Mayotte’s nature had been so sublime I even forgave the locals for murdering the shellfish of these seas with their rather sweet vanilla sauce.

Mayotte has assumed the rotating presidency of the Vanilla Islands, taking over from the Comoros that was leading the organization for the past year.

The six islands of the Indian Ocean (Mayotte, Comoros, Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius and Seychelles) launched a few years ago their new Tourism Region called the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands. The ...