This week we wanted to share with you the rich history of our beloved La Digue beachfront hotel site and the infamous local family figures that came before it. Let us start with our much loved father and grandfather, Karl St Ange who, together with his darling wife[…]
Here in Seychelles we love our curries hot and spicy, full of fragrance and flavour and with lashings of coconut milk (or even coconut cream if we’re feeling naughty – sorry waistline). Kari Koko Poul (chicken curry) is by far the island’s favourite dish, available in almost all restaurants and take-aways and the[…]
The past two weeks we have been enjoying the ultimate #staycation, playing tourist as we show our good friend Sophie around our beautiful island nation. Last week was spent island hopping between Praslin and La Digue, seeing all of the tourist hotspots such as the Vallee de Mai, L’Union Estate and[…]
As part of our travel, food and lifestyle blog, the team at Le Nautique aim to highlight the island’s favourite local food haunts and restaurants (generally giving us food-fanatics the chance to eat our way around the Seychelles). This weeks focus is on the fun and colourful local food market, “Bazar Labrin”,[…]
We’re in the midst of a foodie revolution and a day doesn’t go by when our Facebook or Instragram feeds aren’t filled with images of mouth-watering #foodporn, unique recipes from across the globe or a retro revival of the classic milkshakes, donuts, burger or even humble cheese toastie. Any culinary connoisseur knows[…]
Welcome to the latest edition of Le Nautique Seychelle’s “Creole Recipes”. This week we are sharing another local dish and firm family favourite, Octopus curry. Inspiration for this weeks blog came from a wonderful beachside BBQ that we attend this weekend, where amongst A LOT of other amazing local dishes, the[…]
Growing up in a Creole household, traditional Seychellois music was always going to be a huge part of our childhood. Tropical rhythms echoed through the house most weekends (as they still do today), and we were brought up on popular local artists such as Sonny Morgan, Patrick Victor, Jean-Marc Volcy and Jocelyn Perreau as well[…]