Traveling throughout South East Asia was not a difficult task but it was indeed an eye opener to witness some of the ruins which has the routes of current India and this series of “Temples of South East Asia” brings out some of the eye opener facts which are known to only those who have…
Author: Abhishek Prahladka
Chase of Storm…Who chased???
As per schedule, we boarded one of the speed boat anchored at the jetty and departed for Praslin, to end our exciting day but was it so easy……!!!! No, something was waiting for us on the way back to Praslin. While we were waiting at the Jetty for our boat, weather was cloudy and the…
Nature’s Spell
This phenomena was very frequent in Seychelles… There was no end for enjoyment but the time had done his part. We spent almost 2 hours at the Grand Anse beach, although we never realized this fact, and it was time to move back to our next destination. But there was another problem, we were actually…
Grand Anse Beach
“Grand Anse” beach is the most beautiful beach of La Digue with gorgeous scenery, high waves, rock formations and the best part is that the tourists are very less which means almost empty. There was limited shade at the beach so, we kept our belongings on the pure white sand and were tempted by the…
Path to The Grand Anse
We reached the destination within few minutes and we couldn’t believe that we had covered distance of approx. 3 kms, the time passed in a flash. I went to the jetty and without much trouble spotted the tour operator. I narrated whole incident to him. He looked at the bicycle which we were carrying, in…
“Every cloud has a silver lining”….an experience to share
He came towards us and asked, “What happened??” “I think Tyre is puncture, is there any shop around…!!!” I responded with a worried face. Guard replied, “No, there is no repair shop nearby, from where did you get the bicycle??” I responded, ” We got it from the tour operator at Jetty.” Guard responded, “Jetty…
Ending the tour of L’Union Estate
While we were boosting our energy level, we had a small interaction with the local resident, who was also upset due to hot climate and the shade of palm tree was the best place to beat the heat. I don’t have pets at home and don’t wish to keep either but this does not hamper…
Anse Source d’Argent beach
Our visit to the park was not over yet, there is a path inside L’Union Estate, which runs to the beach Anse Source d’Argent beach. This beach was visible from the entrance of the beach where we visited first. Beautiful rock formations could be seen from far and so we decided to go to the…
Encounter with Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Third Segment was altogether different where we had an encounter with ….. They are Aldabra Giant Tortoise, one of the largest tortoises in the World, who can live for an average of 120 years on this planet and can grow upto 4 feet in length, with a weight of approx. 160 kgs. The best information…
Exploring La Digue – Part 2 – L’Union Estate
We reached the park, bought ticket of Euro 10 per person and entered the park. This park is a combination of greenery along the beach side and home for some reptiles. So, we divided the park into three segments and the first segment was the beach, so we headed towards the beach without any delay….