Travel IT’S AN INTERESTING story that we heard while discovering the primeval palm forests, alluring beaches and fascinating flora and fauna of Praslin, Mahé, La Digue and Curieuse. Four of the 115 coral and granitic islands dotting 1.4-million square kilometres of Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar, they are located just south of the equator. To get there, we flew on Air Seychelles from Paris to Mahé, the largest island and administrative centre. (No visas or inoculations were required.) After the Immigration & Customs officer stamped our passports and handed them back to us, we glanced at the stamp and blushed. Our eyes focused on the outline of a female’s buttocks. “Welcome to the Seychelles,” he said with a smile. SENSATIONAL SEYCHELLES Why was this Indian Ocean archipelago deemed to be the location of the Garden of Eden? Story and photos by Barb & Ron Kroll Barb & Ron publish the trip-planning website www.KrollTravel.com 16 | www.snowbirds.org
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