Tag: solotravel

• The Lion and The Butterfly

  I was lying here, during my last long stay in Mahebourg, mezmerised by the view. I was reading a Paulo Coelho novel and inspired by his metaphors, the name ‘The Lion and the Butterfly’ settled in my heart. I am a motivational visual blogger on a Facebook page, ‘The Butterfly Project’. I’ve created and posted…

  Lynni Lochenkov

  July 26, 2024

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• A TWO TANK DIVE

  Personalising – more than my weight belt A month ago I was fortunate enough to do a two tank dive outside the reef in the Blue Bay Marine Reserve, Mauritius. Weather kept me inside the reef for weeks, so this opportunity was a dream come true. On this day I not only experienced the magic…

  Lynni Lochenkov

  May 11, 2024

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• A PERFECT DIVE 20/20 VISION

  A perfect dive, a feeling after most dives, right? But hey, this time I had 20/20 vision! I bet you’ve not had a dive with so many highlights, some starting on land already. While packing our gear bags I thought I would irritate my dive buddy, an instructor at the Dive Centre, who has been…

  Lynni Lochenkov

  March 6, 2024

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• POST CYCLONE DIVING

  BELAL AND CANDICE Two cyclones in ten days, but then again, I knew my departure was in the island’s cyclone season. I found myself cyclone watching, first Belal and then Candice. Mauritius was in the path of both. 15 and 16 January 2024 Belal caused flash floods in Port Louis, turning streets into rivers. Widespread…

  Lynni Lochenkov

  February 7, 2024

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• DIVING INTO 2024

  The start of a new adventure! I am wishing all my readers, fellow divers, ocean lovers, marine conservationists, travellers, photographers, adventurists and dreamers a blessed, peaceful, safe and healthy 2024. May you materialise those goals that you have been dreaming of and those you have worked on so diligently. Eleven months ago I started a…

  Lynni Lochenkov

  January 16, 2024

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• CROSSING THE REEF AGAIN PART 2

  A different view A different view When I crossed the reef again, the view was a very different one. Upon arriving in Mahebourg and writing my blog, ‘The back-roll entry’, it ended with the following paragraph: “I scrolled through some of my Butterfly Project Facebook collages today and found the one stating, ‘Relax, you can’t…

  Lynni Lochenkov

  September 5, 2023

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• BEACHED – THE BEST WAY!

  Finding the perfect spot. For weeks I wanted to get to the beach of Pointe d’Esny. With only two public entries and being dependant on the bus for transport, I was a little concerned about walking distances between these entries and the bus stop as well as the condition of the beach. Would my mobility…

  Lynni Lochenkov

  June 11, 2023

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