Seychelles and Sri Lanka are two popular holiday destinations in the Indian Ocean. Xu Lin gives us glimpse of what you can do if you visit

As the airplane was coming in to land I could not help but say "wow" as I saw numerous different-sized islands of green in the blue Indian Ocean, and the white cloud mass above them looking like soft candyfloss.

I could see the ocean only a few meters away through the porthole because Seychelles International Airport is located on the island of Mahe.