Seychelles A Trip To Paradise? Is a trip to the Seychelles, a trip to paradise, or is it only a marketing ploy. Let me say this, if you have never been to the Seychelles, then you could be excused for thinking the expression ‘Seychelles a trip to Paradise’ is only a marketing ploy. That is until your aircraft gets close into landing at Mahe. Suddenly if you are sitting by a window you become aware of dramatically intense colors of blue, turquoise, and every color in between, and beyond. It quite makes you catch your breath, and as I can’t do now, you simply can’t explain the dramatic colors and do them justice. Then when you fly on the short haul to one of the many islands, in my case my first port of call was Praslin, but just flying at quite a low height the colors were even more intense. It was hard to believe that such beauty was possible. Having been taken to our hotel on Praslin, the first thing we did, even prior to unpacking was to walk on the beach, just to see if the stories we had been told, about the color of the sand and how it felt were true. All I can say, is that the sand looked like white talcum powder, and was cool to the touch despite the heat, and our proximity to the equator. This was in dramatic contrast to the rough sand of a European beach which could be so hot as to burn your feet. Also the coral sand was like putty when it was damp, and when we waded into the water, it was like a warm bath. I have very few other memories of my first trip to Paradise that is the Seychelles, except the beaches, the colors of the sea, and the greens of the landscape. An unhurried pace, which allowed us to totally unwind almost immediately, and the friendliness of the people. If you haven’t been to the Seychelles, you must go, and go now, if you have been, especially to one of the islands, then I hope this reminds you of what it was like, and makes you feel like me, that you can’t wait to go back. What Is The Best Time To Go To The Seychelles The short answer is that there may not be a best time to visit the Seychelles. My first visit was in mid February, which was a no options trip, we saw an unbelievable offer in a newspaper, and it had to be taken in mid February. It was only then that friends told us why it was so cheap, and that was because of the rainy season. We then checked up, and discovered that to be the case, and by then it was too late because we had already paid!! On our arrival in Praslin, the heavens opened and we were near drowned before we could get to the minibus,so we were soaked, depressed, and absolutely wrecked after our long flight. However by the time we reached our hotel, the sun was shining the road was steaming as were the palm trees, and the sky was blue. We discovered the rain was predictable, for example there seemed to be some kind of a jinx on us, in that when we decided to go for our evening meal, we never got there dry once, it absolutely poured this wonderful warm almost hot rain. So much so we took to going swimming in the rain it was so much fun. Having visited at other times of the year, there is very little temperature variation, it is always warm, but it would be fair to say it can be overcast in the middle of the wet season. Lucy Tucker, just loves being on vacation Check out her articles on the Seychelles at Seychelles a Paradise FoundArticle Source: http://www.reprint-content.com