Mauritius

where the only thing more plentiful than palm trees is the number of times you'll have to say "I'm going to Mauritius" to prove you're actually going to Mauritius.

Mauritius: a land where the phrase "island time" is less of a joke and more of a national pastime, where the concept of punctuality is merely a distant memory.

Mauritius: a tropical paradise where the only thing more beautiful than the beaches is the abundance of sugar in the local rum – and we're not just talking about the rum itself, we're talking about the rum-infused everything, all the time.

Mauritius was the only known habitat of the now-extinct dodo bird.

The island is home to the Seven Coloured Earths, a natural geological formation of sand dunes in seven distinct colors.