Do you want five-star pampering at luxury resorts or getting out and exploring local life and customs? In Mauritius, you can have it all.
Leaving space for dessert is mandatory even if you have to water down your mains with a little moreMarire-Christine explained that all Creole people on the island prepare the rhum by adding herbs, spices and fruit to ordinary rum bought from the market. The local sweets like coconut cake, banana tart and papaya cooked with vanilla and orange rind make a fine accompaniment to the sweet digestive drink.
We found no milkmen in bustling Port Louis with its vibrant mix of rundown, ramshackle buildings and modern skyscrapers. At the Central Market or Grand Bazaar, pale, watery cucumbers abound in neat piles alongside stinky durian fruit and gourd-like pods called chouchou. You can hone your haggling skills, except when buying vanilla pods which are inordinately expensive. On the other side are cheap Chinese clothing and lovely straw baskets.
If, like many visitors to Mauritius, you can’t name the island’s capital or its currency , you’re unaware of the languages spoken or the continent it belongs to , much less its major industries , tainted colonial history or the demographics of its cosmopolitan population, the sugar museum is a great place to start your education... and be rewarded with a rum-tasting at the end of the tour.
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