These are branded shoes initially bought in Dominican Republic, converted to bathing shoes in Sweden and finally field tested successfully somewhere between Africa and India.
Foppa is the nick name of the Swedish hockey star Peter Forsberg
Category Archives: Seychelles
Breaking the wave!
Lucky boy, having the Indian Ocean as playground.. Praslin island, The Seychelles.
Reds!
Sheikh it baby!
The rulers of old dynasties in northern Africa and the Arab world are a bit anxious these days. Perhaps former President Barak of Egypt, Colonel Gadaffi in Libya and Ben Ali in Tunisia wished they had maneuvered differently and had prepared an escape strategy!
I managed to get a glimpse of this seven-story palace of Sheikh Khalifa (president of the United Arab Emirates and emir of Abu Dhabi). The mansion, recently constructed in the island of Mahe in the Seychelles has a 360-degree view of the surrounding Indian Ocean.
Seychelle panorama!
The panorama view over Praslin island, taken from neighboring La Digue. A peaceful, almost magical morning that got it´s only stain from a hung over, bad humoured café owner! Honestly the Seychellois in general are very nice to get along with!
Kind of blue!
But by no means the blues.. Oh no, this is the Seychelles.
As you see I have done some street photography and visited the fish market in the capital Victoria.
One picture shows the old chinese store Sham Peng Tong that’s “been around for ages”
The photographer himself also gets the opportunity to pose beside the blue rental jeep
The three ladies with umbrellas is on the island of La Digue.
There is a green version as well
Thank´s Miles for giving me inspiration for the title!
You shouldn´t!
pick your nose.. even if you are a Fruit bat!!
Anse Soleil, Seychelles
Driving around the island of Mahe one day. This is an astonishing place on earth!
Shades of green in Praslin!
…And some red dots. Most of the pictures from Vallee de Mai..
One of the “must see” recommendations in the guidebooks about Praslin/Seychelles is to visit Vallee de Mai. It´s a palm rain forest consisting of the endemic Coco de Mer.
It is also declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
I wanted to see the place and luckily I could coordinate with Pierre from the capital of the Seychelles and his Nikon to accompany me. He was the perfect guide!
Thank you Pierre for a nice excursion!
All photos from the Seychelles are taken with a Canon Powershot S-100.
Going for octopus!
I met Adrian Willington a couple of weeks ago when taking a bicycle tour around the Seychelle island of La Digue. He was walking along the sea-shore carrying a big octopus and of course my curiosity was awaken
He told me that he was working as a security guard at night but during the day he used to go fishing for octopus and had done so since he was young.
After chatting with him for a while I asked if I could go with him the next time he was going fishing. That’s okay, he said. Two days later he came by the guesthouse where I was staying and a little later we took off by bicycle towards the beach where he usually goes fishing.
His tools are a bit dated. The flippers are not in best shape and there is a big hole in his wetsuit. He uses a couple of metal sticks to dig out the octopuses! It’s a great experience to accompany and observe the Seychellois diver. We are swimming around a pretty extensive area during more or less 3 hours!
When Adrian spots his prey he is capable of diving down to ten meters depth and stay down for a couple of minutes.
The area where we hunt is also a superb snorkel spot and the place is steaming with fishes of all colors and shape. I see a couple of sea turtles, stingrays and so on.
Adrian says that he almost daily sees sharks when his out but makes no drama about that!
Håkan Rönnblad 