glance,the,Seychelles,Normal,f travel,insurance A glance at the Seychelles
Torres del Paine is among the biggest of Chiles national parks, occupying almost 600,000 acres (242,000 ha) of land in the south on the border with Argentina. It is also among the most important, receiving a significant proportion of domes Like any American, traveling occasionally is just what I love doing and I bet you share the same stuff with me. But traveling does not mean that you would be safe. Escaping from our job and other stressful activities is just something that w
Normal 0 14 false false false IT X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Tabella normale";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-qformat:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:0cm;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}The first timeEuropeans heard about Seychelles was in 1502, following Vasco de Gamas travel.After various historical episodes England and France contended thesovereignty of the area for many years finally Seychelles ended up under theEnglish government, and now they are a semi-presidential republic. The culturaland social character of the islands, mostly matriarchal, is evident: thecontrol of the families is in the womens hands, which often are unmarried,whereas the male contribution is mostly economic. Families are often composedby various generations of women which educate children together.Being the Seychelles a small archipelago offthe coast of northern Madagascar, their organization is quite complicated, asthey need to be self-sufficient in everything. The main issue is education, aproblem which, in the last years, has found a definitive and complete solution:institutions are in charge of citizens education since 1944, and the firstTechnical Institute has been inaugurated in 1970; before, education was in thehands of the Catholic and the Anglican Church, whose missionaries providedteaching. After the foundation of the school and the training of teachers, manyother schools followed, and now literacy rate hits 90%, while 85% of elderlypeople is able to read and write, thanks to the adult literacy classes providedto increase the previous rate of 60%. Unfortunately, a university still doesnot exist; however, a few university courses are going to be activated incooperation with London University, and they will be able to grantinternationally recognized titles.Living at the Seychelles as a tourist willbring no thoughts of this kind: the inhabitants of the archipelago not onlyspeak Creole, but also English and French, inherited from the pastcolonisations; moreover, they are likely to assist tourists in order to havethem spending wonderful holidays in apartments or villas. The marvellous seasurrounding the islands is crystalline and the beaches paradisiacal; staying onan island far from anyone and anything will help you retrieving the ability torelax and enjoy the joys of life. Gastronomy has been influenced by Frenchtraditions, by the abundance of fish of the Indian Ocean and by the spicy andstrong flavours of the Creole cuisine; the traditional music as well comes outof a mix of European, African and Indian cultures. It is quite curious factthat an substantial part of family expenses of the islands inhabitants isconstituted by events and parties of various kinds, such as weddingsanniversaries and engagements.Seychelles islands are much more than a holidaydestination, they are a paradise to benefit from, in order to regain thepleasure of living with no duties, surrounded by a luxuriant nature which hoststhe main marine birds colonies in the world, various species of orchids and therare black parrot of the Seychelles, a protected species and a nationalsymbol... The beauties and particularities to list are countless, but the bestthing is to see them all with your own eyes.
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