John Greer
@Starry Expanse
American expat in Mauritius
Forum posts
64
About me
American
Lives in Floréal, Plaines Wilhems
Speaks American West Coast English, dude.
Registration: 31 December 2021
Activity
Managing mailboxes or PO boxes in Mauritius by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Something as simple as receiving mail can become a whole new experience when you settle in Mauritius as an expat. Mailing management can indeed be different from what you are used to. In order to help other expats and soon-to-be ...
In Quatre-Bornes, your postal code is on a street sign close to your house... if only you could find it.I've lived in a couple of places that had a 24-hour guard station. That's really nice when you need something delivered. It's not their job, but ... Read More
Renewal of Premium Visa by Victoriaearichardson
Hello, I was wondering if anyone has renewed their premium visa and if this is straight forward?
@VictoriaearichardsonTo see a web page that pretends to show the status of your visa application, go here: https://business.edbmauritius.org/wps/portal/business/home/login/Click on the "Your Area" link (in the menu along the top of the page).Click ... Read More
Renewal of Premium Visa by Victoriaearichardson
Hello, I was wondering if anyone has renewed their premium visa and if this is straight forward?
@mail61I am about to renew my Premium Visa for the second time (heading into my third year in Mauritius). Before renewing the first time, I left Mauritius for about a month.I have never seen anything that says we are required to leave temporarily.I ... Read More
Looking for a Reliable Mechanic by Starry Expanse
I have a 2009 Nissan Murano AWD that needs some work.I have not been happy with the various shops I've tried.So I'm looking for someone who can replace the steering rack and motor mounts, do a tune up, oil change, etc.I have all of the required ...
@John CleanerThat was the first place I went. Read More
Looking for a Reliable Mechanic
I have a 2009 Nissan Murano AWD that needs some work.I have not been happy with the various shops I've tried.So I'm looking for someone who can replace the steering rack and motor mounts, do a tune up, oil change, etc.I have all of the required ... Read More
Looking for board games by Starry Expanse
I have a Mauritian friend who is coming to my house for dinner in the near future.My friend speaks English but her mother and sister don't.I'm looking for things that we can do together that don't require conversation.Note:Â Her sister is ...
@Davidray10 I moved to Floréal in June. It's nice. It's a little cooler and I can walk to the Metro station. That lets me go lots of places that were difficult to get to before. Read More
Looking for board games by Starry Expanse
I have a Mauritian friend who is coming to my house for dinner in the near future.My friend speaks English but her mother and sister don't.I'm looking for things that we can do together that don't require conversation.Note:Â Her sister is ...
I have this 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle:https://www.amazon.com/Clementoni-39748-Collection-Adults-Made-Multi-Coloured/dp/B0BTDH5TV5Come make a party of it. We can drink wine and eat lots of things that are bad for us, and stay up as late as we want. ... Read More
Visa Application Status URL? by Starry Expanse
Somewhere, hidden deep within the catacombs of the Economic Development Board or the Passport and Immigration websites, there is a carefully concealed page that can tell you the status of your Visa application.I know it's there. I've used it. I ...
I found it. More accurately, @Anou86 found it for me about a year ago.Here is a link to the thread: /forum/viewtopic.php?id=988674#5438014 Read More
Visa Application Status URL?
Somewhere, hidden deep within the catacombs of the Economic Development Board or the Passport and Immigration websites, there is a carefully concealed page that can tell you the status of your Visa application.I know it's there. I've used it. I ... Read More
Ice cream van moint choisy ripped off by Laura91
Hi guys,Want to share my experience yesterday and ask you how you deal with a situation like that. So we ordered a ice cream from the ice cream van at moint choisy we have two kids and the seller says 250 mur ok we thought fair enough overpriced but ...
@prospectorland I get taken advantage of by taxi drivers a lot. I know that since I make the same trip frequently and get charged almost double by some.I give a substantial tip to the ones who charge me the least. It doesn't affect my lifestyle any, ... Read More
Looking for a rental by sebastiengouzy24
Hello community,We are a family of four and we are arriving in Mauritius in July.We are looking for a place to rent in the Morne à Tamarin area. A two or three bedroom house would suit us in a quiet environment close to the ocean.Our budget ...
Hi Sébastien,The best website that I know of for finding rentals in Mauritius is https://www.lexpressproperty.com/en/.It will let you filter by price, etc.I recommend not over-specifying the filters, though. Sometimes the person who posts the ... Read More
Looking for board games by Starry Expanse
I have a Mauritian friend who is coming to my house for dinner in the near future.My friend speaks English but her mother and sister don't.I'm looking for things that we can do together that don't require conversation.Note:Â Her sister is ...
@Camille_S https://www.facebook.com/LudoBox has quite a collection.Thank you for telling me about it! Read More
Looking for board games by Starry Expanse
I have a Mauritian friend who is coming to my house for dinner in the near future.My friend speaks English but her mother and sister don't.I'm looking for things that we can do together that don't require conversation.Note:Â Her sister is ...
@prospectorland Chance and Counters looks gorgeous.There is a similar place in the Seattle area called Mox Boarding House: https://www.moxboardinghouse.com/Regarding creating an expat game library:I could provide a place to keep games for people to ... Read More
SpaceX Starlink
Starlink in Mauritius, 300 Mbps nonstop.Mauritians can now preorder a Starlink system.The decision came after SpaceX announced that it will be able to cover the area with ~300 Mbps speed anywhere in the Republic (Mauritius, Rodrigues, ... Read More
Second Hand Furniture by andrew9799
Anyone know of any places that sell second hand, but still ok, furniture. We have rented partially furnished, but not sure how long we will stay there so don't want to spend too much. We need a desk, small table, set of draws and wardrobe for our ...
Here are the places I would look:Facebook Marketplacehttps://www.facebook.com/marketplace/106248356079603/AsterVenderhttps://www.astervender.mu/Jumiahttps://www.jumia.mu/ Read More