Category: Africa
Returning to the St. Regis Resort in Mauritius
It was love at first sight for Amanda and me with the St. Regis Resort in Mauritius. So much so, that this was our second visit in two years. Our first visit was in 2015 and this was a year later, both while we lived in Germany. For this trip, we flew Business Class via ...
The 14 Typical Questions from Family & Friends about Living in Germany
In June, I visited home in the United States, and it was the first time back in almost 2 years. I was home for only one week, and the time flew by. From visiting different family members and friends, the days just went by very fast. Before I knew it, I was back home in ...
Announcing that World Thru Our Eyes now has its own Facebook & Twitter Page
It has been recently brought to my attention that I should create both a Facebook and a Twitter Page for this website. And, this is just a quick post to announce that we have created a World Thru Our Eyes page in both locations. So, please, please follow these links to LIKE our Page on Facebook ...
Where in the World Is Mauritius? Our First Adventure to the Southern Hemisphere to an Island Paradise
We have been living in Germany now for almost 2.5 years, and in this time we have traveled fairly extensively around western Europe and the Mediterranean. With an early April Easter holiday, and the fact that we had both Good Friday & Easter Monday as a holiday, we wanted to plan a vacation to coincide ...
Our Review of the St. Regis Resort in Mauritius – Let Me Summarize in One Word — “WOW”
Once we knew we wanted to travel to Mauritius for our extended Easter Holiday Weekend from Germany, we needed to find a place to call home for our planned 5 night stay. After doing our research online, we selected to stay at the St. Regis Resort in Mauritius, and we were not disappointed!! NOTE: I ...
Find Out Why Mauritius Is Called Heaven on Earth
Okay, I will admit it...being an American, I have never really heard of Mauritius before. When we decided to take a vacation to somewhere warm over the extended Easter Holiday and for Amanda's birthday, we heard a lot of good things about Mauritius from our fellow German colleagues and from information we found online. But, ...
Here’s a Way to Celebrate Your New Year’s Eve – take a cruise from Barcelona to Morocco to the Canary Islands
While living in Germany, Amanda & I are taking full advantage of the number of vacation days and holidays we get, as well as how close so many countries are to where we live in southwestern Germany. To take full advantage of seeing as many places as possible, while at the same time getting some ...
Get to Know Magical Morocco While Traveling from Casablanca to Marrakesh
In preparing for our trip to Morocco, I wanted to learn as much about the country and the two cities we would visit to fully prepare for our journey. My only image of Casablanca was from the 1942 movie, which I quickly learned was filmed entirely on a Hollywood movie set. Even the movie's cafe ...
How to See 6 Countries, 3 Continents, and 1 Boat for 16 Nights in April
For Amanda's birthday this year in April, we chose to do a back-to-back cruise with Holland America. The first half of the cruise was through the Greek Islands starting from Rome. And, then once back to Rome, we started the 2nd half of the cruise through the Italian & French Riviera and to Tunisia and ...
The metric system…it’s not that complicated! Easy Cheats to Convert English Measurements to Metric
For anyone that has ever traveled outside of the United States, you quickly realize that the metric system can be a bit confusing. It still amazes me that the US is the only country that still uses only the English system of measurements. Heck, even in England, both units of measure are used. Luckily, as ...
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