Karolien – There's Life After Kids
Living on a Rock
Karolien – There's Life After Kids
Living on a Rock
One of the highlights during our Andaman Island trip last year was very definitely Ross Island which was established 1858 as the Administrative Headquarters of the British in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and therefore became the citadel of British power in the Andaman Seas. Ross island is only reachable by ferry and only when …
It is the 6th of May 2020 and here in Mauritius we are still in lock-down mode. We started with 2 weeks, it was extended to 4, which was sort of expected, then to six weeks which was rough but nonetheless we sort of saw it coming. The double whammy came last Friday night when …
As we enter day 20 of 28 days of lock-down 2020 and frustration boils up from time to time I want to reflect on a meme about Anne Frank and some facts about their confinement hiding from the Nazis in the second world war that I saw on FB. On this meme I read 2 …
At the risk of jumping on the bandwagon to bore everyone with my 2 cents worth here goes nothing. For weeks and months now we’ve all been following the news online and on social media. A pandemic is underway. The Corona Virus otherwise known as COVID-19. For weeks now we’ve read articles about the virus, …
Having lived in Mauritius for the past year and having been visiting Cape Town for the past 6 weeks I’ve been haunted by the fact that ‘home, doesn’t feel like home anymore’. Visiting friends and family, frequenting favorite places that we’ve missed in our time away. Coming from an island where these things aren’t possible …
As I sit here with my coffee on what is the last day of 2019 I look back on the 365 days that’s flown by like it’s never happened. On the 31st of December last year the X-man and myself boarded our flight to Mauritius. On the 31st of December THIS year I am in …
I dragged myself out of bed this morning to go for a walk as I’m daily reminded that summer is around the corner and I’ve got a few more kilo’s to shed before buying a new swimming cozzie. Seeing all the tourists on the beach is adding to the angst as one can feel summer …
I started my Friday a tad grumpy as I didn’t really feel like going to Port Louis for the third time in as many days but hubby rented a mini-van for a few days so as to have transport whilst prepping the boat for sea and I had to return it to the rental agents …
For the past months I have been watching and following a few expat groups on FB to get the lowdown for our planned relocation to Mauritius. It’s made me realise two things; Firstly; people don’t take the time to use the search option in a group, they just post the same question as a 100 …