guess I’ve been extraordinarily spoilt over the
years. This island wasn’t my first and certainly
won’t be my last! Islands off places such as Brazil,
Australia, Maldives, Seychelles, Malta, Malaysia,
Greece, Mauritius, Thailand, Spain, Mexico and
Borneo have made the list, and so it’s fair to say
that I’m a pretty good judge of island experiences.
‘First impressions count.’ It’s drummed into
us from school, through personal relationships
and certainly in business. And when it comes to
hotels, islands and restaurants, they’re often the
deal-breaker. What is it they say, you don’t get a
chance to make a second impression? Although
with an island it’s kind of a little different, as
short of swimming or paying a lot to turn around,
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or me it’s all about planes, large
or small – travel brings out the
adventurous romantic in me.
Boarding a plane or alighting at
my destination, I feel happy, alive,
excited and free. So by the time I
stepped off the little bird that flew me from
Pemba to an island a short boat trip from
Quilálea Island, I would have been as happy
spending a couple of days carrying coconuts
around (and believe me, there’s a lot of them)
as relaxing on a beautiful island.
A chance to spend a few days on a desert
island isn’t to be sniffed at, certainly when
compared to a few days at the office, and I
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