Friday, January 28, 2011

What Time Is It? Its Time You Started To Plan For Carnaval In The Seychelles!

The message today is short but sweet!  Seychelles is about to host its 'melting pot' of a Carnaval!  For more information contact us today uniqueoffers@uniqueoffersseychelles.com Its going to be a SPECTACULAR Time!

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Its Time You Visited!
 

Thursday, January 13, 2011

UniqueOffers! Cruises In Seychelles - Hotels In Ghana - Safari In Kenya!

Good Morning!  Trust that wherever you may be that you are well and that the New Year 2011 is looking a bit brighter for you and all.  (Including us!)  Anyway thank you very much for stopping in be you a first time visitor to this 'Blog' or one who frequents us regularly.  Your onward recommendation to your friends to come and stop by for a visit is greatly appreciated.

Today I just wanted to take this opportunity to introduce you to a few services on offer via UniqueOffersSeychelles!LLC.  Links provided today will take you to unique cruise opportunities in the Seychelles Islands - recommended stay for hotel if you are on the way to Ghana, and tour considerations for Kenya!

As always if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me directly either via email or by a call which is  
Toll Free @ 1 888 764 0004. 

Unique Cruises!  The Best Way To Experience The Seychelles!

Come For A Ride When In The Seychelles!





Ghana as you know is the 'gateway' to West Africa!  I keep on saying if you have been to either South or East Africa then you need to discover what is on offer in the West as well!  Ghana is a land of contrasts and beauty.  From the coasts to the gold regions and beyond.  For Ghana bookings kindly click here for hotels, tours, car rentals or simply to drop us a question.  In country reps can assist you as well!


A Great Stay When In Accra - Ghana!


Kenya Bound?  Take a tour with our partners in Kenya!  For more information please visit us today!


Jambo Welcome To Kenya & Thank You For The Opportunity!



While you are here I invite you to learn more about the Seychelles' Coco de Mer.  Ever heard of it?


From The Garden of Eden In The Seychelles

How Hot Do You Like It? A Plug For Tante Fifille's La Saler!

Visit The Seychelles March 2011! Carnival Time!
 
Several years ago when we were thinking of the business approach for our first website for the Seychelles we wanted it to be more than just a travel site with hotel bookings etc.  We wanted it to be something more to cover almost all possible needs of a guest.  This is why when you visit any of our sites you will have the opportunity to not only choose from selected hotels, fishing, safari, car rentals, etc but as well be able to buy goods from the respective country or inspired by the locale!

Visiting our site for the Seychelles you will perhaps come upon our online shop called 'Seychelles Kitchen'.  Visiting this category will afford you the opportunity to try and sample some of the foods and other tasty goodies that are on offer.  Don't worry we are always expanding upon what is available so if you do not see what you like you can always come back or even drop us a line to ask us about getting it for you!  This would be our pleasure!

Today I want to quickly introduce you to a product which is sure to burn you many times over. What we have is something called 'Tante Fifilles' Pimant La Saler!  A product so hot that it warrants a warning label so large so as to warn anyone with faint hearts or stomachs or week tongues well away!

This Is Hot Stuff!


It was a pleasure for us to receive the photo you see here from a recent customer who went through the extra effort of organising the product and taking a photo to send back to us.

You will find the product to be very very hot, the jar to be lovely and can be used again, and the taste of it all.... well let me just say, INTENSE!

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Of Strong Bonds, A Tsunami, And Tales Needed To Be Told Again!

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On the 26th of December 2004 I was on holidays visiting the Seychelles.  It was early in the morning and by now you are all well aware of the events which unfolded causing massive loss of life and havoc spanning many countries.  The tsunami which had struck Indonesia was slowly having its way and was as well about to strike the small islands of the Seychelles.

That morning after speaking to one of my employers about the status of a company owned facility which was located at the port area on the big island of Mahe, I made my way rather in a non hurried manner along the coast intent on a good morning swim.  I was at the time totally unaware like many that morning that shortly we too would feel just a bit of what our friends in Indonesia had felt.  The horrid news on the extent of damage suffered had still not filtered to me.  The worst we thought would be some unusual tidal movements if that!

I can recall the lazy drive that morning with the sky quite blue and the sun shining brightly above.  Nothing dawned on me really until I reached Anse Aux Pins and was on a road which ran low and along the beach.  It was at that time that I remarked at the amount of people running out of their homes to go by the beach and look out to sea.

As I drove I was thinking to myself, " how it must be a very slow day indeed for all these folks to be 'amused' at the sights on a beach!"

It was not until I was driving down the hill in an area called 'Fairy Land' that I finally stopped the car to look and gaze at water which was quickly moving over the surface of the road.  To me it looked as if a river had broken over and was making an easy exit to the sea.  Up ahead I noticed what appeared to be some tourists running towards me with their suitcases on the road and when reaching the retreating water, slowly but carefully wading through.

Seeing that they had come from the Fairyland Hotel I decided to pull the car into the hotel parking lot and see what the matter was.  Having a friend at the hotel I felt rather comfortable and at ease as I came up to the bar area and met with him.  Standing at the bar Charles invited me in and offered  a cold SeyBrew which I gladly accepted.

It was at the bar at that moment enjoying a cold beer that I fully understood what was happening and why his guests from the hotel were taking flight.

Seychelles at the moment, Mahe in particular was about to experience a bit of the very same tsunami which had struck hours earlier in Indonesia.

As we stood at the beach bar looking at the ocean one could see just over the reef, water churning and bubbling.  Fortunately for us and where the hotel was situated much of the effects of the oncoming water from the ocean was deflected by a huge granite rock which lay just ahead and to the side of the hotel.

It was an awe inspiring sight and moment.  I decided to quickly finish my beer and to thank Charles for his hospitality making my way up to higher ground.  No swimming for us that day.

Now Please join me in revisiting this splendid story about the Hippo & The Tortoise! 

                                                                 



                                                                             

A baby hippopotamus that survived the tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong
bond with a giant male century-old tortoise in an animalfacility in the port city of Mombassa, officials said

The hippopotamus, nicknamed Owen and weighing about300 kilograms (650 pounds), was swept down SabakiRiver into the Indian Ocean , then forced back to shorewhen tsunami waves struck the Kenyan coast on December 26, before wildlife rangers rescued him.
                                     

                                                                        
"It is incredible. A-less-than-a-year-old hippo has adopted amale tortoise, about a century old, and the tortoise seems to be very happy with being a 'mother'," ecologist Paula Kahumbu,who is in charge of Lafarge Park , told AFP.
 
"After it was swept away and lost its mother, the hippo was traumatized.It had to look for something to be a surrogate mother.Fortunately , it landed on the tortoise and established a strong bond.They swim, eat and sleep together," the ecologist added. "The hippo follows the tortoise exactly the way it followed its mother.
If somebody approaches the tortoise, the hippo becomes aggressive,as if protecting its biological mother," Kahumbu added.
         
   

                                                                                
"The hippo is a young baby, he was left at a very tender age andby nature, hippos are social animals that like to stay with theirmothers for four years," he explained.

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away."

This is a real story that shows that our differences don't mattermuch when we need the comfort of another.
We could all learn a lesson from these two creatures."Look beyond the differences and find a way to walk the path together."

" Much of life can never be explained but only witnessed"   - Rachel Naomi Remen, MD   

From Raymond!  "I trust that you found the above story which was widely reported about this baby hippo and the older giant tortoise to be of interest for you.  As I was going through my files I came across the story again and thought it appropriate to repost it.  The tortoise in question is of the 'Aldabran' variety and comes from the island of Aldabra in the Seychelles island group.  Within the next few months, early 2011, we will be launching our latest website for travel, tours, gifts and services from Kenya!    So seeing this story again I decided to update the Blog accordingly with this story and my slight adventure during the tsunami of 2004.  Little did I know then that a few years later that the events of that day would come back to me albeit in a different manner, a joint Seychelles / Kenya venture.  Although the report of the special bond between the hippo and the tortoise is far more interesting!  Please do stay tuned for further updates on our Kenya venture. I will of course be posting updates about progress made and along with our partner for this project be providing their updates as well.  For information about our partners in Kenya please visit them @ BigFootImmersionsAfrica!



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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Seychelles' Carnaval! The Melting Pot of Cultures!

‘Carnaval International de Victoria’  

4 to 6 March 2011
“The melting pot of cultures”
Philosophy behind the Carnival in the Seychelles
When the Seychelles islands were first settled, it was by a  blend of individuals of different ethnicity, customs and ways of life. Throughout its history and to this very day, Seychelles has continued to be a melting-pot of peoples from the four corners of the earth who have each contributed their particular thread to the fabric of this vibrant yet peaceful society, adding to it and being, themselves, subtly transformed in return.
Against this background of multi-culturalism, diversity and the coming together of peoples, it is fitting that Seychelles should be, once again, the focal point of an annual ‘Carnaval des Carnavals’ – bringing representatives from the world’s carnivals to the islands to participate in three days of celebration.
This dynamic event will be an ideal forum for each participating country to raise its profile by showing off its own individual colours to the world’s press and, also, contribute to the new melting pot of the ‘Carnaval des Carnavals’.
Seychelles is planning an international carnival scheduled to take place in its capital, Victoria, in March 2011, echoing the time when Seychelles first became a melting pot of different cultures from the four corners of the planet.
Seychelles Revisits its Origins
From 4th to 6th of March 2011, Victoria is set to revisit its multi-ethnic origins when the ‘Carnaval International de Victoria’ comes to town. With participants from several countries with famous carnivals of their own, the Victoria Carnival is on course to bring the capital to life with a grand, open-air restaurant featuring food – and music – from across the world as local hotels, in coordination with various participating countries, set up al fresco restaurants showcasing their particular culture’s culinary skills.
Official Opening of the Carnival
The official opening of the carnival, to be attended by visiting dignitaries from the various participating countries, will take place on a day when festivities are expected to last throughout the night.
Swelled by sailors from international navies whose visits are being planned to coincide with the 3-day carnival, this spectacular event will then move into the Carnival Day featuring a Carnival Procession of participants’ floats on a circular itinerary through the streets of the capital and against a backdrop of music, dance and colourful costumes. The event will have its very own carnival song, composed by local artists to reflect the country’s three national languages: Creole, English and French, as well as music from the participants’ countries. 
The local population and visitors will all be encouraged to participate in the spirit of the carnival and its various activities. Seychelles is also expected to add its own floats to the procession featuring the attributes of its main islands, so completing the picture of a vibrant international event celebrating the fact that Seychelles remains an important, harmonious melting pot of peoples from across the world.
4 March 2011 / Day1  Victoria the ‘Melting Pot of Cultures’
The three-day Carnival will start with a large, open alfresco restaurant-styled activity on the 4th March, when the City of  Victoria will be turned into an entertainment venue with music from across the world and with food from the four corners of the planet. Participating countries are being encouraged to work with local hotels to set up alfresco restaurants in Victoria to showcase the different cultures’ culinary skills and delights and to sell their products to the public. Music and food will set the stage for the theme of the Carnival - ‘the melting pot of cultures’. The Victoria City celebrations will take place over a whole day and night during which the concept of  ‘the melting pot of cultures’ will truly come alive.
The Opening Ceremony: The official opening of the 2011 Seychelles ‘Carnaval International de Victoria’ will take place in the afternoon of Day 1. Visiting dignitaries, representing various participating countries, will be invited to be present to witness the official launch of the 2011 edition of the Seychelles Carnival which will take place in the centre of Victoria.
5 March 2011 / Day2  Carnival  Day
The Carnival Day itself is set for the 5th March where floats will gather at the Stadium at Roche Caiman, and move in a Carnival Procession from 10am onwards towards Victoria. The Carnival procession will then tour the main Victoria roads using Francis Rachel Street as its entry point, and return to Roche Caiman Stadium via Independence Avenue and Francis Rachel Street. The procession will follow a circular loop starting at Roche Caiman with school children, spectators and international & local press lining the streets from start to finish. Music and carnival costumes will be in line with the different national floats.
Seychelles will launch a dedicated Carnaval Song which is being composed by a range of local artists to incorporate the country’s three national languages, Creole, English and French.  Victoria will showcase music from different parts of the world to create the ambience for the different participating countries and to set the scene for Seychelles as the capital city of the the melting pot of cultures.
After the carnival procession, the carnival participants will take the show to Victoria, supported by the local population who will be invited to join in the spirit of the carnival with their own costumes and accessories.

6 March 2011 / Day3  Family  Fun Day
After the carnival procession, the carnival participants will take the show to Victoria, supported by the local population who will be invited to join in the spirit of the carnival with their own costumes and accessories.
The Carnival Floats will all assemble at the Stadium for a ‘family fun day’ where the different participants will mingle with the local tourist population and with Seychellois coming from all over Mahé, Praslin,  La Digue, Silhouette and the other islands. Food stalls and beverage outlets will be set about the Stadium where  an ‘all day musical show’ will be performed by Seychellois  artists and by musical & cultural groups from the various participating countries.

The World of Carnival meets ... ...the world’s most beautiful islands

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Monday, January 3, 2011

A Visit To Seychelles - How About Staying Here For A Quiet Get A Way?


       Your ideal little escape to the islands of the Seychelles!

This very small hotel guesthouse of 3 rooms will bring you very close to how the islands used to be!


This beachfront property sits on one of the island's premier beaches, Cote d'Or, offering its clientele a relaxing atmosphere!
 
Offering bed and breakfast you will surely relax as you view the islands of Curieuse and Chauve Souris on the beach.  This guest house as well has a restaurant offering tasty Creole dishes!

Indeed a wonderful stay which will long be remembered.  Care for more information or interested in a booking?  Let me know!  

Conclude by wishing one and all a great New Year! 




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