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Discovering La Cambuse

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We thought we knew every beach in Mauritius but, oh man, we were wrong.

Last week, I stumbled upon an article online claiming that La Cambuse was the best beach in Mauritius and I realised that I’ve never been there despite being 42 years old. Yesterday, Christina, the kids and I drove there and it was an amazing experience for us.

The place is pristine, the views are scenic, the sea is wonderful to swim in and, being so remote, it’s a welcome change from our usual Flic-en-Flac or the beaches in the North. I don’t know if I’ll go there every week-end (maybe not) but I have already told some members of my family that we need to organise a camping there. Interestingly, the National Coast Guard members train there so there is nothing to worry about as far as security is concerned.

I only hope that the new hotels being built in the vicinity won’t impact on our liberty to get there and enjoy life.

Our favourite TV shows (series)

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We tend to spend quite a lot of time every week watching TV shows (series), especially American series. Here are our some of our favourites new TV shows:

  • Fargo — Our rating: 10/10 — Ok then. When everything can go wrong. And goes wrong.
  • The Americans — Our rating: 9/10 — Married Soviet spies in America with a lot of problems to solve…
  • Halt and Catch Fire — Our rating: 9/10 — Young geeks and the beginning of the Silicon Valley (re: Silicon Valley).
  • Mr. Robot — Our rating: 9/10 — Still trying to make sense of it: computers + mental disorder.
  • Castle — Our rating: 8/10 — Book-writer cum private investigator married to a police detective.
  • Sherlock — Our rating: 8/10 — Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson but with a new twist.
  • Silicon Valley — Our rating: 8/10 — Young geeks and the current Silicon Valley (re: Halt and Catch Fire).
  • The Big Bang Theory — Our rating: 7/10 — The (caricatural) lives of scientists.
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine — Our rating: 7/10 — A hilarious police precinct.
  • Modern Family — Our rating: 7/10 — Modern families in the US.

Here are a few additional (old) ones that we keep around because, well, we love them:

  • Firefly — Our rating: 10/10 — The best sci-fi TV show ever.
  • Fawlty Towers — Our rating: 10/10 — Monty Python in a hotel.
  • Yes Minister — Our rating: 10/10 — What politicians really are.
  • 30 Rock — Our rating: 9/10 — A dysfunctional and hilarious TV network.
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer — Our rating: 9/10 — Souvenirs of when I was a kid.
  • Lie to Me — Our rating: 9/10 — Genius microexpression interpretation.
  • Love Thy Neighbour — Our rating: 9/10 — When racism was fashionable. Wait. This is still the case.
  • That ’70s Show — Our rating: 9/10 — Young people in the 70s. With Mila Kunis.
  • The IT Crowd — Our rating: 8/10 — Have you switched if off and on again?
  • Spy — Our rating: 8/10 — When someone becomes a MI5 spy by mistake.
  • Scully — Our rating: 7/10 — Scouser’s dream to become a Liverpool FC player.
  • Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace — Our rating: 7/10 — Absolutely nonsensical.
  • One Piece — Our rating: 7/10 — Kyan’s favourite.

What about you?

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