's three cirques (Salazie, Mafate, Cilaos) over a period of several days.Col des BoeufsTo be honest we didn't really hike in the...
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Hiking from Dos d'Ane to Plaine d'Affouches
Posted on 17/02/2013
Last week I was looking across at Dos d'Ane from Ilet Alcide (see here), this week I was hiking from there! Dos d'Ane village, Le Port in the distance Dos d'Ane (literally...
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Hiking from Maïdo to Ilet Alcide
Posted on 12/02/2013
This hike started at 2000m, a little below the main Maïdo viewpoint. Shortly after you start you come first of all to the paragliding take-off site for Maïdo, then to the start of...
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Dead sexy : book review
Posted on 09/02/2013
Dead Sexy: A Novel by Kathy LetteThe blurb: American Kit Kincade believes women are little more than a life support system to an ovary. Shelly Green, pinstripe-underpanted, cultured,...
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