***This is business office 12 of my "Camels, Bats, in addition to Bloggers" trip study detailing a recent trip to Dubai in addition to Seychelles, alongside a lastly halt inwards Las Vegas to attend the 2014 BAcon conference hosted past times BoardingArea***
1. Introduction - Camels, Bats, in addition to Bloggers
2. Emirates Lounge at SFO
3. Emirates First Class San Francisco to Dubai
4. Conrad Dubai
5. Old Dubai, Ski Dubai, in addition to At the Top
6. Emirates Terminal B First Class Lounge at DXB
7. Emirates First Class Dubai to Mahe, Seychelles
8. Four Seasons Republic of Seychelles
9. Air Republic of Seychelles Economy Class Mahe to Praslin
10. Raffles Praslin Seychelles
11. Island Hopping - La Digue
12. Island Hopping - Praslin, Cousine, Curieuse, St. Pierre
13. Hilton Republic of Seychelles Northolme Resort in addition to Spa
14. Emirates Business Class Mahe, Republic of Seychelles to Dubai
15. 7-Star Luxury at the Burj Al Arab
16. British Airways Lounge at DXB
17. PRC Pacific Business Class Dubai to Los Angeles via Hong Kong
18. 2014 BAcon Conference inwards Las Vegas + Mandalay Bay Hotel
19. American Express Centurion Lounge at LAS
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Those passing pelting showers that I've been alluding to inwards the Seychelles? They passed past times every unmarried day, except for the ane that we'd live spending on a boat, inwards the middle of the ocean, alongside no cover. Just our luck.
Imagine taping sponges all around your body, throwing on a huge wool sweater, in addition to and so sitting inwards the shower for 8 hours. The skies decided to genuinely allow it become today, in addition to nosotros were soaked to a plane that I'd never experienced before. At to the lowest degree it was a comfortable 75-80 degrees throughout the day, so nosotros weren't out inwards the mutual frigidness shivering our butts off.
Through the hotel nosotros had arranged for an isle hopping day-trip that would start at Cousine Island, in addition to so accept us over to Curieuse Island, in addition to would destination at St. Pierre Island which is known for snorkeling.
Our conduct picked us upwards at the hotel inwards a twin-engine speedboat, in addition to explained that when it rains it genuinely calms downward the seas. If this was calm, in addition to so I'd loathe to run into angry. It was fifty-fifty to a greater extent than of a roller coaster ride than yesterday's ferry ride to La Digue, in addition to for those that larn seasick you lot volition definitely desire to get got whatever you lot remove on-hand.
We anchored slightly off-shore at Cousine Island, in addition to were picked upwards inwards a smaller boat. The fun business office was speeding into shore, catching a lastly wave, in addition to flight airborne onto the beach similar something out of a James Bond movie.
My ane slice of advice when visiting Cousine? BRING MOSQUITO REPELLENT. If you lot don't, you lot volition larn absolutely devoured. We lucked out inwards that everyone else was smarter than us in addition to had brought it. We position on our saddest puppy domestic dog faces in addition to were able to beg others for some.
The grouping dissever off into 2 large groups past times language, English linguistic communication in addition to French, in addition to and so farther into most 3-4 subgroups which were led past times guides who lived on the island. They gave us an abbreviated tour since everyone was soaked fifty-fifty nether the comprehend of the trees, but it even so ended upwards existence a overnice 45 walk around the isle which included spotting some pretty darn cute birds.
Unfortunately, heavy pelting likewise meant that it was difficult to dice on the photographic idiot box camera gear dry, thus the lack of pictures from this component subdivision of the trip.
Bird spotting on Cousine Island
Next halt was Cureiuse Island, where nosotros kickoff stopped for dejeuner nether the comprehend of a picnic surface area where several BBQ pits were setup. There were many stations, presumably reserved for each of the dissimilar tour operators. Ours cooked upwards a delicious dejeuner which included salad, rice, in addition to grilled fish in addition to chicken that had been slathered inwards a traditional Seychellois Creole marinade that was absolutely delicious. Everyone used this fourth dimension to dry out off, in addition to a giant tortoise came over to hang out alongside us spell nosotros ate.
Normally, nosotros would get got walked from hither to the other destination of the isle where the giant tortoises are located, but for today nosotros jumped dorsum inwards the boat in addition to rode over.
The giant tortoise sanctuary was awesome - hundreds of giant tortoises were but hanging out here. They were inwards all dissimilar states of action - laying down, standing up, completely inwards their shell, chilling inwards the water, in addition to fifty-fifty getting it on! And yes, they mate equally tardily equally you'd expect.
It was genuinely fun to play alongside in addition to feed the tortoises in addition to was a unique sense to live so up-close-and-personal alongside them.
Last halt of the 24-hour interval was St. Pierre Island. Well, to telephone telephone it an isle is a chip of a stretch - it's basically a stone formation inwards the middle of the ocean. St. Pierre is extremely picturesque in addition to known equally a groovy spot for snorkeling. It was extremely wavy close hither in addition to visibility wasn't great, so nosotros spent but thirty minutes hither earlier calling it a day.
The adjacent 24-hour interval on the agency to the airport, nosotros made certain to halt past times Vallee de Mai which is a UNESCO heritage site located on Praslin Island. It's abode to the endemic Coco de Mer, in addition to is the alleged place of the Garden of Eden.
Guides were available on-site, in addition to nosotros spent most an lx minutes walking through Vallee de Mai alongside ours. He provided a lot of data most its history, equally good equally descriptions of all the unique plants, trees, in addition to fruits inside.
Most interesting things nosotros picked up? The Coco de Mer is the world's most expensive nut in addition to is typically used inwards high-end cosmetics. As such, each nut costs tens of thousands of dollars, in addition to tin accept anywhere from 6-10 years to form. Oh, in addition to at that spot are manful somebody in addition to woman somebody Coco de Mer trees, which get got reproductive organs that expression eerily similar to...well I'll allow you lot bet the gauge below.
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1. Introduction - Camels, Bats, in addition to Bloggers
2. Emirates Lounge at SFO
3. Emirates First Class San Francisco to Dubai
4. Conrad Dubai
5. Old Dubai, Ski Dubai, in addition to At the Top
6. Emirates Terminal B First Class Lounge at DXB
7. Emirates First Class Dubai to Mahe, Seychelles
8. Four Seasons Republic of Seychelles
9. Air Republic of Seychelles Economy Class Mahe to Praslin
10. Raffles Praslin Seychelles
11. Island Hopping - La Digue
12. Island Hopping - Praslin, Cousine, Curieuse, St. Pierre
13. Hilton Republic of Seychelles Northolme Resort in addition to Spa
14. Emirates Business Class Mahe, Republic of Seychelles to Dubai
15. 7-Star Luxury at the Burj Al Arab
16. British Airways Lounge at DXB
17. PRC Pacific Business Class Dubai to Los Angeles via Hong Kong
18. 2014 BAcon Conference inwards Las Vegas + Mandalay Bay Hotel
19. American Express Centurion Lounge at LAS
_______________________________
Those passing pelting showers that I've been alluding to inwards the Seychelles? They passed past times every unmarried day, except for the ane that we'd live spending on a boat, inwards the middle of the ocean, alongside no cover. Just our luck.
Imagine taping sponges all around your body, throwing on a huge wool sweater, in addition to and so sitting inwards the shower for 8 hours. The skies decided to genuinely allow it become today, in addition to nosotros were soaked to a plane that I'd never experienced before. At to the lowest degree it was a comfortable 75-80 degrees throughout the day, so nosotros weren't out inwards the mutual frigidness shivering our butts off.
Through the hotel nosotros had arranged for an isle hopping day-trip that would start at Cousine Island, in addition to so accept us over to Curieuse Island, in addition to would destination at St. Pierre Island which is known for snorkeling.
Our conduct picked us upwards at the hotel inwards a twin-engine speedboat, in addition to explained that when it rains it genuinely calms downward the seas. If this was calm, in addition to so I'd loathe to run into angry. It was fifty-fifty to a greater extent than of a roller coaster ride than yesterday's ferry ride to La Digue, in addition to for those that larn seasick you lot volition definitely desire to get got whatever you lot remove on-hand.
We anchored slightly off-shore at Cousine Island, in addition to were picked upwards inwards a smaller boat. The fun business office was speeding into shore, catching a lastly wave, in addition to flight airborne onto the beach similar something out of a James Bond movie.
My ane slice of advice when visiting Cousine? BRING MOSQUITO REPELLENT. If you lot don't, you lot volition larn absolutely devoured. We lucked out inwards that everyone else was smarter than us in addition to had brought it. We position on our saddest puppy domestic dog faces in addition to were able to beg others for some.
The grouping dissever off into 2 large groups past times language, English linguistic communication in addition to French, in addition to and so farther into most 3-4 subgroups which were led past times guides who lived on the island. They gave us an abbreviated tour since everyone was soaked fifty-fifty nether the comprehend of the trees, but it even so ended upwards existence a overnice 45 walk around the isle which included spotting some pretty darn cute birds.
Unfortunately, heavy pelting likewise meant that it was difficult to dice on the photographic idiot box camera gear dry, thus the lack of pictures from this component subdivision of the trip.
Next halt was Cureiuse Island, where nosotros kickoff stopped for dejeuner nether the comprehend of a picnic surface area where several BBQ pits were setup. There were many stations, presumably reserved for each of the dissimilar tour operators. Ours cooked upwards a delicious dejeuner which included salad, rice, in addition to grilled fish in addition to chicken that had been slathered inwards a traditional Seychellois Creole marinade that was absolutely delicious. Everyone used this fourth dimension to dry out off, in addition to a giant tortoise came over to hang out alongside us spell nosotros ate.
Normally, nosotros would get got walked from hither to the other destination of the isle where the giant tortoises are located, but for today nosotros jumped dorsum inwards the boat in addition to rode over.
The giant tortoise sanctuary was awesome - hundreds of giant tortoises were but hanging out here. They were inwards all dissimilar states of action - laying down, standing up, completely inwards their shell, chilling inwards the water, in addition to fifty-fifty getting it on! And yes, they mate equally tardily equally you'd expect.
It was genuinely fun to play alongside in addition to feed the tortoises in addition to was a unique sense to live so up-close-and-personal alongside them.
Giant tortoises at Curieuse Island
Chilling inwards the water
Mating season
Feeding the tortoises fresh leaves
Last halt of the 24-hour interval was St. Pierre Island. Well, to telephone telephone it an isle is a chip of a stretch - it's basically a stone formation inwards the middle of the ocean. St. Pierre is extremely picturesque in addition to known equally a groovy spot for snorkeling. It was extremely wavy close hither in addition to visibility wasn't great, so nosotros spent but thirty minutes hither earlier calling it a day.
St. Pierre Island
The adjacent 24-hour interval on the agency to the airport, nosotros made certain to halt past times Vallee de Mai which is a UNESCO heritage site located on Praslin Island. It's abode to the endemic Coco de Mer, in addition to is the alleged place of the Garden of Eden.
Guides were available on-site, in addition to nosotros spent most an lx minutes walking through Vallee de Mai alongside ours. He provided a lot of data most its history, equally good equally descriptions of all the unique plants, trees, in addition to fruits inside.
Most interesting things nosotros picked up? The Coco de Mer is the world's most expensive nut in addition to is typically used inwards high-end cosmetics. As such, each nut costs tens of thousands of dollars, in addition to tin accept anywhere from 6-10 years to form. Oh, in addition to at that spot are manful somebody in addition to woman somebody Coco de Mer trees, which get got reproductive organs that expression eerily similar to...well I'll allow you lot bet the gauge below.
Vallee de Mai entrance
Learning most the Coco de Mer's reproductive process
Coco de Mer tree
Petrified Coco de Mer tree
Watching the snails climb downward the tree