Sneak peek into the beauties of Mauritius – part 1
Hey there my Hive friends and followers!
I´m sad to say my “Hive time” is still super scarce, usually limited to literally just a few minutes per day, mostly enough to just distribute some upvotes and comments here and there and to be honest with you, I don´t see this changing anytime soon. However, as some of you might now, me and my family finally got to travel a bit again a couple of weeks ago and the destination that we picked was so beautiful that it would be a real shame if I didn´t write anything about it. We visited Mauritius, a spectacular tropical island hidden in the crystal clear waters of the Indian Ocean.
Located some 2,000 km off the southeastern coast of Africa, quite close to Madagascar, Mauritius is a volcanic exotic island that can be definitely considered an epitome of tropical paradise. Closer to Australia than Europe, the journey to Mauritius from Czechia is quite exhausting though and if we don´t count a few little trips to Slovakia and Poland, our neighboring countries, it was actually the first real travel experience for our little daughter.
Traveling with such a little baby (Florecita was not even 1.5 yo when we went there) is just so much different and more challenging than traveling solo or in a couple but me and my wife eventually agreed that it was definitely worth all the inconveniences and complications because seeing our little bundle of joy play in the ocean for the first time ever and explore all the new exciting things so far from home was just priceless.
Naturally, our possibilities of exploring the island were reduced significantly so most of the time, we were just chilling in and around our hotel and the nearby beaches but we managed to take one full-day trip too that gave us at least a tiny idea of how beautiful and diverse Mauritius really is. I know we didn´t even scratch the surface when it comes to experiencing what the island has to offer but we still got to see some really nice beaches, mountains, waterfalls, nature reserves and some of the wildlife. We tasted local food and beer, watched spectacular sunsets on the beach and even visited a famous Hindu temple.
Our Mauritius vacation was short but I still took hundreds of pictures there. Before our daughter was born, maybe 99% of my photos didn´t capture any people but that changed and now, I mostly take pictures of her / us and this trip was no exception but I still have some shots that don´t have us in them and I would like to show you some of these :) I mean I would love to share photos of our lovely daughter with you but we decided to respect her privacy. I might also create some little collection of our family pictures from this trip where our faces are not visible or cover them with emojis but right now, I will just show you these 20 shots taken at the places described above. No particular order, just a little random sneak peek into what you can see on this charming African island :)
I hope you enjoyed the pictures. If you did, stay tuned for the second (and final) part of this mini photography series. I don´t know when exactly I will find some time to post it but hopefully soon :) Thank you for stopping by my blog. As always, I will make sure to reply to all comments, it may just take a bit longer than usually. Thanks for your understanding.
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Duuuude this place is stunning! Need visit asap here as well!
I know there is also a Hivean working as a chef there on the island, maybe it is time for you find him as well for a good old meetup
Oh really? That´s cool! I didn´t know that :) It´s always fun to meet fellow Hivers when traveling, I remember meeting some in Mexico a couple of years ago, it was nice :) Anyway, thanks for stopping by and leaving this kind comment here! Enjoy your weekend!
In a word those are outstanding views and surrounding environments are truly amazing part of nature. Have a good day!
Thank you for your kind words :)
Oh good nice picture
Wow, finally glad to see you spend some nice time, travel relaxes you a lot. Mauritius is a beautiful spot and is on my list, your photos make me more anxious.
I hope you will make it there my friend, it´s an amazing place and it´s actually not that far from you country :) Definitely closer than from mine haha :) Oh and btw you will feel like home there - most people on Mauritius are of Indian origin and Hinduism is the prevalent religion in there ;)
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Good to see you still among us , looks like you have the better weather at the moment and beach .
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Parádní fotky. Už by to zase chtělo někam vyrazit, ne? :)
Díky. No ani mi nemluv - zvykání si na tyhle kratičké, časově omezené výlety po těch letech nomádění opravdu není jednoduché :D :/
Tak to ti věřím :)
Hello @phortun friend!!!... Amazing post and some impressive shots here, like this by example:
A postcard in golden hour! 😍 with grea low third horizon, weel balanced ligthts, 100% suitable color temperature and lovely lot of diverse elements un the whole visual frame!....Applause!...
A lot of blessings and hugs for you and tour nice family my friend!!!...
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Aww, thank you very much for your lovely comment and feedback, it really means a lot coming from a great photographer like you :) Hugs and greetings from Czechia to Venezuela amigo!
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Thank you! :)
Where are you mate :) I think this place is so wonderful, I like the small waterfall. It would be great to drink something and have rest there :)
By the way, Prague is wonderful as well 🍺
Already back to reality mate, that was just a short vacation ;) Glad that you enjoyed your time in my homeland, fitting emoji btw :D
Looking good! And you are way more active than me, regarding posting :)
Also traveling with kids, since I haven't pit my kids to the plane yet and Luka will be 6 in a week!
I really see myself in everything you wrote in your post :)
I am also telling to myself that I will author a post this week and last week and previous, etc.
But one day, I will!
Enjoy Petr!
Andy! Good to see you here! I can see your last post is almost as old as my daughter haha but I´m sure you will surprise us with a new one soon :) Hope everything is alright in your big family my friend, cheers!
Amazing place and shots! Glad to see you back here ;)
Thank you Sofia! Saludos! :)
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Thank you so much for the mention Kim & the Worldmappin gang! It was a pleasure to write something for your community after a while again :)
You are very welcome @phortun! it was well deserved. ☀️
Yeah it was also great for us to see you back! We are already looking forward to reading about a new adventure of yours 👍😘
To jsem opravdu zvědav, kterou fotku dáš do soutěže. Tipl bych si na západ slunce :-).
Doufám, že na pokračování nebudeme čekat půl roku :-D
No je trochu podobná té, co jsem k tobě přihlašoval minule, ale asi jo - dáme zase západ :)
Půl roku? Nestraš :D
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Great Post with beautiful Shots
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Thank you! :)
Good to see a (rare 😉) post from you Peter, and beautiful scenery of your time in Mauritius. I've been thinking of going in the past, but beach holiday isn't really my thing, and is it easy to get around without driving?
Hope little Florecita enjoyed herself!
Thank you Pauline! Mauritius is a very diverse place so it doesn´t have to be about beaches only, I think you would enjoy yourself over there as much as we did :) Oh and btw getting around would actually be easier for you since they drive on the left side of the road there :) And if you don´t want to drive, you can just rent a guide with a car, it´s not expensive. We did that too and the price was something like 150 USD for the 3 of us (only us in fact, it was a private tour) for the whole day...
This place is a dream, it reminds me of one of your posts from Madeira (even though there are different cultures and many other differences) just as beautiful, my goodness we have so many amazing places to see around the world.
It's good to see you here even if your time is short, you know how to manage your time so that you come up with superb posts.
I wish you a wonderful week(all of you) and many hugs from far away (Romania)😉
Aww, thank you man! :) You are actually right, there are some similarities with Madeira here, mostly the beautiful green hilly landscape :) How about you and your son, any travels plans yet? Wishing an amazing weekend to you and your lovely family!
Aww, our little one at almost eight months is already an explorer, if we go back in time he was already an explorer from the moment he was in his mother's tummy, he has been to Turkey, Italy and a few other places and since he was born he already has a passport and has been to Hungary and many places in Romania.
I'm glad to see you here and we (three of us) send you many hugs.
Wow! Impressive! So Triplug Junior is already an avid traveler and explorer indeed, that´s awesome! :)
Yes it is, I would be very happy if when he will grow up and understand more if this traveling virus will be present with him.
Have a great week ahead, mate.
Nice to see a new post of you.
The photos are really nice and show the beauty of the island. It looks that it is an amazing place.
Best regards.
Thanks buddy, it was really nice to post something for you guys again and I´m happy to see such a positive response here :) Saludos to Chile!
nice beach and turquoise water. what more can you ask? Ok, small dinosaurs are a nice addition :)
You mean the tortoises? Oh they were so cool! I thought they were native but they actually weren´t - they brought them to Mauritius from the nearby Seychelles :) Thanks for swinging by dude!
yap. they look great :D
So good to see and read from you again.
Mauritius is soooo on our travel wish list. One day… haha
It’s stunning. Beautiful captures.
I can imagine it is much harder with the little one to travel far. I am happy to hear it was worth the inconveniences and she enjoyed it a lot.
Enjoy the time together.
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Hey there Little Bee! Thanks for your kind comment :) Yeah, Mauritius is amazing and I hope you will make there too one day. Now let me ask you the traditional question: Where are you?! :D Still up there in the north?
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Thanks for your nice feedback, glad to know that you enjoyed the pictures :)
I had missed this post my friend! What beautiful photos! A trip that was certainly worth all the time and effort! I am so happy for you
Thank you Evelyn, yes, it was worth it for sure :) Saludos!
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