Press article round-up

Here's a (non-exhaustive) round-up of some general travel articles about Reunion that have been published in some of the English written and online press over the past dozen or so years.

• A tale of two islands: Réunion and Mauritius - The Times (UK), 21st October 2017

The village of Hellbourg (source: Alamy via The Times)

• Playing with fire on an active volcano on Reunion - The Telegraph (UK), 12th September 2017

The waterfalls at Grand Galet (CREDIT: GETTY)

• The amazing record-breaking island few Aussies have heard of - The Traveller (Australia), 26th July 2017

Reunion Island: A record-breaking speck in the Indian Ocean.
Photo: Adobe Stock

• Mauritius and La Réunion: Tropical twin peaks with a touch of pumice - The Independent (UK), February 23rd 2015

Hiking the caldera in La Réunion (© Mike Unwin)

• La Réunion: A flavour of France in the Indian Ocean - The Independent (UK), May 10th 2014

• Tight-rope walking on La Réunion, Indian Ocean - The Telegraph (UK), January 13th 2014

• Sweet Reunion and Ten Things You Must Do In La Réunion - Daily Express (UK), June 22nd 2013

• A grand Reunion: Volcanoes, beaches and French accents in an Indian Ocean paradise - Daily Mail (UK), 25th October 2012

• Reunion: It's Fun To Play - Sunday Times (South Africa), May 20th 2012

• Reunion through a beginner's eyes (Heaven's hotspot) - Sunday Times (South Africa), February 26th 2012

• Belle Réunion - Australian Gourmet Traveller, February 2012

• A little bit of France in the Indian Ocean - The Times (UK), October 15th 2011 (reprinted  in The Times on October 25th 2013 and also on the journalist's blog)

(Chris Hellier/CORBIS)

• A rum do on Reunion Island - New Zealand Herald, July 28th 2011

• Vive vanilla on Reunion (now behind a paywall) - The Australian, May 14th 2011

• Adventure Island hits the mark - Adelaide Now, March 19th 2011

• Reunion on volcanic island - Queensland Times, March 9th 2011

• Grande Passion - Condé Nast Traveller, 2010

• Peak season: Indian Ocean adventures in La Réunion - The Independent (UK), April 11th 2009

• French Toast - The Scotsman, February 2nd 2008

• Joyful Reunion - Daily Mail (UK), August 22nd 2007

• Short Breaks - in search of plant life in Reunion - The Independent on Sunday (UK), January 18th 2004

• Spice Island and How Reunion brought vanilla to the world - The Independent (UK), December 6th 2003

• Island rendezvous - The Guardian (UK), July 23rd 2003

"A million miles from Paris ...
it's easy to while away the
afternoon lounging under a tree".

• Blown Away by a Rugged Beauty - The Telegraph (UK), October 24th 2001

• Réunion: It's France, but not as we know it - The Independent (UK), August 13th 2001

• Gallic charm in a tropical setting - The Telegraph (UK), April 4th 2001

See also:

• The Sorcerer's Grave, a chapter about Reunion in the travel book The Age Of Kali: Indian Travels & Encounters by William Dalrymple, 1998
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• Le Monde Diplomatique timeline of Reunion's history (in English):  Island Past

• The French empire strikes back - The Sunday Times, January 3rd 2010, with a translation into French. (Article written by Rosie Millard, who wrote Bonnes Vacances! A Crazy Family Adventure in the French Territories and filmed "Croissants in the Jungle" with her husband for The Travel Channel).

Do you know of any other articles you'd like to see added to this list?