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Backpack theft
November 6th, 2008 | Author: Administrator I Love Seychelles
Snorkeling at Beau Vallon
Tuesday September 23rd, our 2nd day on Mahé. Good start of our honeymoon. In the morning we decided to go snorkeling just around the corner of the beach.
Surrounded by huge granite rocks we found the perfect place. Quickly we changed into our swimming suits and plunged into the warm water. Soon we found the first yellow, tropical fishes, and as we swam further we saw more and more beautiful fishes in all sorts of colours and the recovering coral (tsunami).
Backpack gone!
When we got back we discovered that one of our backpacks (with mobile phone) was gone. The other one with some money in it was still there. Also missing were some shorts and flip-flops. How annoying that was! Here we were in paradise, and the first snorkeling occassion leads to a stolen backpack 
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Seychelles money
October 28th, 2008 | Author: Administrator I Love Seychelles
Seychelles rupees
Seychelles rupees
The local currency of the Seychelles is the rupee. 100 Seychelles rupees (SCR) is approximately € 4.22 or US$ 5.93 (official exchange rates of 28th December 2008). The strange thing about the Seychelles however is that as a tourist you’ll be obligated to pay in a major currency like euros, dollar or pounds on most occasions. In restaurants, hotels, national parks and for your rental car you’ll be asked to pay in euros. Rupees are not accepted from foreigners. Local supermarkets and taxis (sometimes) however can be paid in rupees.
Somewhere during the first months of 2008 a new law was passed that obligates foreigners to pay in euros, dollar or pounds.
What does this mean for you as a tourist?
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