Also available is a wireless solution which needs no mobile or even landline. You can buy a modem which uses the emerging Wimax technology.
It plugs straight into your PC and receives its signal from a Wimax base station a couple of kilometres away.
Wimax has been described as "wi-fi on steroids", with hotspots often spanning several kilometres.
Currently three quarters of the island is blanketed in these hotspots - and the guys behind the service are eyeing up major expansion.
Sadly, I'm going to have to rule a visit out this year: the cost of flying from Buenos Aires is prohibitive. I couldn't find a return flight for under $2300US.
Still, this island has massive potential for perpetual travellers, so maybe I'll get there some other time.
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Mauritius looks like a great place to chill out.
What's the situation like with visas though?
Tourists get 90 days upon entry. I emailed the immigration dept and they replied they have no problem with multiple entries per year.
I was thinking moving to Mauritius, after having visited the neighbor island Réunion which is more like the less beautiful little sister (but still attractiv!). I guess the cheapest flights would be out of Paris since the French go there on vacations, so if you first buy a return BsAs-Paris and then a separate ticket with one of the charter companies it should be possible to get by for around 2000 usd.
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