Phrases such as “paradise on Earth” are often bandied about to describe tropical destinations, with even celebrated writers seemingly guilty of such hyperbole. Mark Twain is said to have claimed that ...

Sitting almost alone in the Indian Ocean, a good 1,500 miles from mainland Africa, Mauritius is a true tropical island getaway. Home to many high-end hotels, each with their own myriad ways to pamper ...

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Flic en Flac and Wolmar beaches on the island of Mauritius seen from above, with its turquoise lagoon and jungly mountains. While the multicultural paradise of Mauritius, set between Africa and India, ...