Taps
French expat in Mauritius
Forum posts
780
Contacts
4
About me
French
Lives in Flic en Flac
Registration: 24 July 2011
Taxi aggregator in Mauritius by grv sharma
Hi guys and girls I was recently in Mauritius and severely felt the lack of a taxi cab aggregator service such as Uber in Mauritius. All the negotiations with taxi drivers (and the constant fear of getting ripped off) leaves a bad after taste about ...
Hi, It's a big problem. They should rule meters as compulsory in order to avoid the constant negotiation. I think the market is mature for Uber-like businesses in Mauritius (but it's tiny): smartphones penetration is high and tourists ... Read More
Dive Clubs in Mauritius by lisadw
Hi I'm a keen diver & have just arrived in Mauritius. Can anyone advise of any dive clubs to join? I know there are loads of dive centres but these all seem to be focused on the tourist sector & I'd love to find one where I can ...
Hi, Reunion has a problem with bull sharks indeed. They usually bite surfers and swimmers, very rarely divers: they are very rarely seen underwater and they seem not to be interested in this kind of prey. There are some sightings of bull sharks in ... Read More
Dive Clubs in Mauritius by lisadw
Hi I'm a keen diver & have just arrived in Mauritius. Can anyone advise of any dive clubs to join? I know there are loads of dive centres but these all seem to be focused on the tourist sector & I'd love to find one where I can ...
Hi, In Flic en Flac as well, I strongly recommend Abyss, especially if you want to get PADI or CMAS levels. They are known all over the island for the quality of their trainings. The club is a bit small and "handmade" but the level of ... Read More
What can be done to stop noise pollution coming from an open bar?
Hi, Have you lodged a formal complaint at the police station? You could also reach the "Ministere de l'environnement" (who is responsible of noise pollution control), contacts here: http://www.govmu.org/English/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx Read More
The Needful, the Necessary, the Same. Noooooo!!! Stop it! by Neo-UK
Why, in Mauritius, am I being bombarded with the overuse and total abuse of these terms? Everywhere I go, everyone I speak to in a professional or business capacity, they all say [i]"I will do the needful"[/i] or [i]"the ...
Hi, You can see a lot of these awkward translations (revert to, shift, needful etc) in the newspapers. It's sometimes annoying to read articles switching from English to French to Creole, but this is the way it is and I find it rather ... Read More