Ingredients

Take 1,096 Robinson Crusoe idyllic islands
Handfuls of tall coconut palms
A generous measure of castor sugar sand
Oceans of warm, turquoise translucent water


Method

Place in the Indian Ocean 360 miles west of Sri Lanka.
Spread out until they resemble a garland.

Decorate with copious colourful corals.

Sprinkle around lavishly with myriads of psychedelic fish, taken from Neptune’s untouched realm. Top with a bucketful of assorted sea shells. Bake in soporific sunshine and cool in gentle breezes.

This mouth-watering delight to be enjoyed at leisure and is available throughout the year, a speciality for the discerning traveller, the romantic and dreamer.

Sheer Ambrosia!