About


Hello / Bonzour / Bonjour / Goeiendag !

I'm Maxine.
I'm a half Belgian, half Seychelloise and am currently living in beautiful Australia.
Though travelling as always been a big part of my life, I'm simply just an island girl.
 

FAQs

+ Seychelloise?

I know what some of you are thinking. If you haven't heard of it yet, the Seychelles is a small group of islands in the Indian Ocean. It's a tropical Eden off the coast of Madagascar. Yes, like Madagascar the movie.

For those of you wondering, Seychellois(e) is pronounced "Say - shell - wah(z)

+ What camera do you use?
 
Most of the photos you'll see on my are taken with a Nikon D60 which I have had for years. Occasionally, I do use a Canon DSLR (which belongs to my brother) & an iPhone which works very well for Instagram.
 
+ How do you pronounce your last name?
 
My surname, Janssens, has the Dutch pronunciation: "Yan - sins".
 
+ Where were you born?
 
Although I'm Belgian-Seychelloise, I was born in neither of those places! I was actually born in Singapore & lived there for a short number of years.