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Last call for late summer watersport escapes… just 2 hours from your home!

October 18, 2012 | No comments

I know what you’re probably thinking: Kitesurfing, sailing and diving are three sports that require a lot of well earned money and tickets to an exotic destination. But NON! France has plenty of fabulous spots across the channel with high quality sea, waves and winds – usually all three at...

Reunion Island: Pitons, Circuses and Coral reef

April 26, 2012 | 2 comments

Langevin waterfall © Ile de la Réunion Tourisme / DR

The “Bourbon Island” as it was originally called, is a wildly tropical island off Madagascar and only about 150miles off Mauritius in the southwest Indian Ocean. It was first spotted by the Arabs around the 10th century but presented no interest to them given its difficult access. It was eventually...