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In 1962, a former newspaper editor bought a barren Seychelles island for $11,000; over the next 46 years, he planted 16,000 trees by hand and turned it into the world's smallest national park

Brendon Grimshaw bought Moyenne Island in 1962 and spent decades transforming it. He and René Antoine Lafortune planted sixteen thousand trees and introduced giant tortoises. Grimshaw refused lucrative offers, instead working to make Moyenne a national park. This tiny island now serves as the world's smallest protected area. His vision…

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How Cruises Are Evolving Into Serious Exploration Experiences

Cruising has changed a lot over the past decade. It’s no longer only about spending days moving between busy ports with a fixed schedule and crowded waterfront attractions.

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US issues travel warning to island hotspot because of a disease outbreak

Chikungunya cannot spread from person to person, but it can cause severe joint pain, head and muscle aches, fatigue, and other symptoms in those who do become infected

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The best May holiday deals I’ve found, from Grenada to Greece

Lean into the month of bank holidays on coastlines from Corsica to Yorkshire

The Independent UK

The perfect way to see the Seychelles? Via luxury catamaran

Think the Seychelles is all white beaches and blue seas? Think again, says Nick Curtis, as he boards a luxury cruise ship to explore its lush coves and rich sea life up close

Evening Standard

Royals on honeymoon: facts you didn't know about their post-wedding trips

This is how the royals celebrated their marriages, in destinations from Scotland to the Seychelles

Woman & Home

‘Divorce’ in songbirds: extreme weather pushes couples past breaking point

Like humans, many animals form lasting monogamous relationships. Most birds pair up to produce and raise offspring together over many years. However, as with humans, they also commonly “divorce” – terminating the pair bond well before the death of either partner.

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Four Seasons Seychelles at Desroches: the tropical island escape where you can spot giant tortoises

This Indian Ocean idyll is bucket list destination for beach bums and animal lovers alike. Hayley Spencer checks in and comes face to face with the island’s majestic creatures

Evening Standard

Waldorf Astoria Seychelles is the perfect couples' hotel — I should know, I got engaged there

For long-distance couple, Londoner Sagal Mohammed and her New Yorker fiancé, the archipelago was never where they envisioned getting engaged — until they got swept up in its magic

Evening Standard

Seychelles: floating baby corals can help save damaged reefs – new study

The Seychelles archipelago of 115 islands stretches across a vast area of the western Indian Ocean. Each island is fringed by coral reefs.

The Conversation

Breathtaking: 24 secret beaches in southern Europe

Dreaming of warm seas and quiet, sunny shores? Our travel writers pick their favourite unheralded beaches in Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy and Portgual

The Guardian - UK

Best places to live in world unveiled - and UK just misses out on top 10

Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands off the coast of East Africa, pipped the UK in the rankings. The Indian Ocean nation is famous for its glorious beaches, crystal clear waters and coral reefs, and welcomes tourists from around the world.

Daily Mirror

Tourists 'speechless' at UK beach with white sands 'like Seychelles' and waterfalls

Tourists have been flocking to a UK beach that's being compared to the Caribbean for its white sands, beautiful clear waters and waterfalls to be found in the area

Daily Mirror

Seychelles is becoming overwhelmed by marine plastic – we now know where it comes from

More than 1,000km southwest of Mahé, the main inhabited island in Seychelles, lies a ring of coral islands called the Aldabra Atoll. The islands are a Unesco world heritage site and support a huge diversity of marine species including manta rays and tiger sharks. The atoll is also a breeding…

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The Guardian - UK

World’s oldest recorded tortoise prepares for 190th birthday party

Jonathan, Seychelles giant tortoise given to Saint Helena in 1882, is also oldest known living land animal

The Conversation

Meet 5 remarkably old animals, from a Greenland shark to a featherless, seafaring cockatoo

Some animals can live to a startlingly old age, from the famous 392-year-old “Greenland shark” to a 190-year-old tortoise in the Seychelles. Two science studies published last week brings us closer to understanding why some animal species can live for so long – far longer than humans.

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Seychelles says the rich world is failing on climate

Climate-aid pledges by industrialized nations are worthless, says the leader of the Seychelles, an Indian Ocean archipelago threatened by rising sea levels.

Daily Record

‘Real-life Castaway’ buys tropical island for £8,000 so he can live as a hermit

Brendon Grimshaw, purchased Moyenne, a tiny island just half a mile wide in the luxurious Seychelles, for just £8,000.

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Daily Mirror

'Real-life Castaway' buys tropical island for £8,000 so he can live as a recluse

Brendon Grimshaw, from Dewsbury, in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, bought Moyenne, a tiny island just half a mile wide in the luxurious Seychelles, for just £8,000

The Conversation

How we discovered that sea turtles in Seychelles have recovered from the brink

It’s not always easy to assess whether animal conservation measures have worked. But we’ve discovered that green turtles of Seychelles – once almost hunted to extinction – are now thriving again. And it’s all because of crucial protection that was given to the species around 50 years ago.

The Guardian - UK

Exiled Chagos Islanders return without British supervision for first time

Survey ship will gather evidence in dispute over demarcating seabed between Mauritius and Maldives

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