After those few more days in Paris Center, we departed to London via the Eurostar Train and our first experience right through the Tunnel Channel. It wasn’t too long a journey and from our early departure in Paris Gare Du Nord we reached St Pancras Station around noon. How was the Tunnel Channel? Well, it…
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Europe Trip – Nantes
Arriving in Nantes from Paris was quite a surprise in the sense that those two cities were kind-of worlds apart. Nantes is much smaller of course but the lifestyle is very different. Life looks to be on the peaceful side and even the mindset is different; people are more courteous and welcoming. The city feels…
Europe Trip – Paris
After four hours of travel from Frankfurt, the high-speed train arrived at Gare du Nord in Paris, and it was two different worlds. Compared to Frankfurt, the Gare du Nord was a mess; very busy with all sorts of people and rather dirty looking. Anyhow, it was time to move to our apartments. We spent…
Europe Trip – Frankfurt
The last time I traveled was back in 2007 where I visited the awesome country of Singapore, and 12 years from then it was due time for another trip somewhere. After some good thoughts, we decided to do a family trip to Europe; Germany, France and United Kingdom! Planning a trip overseas isn’t just a…
Hiking Iconic Rempart Mountain
It has been years that the Rempart Mountain, found on the west of the island of Mauritius, has been on my bucket-list and some days back, one very early morning we set off to conquer the beast. Rendez-vous was set at 5h30am at Cascavelle and with my friend JM Agathe we started the trail around…
Heritage Drone Instameet
Some times back (September 18) was held the first Mauritian Drone Instameet hosted by the Heritage Resorts in the south of the island. Being an avid dronist, I was thankful to be on the list of the guests and it was a full day of discovery, sharing and shooting. The day started very early in…
MTB Trip: Macchabée Trail to Mare Longue
It’s been a while that I haven’t posted anything and so much have queued for writing about. I’ll jump directly to the main subject and this post is about the trail from Macchabée to Mare Longue Reservoir. The path is very easy and can be achieved by foot or bicycle. In my case I wanted…
EXPLORE: Hiking Chamarel Waterfall
If you have read this post about one of the iconic waterfalls of the island, Chamarel Falls, and has been wondering about how to get down to this waterfall, then this blog post will certainly enlighten you. Early this year, during the month of February, together with Idriss & Co, we set off towards Chamarel…
Porlwi By Nature
After their first two consecutive years of success, the Porlwi Collective team came up with a different concept this time for their third contemporary art event and the theme for this year was concentrated on Nature. The first edition was Porlwi by Light, the second edition was Porlwi by Light: People, and this third edition…
Hiking Iconic Pieter Both Mountain
The iconic Pieter Both mountain! Geographically, this ‘monument’ forms part of the Port Louis/Moka Range of mountains and is practically an emblem for the island. The uniqueness of its appearance having a boulder-type rock standing proudly on a peak is just magnificent, and by mentioning ‘icon’, this picture is even representing the island Mauritius in…
Adventure Trip: Case Noyale to Gris Gris – Mauritius
Last week, while being on assignment for a customer, I had to cover a little over 100km on a very long and tiresome circular trip towards the west and south of the island, and on one side it was tedious but on the other side I was happy to visit these places again especially early…
Droning Mauritius – Episode Four
The drone journey continues with this fourth posts (previously Episode 1, Episode 2 & Episode 3) gathering my various drone imagery around the island of Mauritius and this one isn’t much different either. To say, there are lots of other places I’m having in mind to visit but during these previous months due to the…
75 Studio – Wedding of Ukshan & Neha – AUG 17
I’ve been sooooo busy lately that I couldn’t find time to update this blog with all those past weddings but better be slow in the updates than never…I guess. Well, during the month of August I had the nice opportunity together with 75 Studio Videography & Photography to cover the hindu wedding ceremony of Ukshan…
CULTURE: Sugar Cane Harvest 2017 & Old Bedford Trucks
That might sound weird (or not) but am actually a big fan of those old (disappearing) Bedford J6 trucks (camion soulard as some would say) and not to mention…, they are indeed becoming very rare on the roads of Mauritius. I think they are VINTAGE! And what makes me nostalgic about them is the fact…
DISCOVER: Iconic Chamarel Falls – Mauritius
Earlier at the beginning of this month I had plans to visit the famous Chamarel falls at… Chamarel. Taking the day off work I left home a little after noon towards the south and followed the fun road of Plaine Champagne until Chamarel village and some 30 minutes later I was almost already there. However,…
Droning Mauritius – Episode Three
As the title mentions, this is my third post relating solely to the drone category and again, if you haven’t checked the other posts you can click here for the first one and here for the second one. Introductions are no longer necessary I guess and below are my list of places I recently ‘droned’…
DISCOVER: The Pyramids of Plaine Magnien – Mauritius
If you have read my drone posts then probably you should notice how amazed I am with this little aerial instrument, and since I was still in my learning curves, one early morning I took the car and headed towards Plaine Magnien as I wanted to get an aerial view of those ‘famous pyramids‘ in…
Hiking Corps de Garde Mount-again
Last weekend, out of a head bang, we decided to go hiking at the Corps de Garde mountain. By we, there was me, my sis-in-law and another friend of ours. She was new to hiking and it’s been a month since my last hike at Trois Mamelles mountain (for the 3rd time), and Corps de…
Droning Mauritius – Episode Two
If you haven’t read my previous drone post click here for the introduction, otherwise, point is am still feeling like a child who has just got his hands on his Christmas toy and who doesn’t go anywhere without it. May be I am exaggerating a little by this statement. The droning adventure still continues somehow,…
A Visit To Pamplemousses SSR Botanical Garden – Episode 1
The other day I had the conceptual idea of making some aerial shots of the lily pond at the SSR Botanical Garden in Pamplemousses and at the same time I seized the opportunity of a lazy day to visit the garden again. The last time I checked-in was like back in 2005, and for us…
EXPLORE: Walkthrough to Eau Bleue Waterfall
If you haven’t read my first post about Eau Bleue then no worry (or you can still click here to read about it) because in my first post I mentioned that there exists more than one waterfall along this Eau Bleue river and I could only visit the first and the second waterfall back then,…
75 Studio – Wedding of Ravish & Jane – May 17
This beginning of May announced quite gloomy with this bad weather prevailing for quite some days now, but on the other hand, together with 75 Studio we were to cover the wedding ceremony of Ravish & Jane Hindu & Catholic wedding. Long story short, the event spanned over 4 days with two different wedding styles…
Droning Mauritius – Episode One
Commercial or recreational quad-copters/drones are certainly no longer such a luxury and many people are having fun with them in a way or another… and quite recently I got an older model of DJI’s Quad-copters, the Phantom 3 (The 4K Model) to play with from 75 Studio. Being a starter, I had to go through…
Celebrating International Monuments and Sites Day – Apr 17
To celebrate the annual international day for monuments and sites on the 18th April, the National Heritage Fund of Mauritius organized an open day on the 22 & 23 of the same month for Historical sites and venues throughout the island, and among the long list of very interesting places I decided to visit the Government House…
Lux Belle Mare – Workshop with Lola Berry
After our last instameet at Lux Belle Mare, which was fantastic by the way, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop by Lola Berry at the resort last Sunday. It was practically a full day event which included the workshop itself, lunch and some free-time at the resort. Lola Berry is an Australian nutritionist…
MTB Ride: Bassin Estate – Beau Songe – La Ferme
Last Thursday (09/02/17) was a public holiday in Mauritius, the Cavadee, a Tamil festival, and as we were both free, me and Idriss decided to go for a ride somewhere around and I chose the Bassin Estate since I had in mind to explore the river side a bit deeper with the hope to discover…
Mountain Bike (MTB) Ride: Macchabée Trail
Last Saturday me and Idriss decided to go MTB riding at the Macchabée Trail near Mare Aux Vacoas. Meeting was set near the reservoir early morning round 6h30 and it was already a very beautiful day when I reached there. We continued till the starting point by car where we unloaded the bicycles. Getting everything…
Adventure Trip: Roches Noires Wetlands
This explore trip dates back to September 2014 but I its only recently that I felt writing about it and long story short, it was a very long 90km ride towards the north-east of the island in view to find among other things an old Lime Furnace on the private reserve of Roches Noires. This…
A Visit to Kanaka Crater – Mauritius
I still remember when I was a kid and during geography classes the teacher taught us about the dormant volcanoes of the island and one name that we used to tease about was certainly ‘Kanaka Crater’…even though we had no idea where it was and how it looked like. Quite recently during my ‘locate and explore’ sessions…
Porlwi By Light 2016 – People – Part 2
This Part 2 (Part 1 here) of my Porlwi By Light Trip is actually a combination of the two other consecutive days closing the event (Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December). Having not been able to complete all the attractions on the first day I was eager to continue the rest and came back again…
Porlwi By Light 2016 – People – Part 1
One of the highly anticipated events of the year 2016 is certainly Porlwi by Light. After a very successful first edition, this year they are back in this early month of December (2 – 4 December) and the theme is concentrated on #people… and for sure it was, since there were so many #people on…
Astrophotography at Baie du Cap/Macondé Mauritius
Some days back, since we were already in summer in Mauritius, I wanted to try some more Astrophotography and the choice ended up to find a suitable place to start with. I left home and headed towards Mare Aux Vacoas to attempt something else from the last time I went there, but on the spot there…
Experiment: Portraits of My Self
The other day I was having some portrait ideas but it was already night and I didn’t have any model handy… so why not attempt something being my own model? I placed my camera on the tripod and set it to trigger from remote with a 2 seconds delay. I started posing and the results…
Adventure Trip: Roches Noires / Bras D’Eau – Mauritius
Today I completed a self-assigned 95km long trip in a quest towards the East of the Island! Yes! Having travelled a lot round the island during different journeys from 2010 up to now, I regularly try to discover new things or things I haven’t explored round my lovely little island of Mauritius. Saddled-up on my…
Mauritius Astronomical Event: SuperMoon – 14 NOV 2016
The 14th of November 2016 marks an interesting date in Astronomical events both in Mauritius and in other countries as the moon will be closest to the earth and on this date it will be a very bright full moon. Contrary to the last astronomical event of the Annular Eclipse of 1st September, this one…
Experimental Photography: Sparkle My Hand
Being rather active on the Instagram platform, I frequently get inspired by some other artists and this inspiration most of the time leads to a creative mind to experiment with all sorts of things concerning artistic photography. For this new experiment, I wanted to play with the sparkle firecracker to create an effect of first…
10th Classic Tour of Mauritius
Last Weekend, on Saturday the 5th of November, I attended a classic/vintage car show in Curepipe, more precisely in the parking of the Royal College. Saw the event being advertised on ‘Vintage Mauritius‘ and decided to have a stroll. There were around 20-25 classic cars, all of different ages and look and since I love…
Hands-On Experience with the Nikon Nikkor 105mm F1.8 AiS lens
Having been always keen about photography, quite recently I got a good deal in acquiring an old Nikon lens for a third of its current trending price, roughly $160 (Rs 6,000) instead of $400 (Rs 18,000) from a Photography Studio. The lens was sitting there alone for quite some time and when I first saw…
Hiking Trois Mamelles Mountain
Keeping our usual hike trend, Sunday last (25/09/16) we (me and my two work colleagues, let’s name them Mr V and Mr R) set off towards Bassin Estate at 1h15pm in an attempt to hike the centre peak of the Trois Mamelles mountain. The name Trois Mamelles certainly refers to the fact that this mountain…
Instameet Mauritius: An Evening at Ile des Deux Cocos & WWIM14
Coming back to the start, and commemorating those good times again, the 4th Edition of the Instameet Mauritius by Lux Resorts was being organized last Saturday (17/09/2016) on the wonderful private little island of Ile des Deux Cocos. Event not to be missed and different from the first one, this time the journey would be…
Mountain Bike (MTB) Ride from Medine to Albion
Having just completed the servicing for my bicycle it was time to find a good opportunity to go out and have some fun riding and fortunately last Sunday (04/09/2016) the weather was calling out those adventurers we were. Arranged with my friend Idriss and we were to ride some off-road in the sugarcane fields of…
Mauritius Astronomical Event: Annular Solar Eclipse 2016
Today, the 1st of September 2016, marks an interesting astronomical event; an Annular Solar Eclipse! Fortunately for us, this event will be visible in Mauritius to a max 90% at certain places. During the previous days this has been the talk of the week and the precautions to be taken during the event were being…
Hiking La Tourelle du Tamarin Mountain
After having spent the earlier half of the day at Eau Bleue, and since I was officially hiking La Tourelle du Tamarin mountain the coming Sunday I decided to spend a few hours gathering info on the path to the mountain. As the access is found in a morcellement with quite some ambiguous roads my…
A Visit to Eau Bleue Waterfall
Having slept only 4 hours from last night, I was feeling rather tired for work the next morning and decided to take the day off. Somehow, a few adventure ideas came to my mind later during the day and again I packed everything and departed towards Cluny. This day’s adventure was to be an explore…
Astrophotography at Mare aux Vacoas Reservoir
It’s been some time that I hadn’t attempted some astrophotography, and Thursday last (25/08/16) when returning back from work I couldn’t believe what I saw… the sky in the late afternoon was so clear and not even a single cloud was near, and this made me think that the right moment to try some more night…
Hiking Le Morne Mountain
One Thursday evening (04/08/16), I received a call from my good friend Idriss about hiking Le Morne mountain for Saturday morning. One week after achieving Piton de la Petite Riviere Noire mountain, and now that the access to Le Morne mountain has been opened to the public… yes, previously it was a private access and one could only…
Hiking Piton de la Petite Riviere Noire Mountain
Well, long story short, there has been a change of plan from hiking Le Morne Mountain to hiking Piton de la Petite Riviere Noire. On the 30th July 2016 at 14:41 we (me and Idriss) started off the track near Black River Gorges Viewpoint towards the summit of the Piton de la Petite Riviere Noire,…
Sunset at Albion Lighthouse
Well, I must admit that winter isn’t my ‘explore and capture’ season but having a picture idea in mind since some time I convinced myself to visit the Pointe Aux Caves (Albion) lighthouse one afternoon after work hours for sunset, and of course, due to the early sun setting time of winter I had to…
Climbing Lion Mountain
Well, after having climbed Corps de Garde and Le Pouce Mountain respectively, and maintaining our fortnightly mountain-climbing activity, this weekend our target was Lion Mountain. Found in the district of Grand Port, this mountain is quite famous by its appearance, taking the shape of a sitting Lion. And it was time to pay a visit…
Climbing Le Pouce Mountain
Having recently climbed the Corps de Garde Mountain, the thrill was still present to continue this adventure for other mountains as well in Mauritius, and our (me and my two work colleagues) next attempt was for Le Pouce Mountain. Found in the region of St Pierre/Moka, this mountain has the reputation of being among the…
Climbing Corps de Garde Mountain
One early February afternoon I received a call from a good friend asking if I was interested in joining him to climb the Corps de Garde mountain. Adventurous as always I readily accepted and we met at the foot of the mountain 30 minutes later to start the climb. Somehow, I neglected the fact that I…
Snorkeling at the Blue Bay Marine Park
Have you been to Ile des Deux Cocos? If not, then you are missing a lot and should immediately check out their website and contact them for a booking. This private little island offers a great get-away from the buzz of everyday and a gorgeous relaxation and entertainment moment. This blog post isn’t really about…
Porlwi by Light 2015
Festivals are becoming quite common in Mauritius since some recent years and there has been quite a variety of them; Carnivals, Foods, Bread, etc … and this year (2015), something new is on the agenda: Porlwi by Light. This festival of light aims at promoting the capital city of Port Louis in a traditional and…
Instameet Mauritius: An Evening at Tamassa Resort
After the successful first edition of the Instagrammers Meeting of Ile des Deux Cocos, and 3 months later came the time for a second edition of the InstaMeet in Mauritius. Again, the Lux Resorts took the lead and organized this 2nd edition in another of their hotels in Bel Ombre: The Tamassa Resort. As a well planned occasion,…
Instameet Mauritius – A Day At Ile Des Deux Cocos
Some days back I received an invitation from Lux Resorts via Instagram to be part of a few selected guests on the island of Ile des Deux Cocos, one of their resorts, and the invitation was meant for instagramers only since Lux* was organising its first instameet (Instagramers Meeting), and the first to say in…