"cj Huo remembers Seychelles" a Seychelles Travel Page by kenHuocj

Once upon a time, in the early 70's
when there were no Jumbo 747s nor Airbuses,
some BA-VC10s, French Caravelles, Lockhead ??? and McDonell DC9s.
that's before the 707's.

For South Africans to travel to the Far East of Australia was to fly JNB (johannesburg) by British Airways to Seychelles, then onwards to Colombo - Sri Lanka, from there one had A stopover to connect onto the London to Hong Kong Flight.
the VC10's were a sleek plave with engines at its back
I was fortunate enough to be able to stopover twice on my return flight to Johannesburg from Colombo.

What memories ???

Tropical Islands, Coco de Mers, white sandy beaches, fresh fish, charming people, Mini mokes, Tourists hotels

a neat extract about it's geography " . . . This Indian Ocean republic occupies a land area of 455 km² and an Exclusive Economic Zone of 1.4 million km². It represents an archipelago of timeless beauty, tranquillity and harmony that is famous for its world-beating beaches and for its great diversity which rolls from lush forests down to the warm azure ocean.

Of these 115 islands, 41 Inner Islands constitute the oldest mid-oceanic granite islands on earth while a further 74 form the 5 groups of low-lying coral atolls and reef islets that are the Outer Islands. . . ."

Natural
Aldabra Atoll (1982) (924' S, 4620' E)
The atoll is comprised of four large coral islands which enclose a shallow lagoon; the group of islands is itself surrounded by a coral reef. Due to difficulties of access and the atoll's isolation, Aldabra has been protected from human influence and thus retains some 152,000 giant tortoises, the world's largest population of this reptile

Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve (1983)
In the heart of the small island of Praslin, the reserve has the vestiges of a natural palm forest preserved in almost its original state. The famous coco de mer, from a palm-tree once believed to grow in the depths of the sea, is the largest seed in the plant kingdom.