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Thanet in Kent (Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate) revival – time for leisurely exploration?

Thanet in Kent (Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate) revival – time for leisurely exploration?

…nt whilst at the same time offer visitors to Thanet differing experiences. Isle of Thanet is where the ancients came to bury the dead whilst last century the Thanet seaside towns were famed as highly popular summer resorts pre-foreign package holidays. Sadly, over the last 30 or so years tawdry reputations have somewhat stuck with the general decline and lack of inventive civic forward planning. Still what falls can with enough willpower rise and…

MAURITIUS: The magical, beautiful Indian Ocean Island

MAURITIUS: The magical, beautiful Indian Ocean Island

…growing sugarcane and then the French took over the island. It was called Isle de France, and it was handed over to the French East India Company and they ran it as a trading base. A sugar mill was established, and they started to build road networks. For a very, very long time, the French controlled the island, which is why French is still one of the official languages here. In 1810, the British took over Mauritius via a deal in the Treaty of Pa…