SEYCHELLES, an island nation, is located in the Indian Ocean north-east of Madagascar, which is off the east coast of Africa.
It consists of 115 islands and covers an area approximately the size of France. But most of the islands are uninhabited and the majority of the residents live on the island of Mahe.
Seychelles is one place that 'lives up to its promise of paradise', says Mr Reinhold Johann, general manager of the Banyan Tree resort in Intendance Bay.
The beauty of the island and its people are what drew the 45-year-old German, who says life there is a lot more than sun, sea and sand.
Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times' Life!
