"Don't be sucked into buying a..." Seychelles Tourist Trap Tip by wadekorzan

Don't be sucked into buying a coco de mer....first of all, it will cost you about $5,000 US dollars, because there are only three places in the world where these giant coco de mer palm trees grow, and they are all in the Seychelles. They are under protection but there is a huge black market. The nuts grow in the shape of human 'private parts'--male and female respectively, and are said to be an aphrodesiac. However, if you get caught trying to take one out of the country or stealing or using one even while in the country, you might stay in the Seychelles much lnger than anticipated, up to 5 years in jail! (By the way, we decorated the one hanging in our hotel room with the hibiscus flower...the hotel staff put hibiscus flowers all over our room and we didn't know where to put them. They do NOT grow as a part of the coco de mer, hehe)