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7 Islands for Christmas Vacation

7 Islands for Christmas Vacation

Which islands are special for spending Christmas? Do you know there are some islands for Christmas that the Americans and the Europeans go to spend the number one festival of the year? Once there on the 24th of December, naturally, they will stay until the night of January 1st to enjoy the New Year celebrations also. On some islands, the holidays start two weeks prior to Christmas and on some, the holidays will go on until the […]

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Greek Islands: Best Island Day Trips from Athens

Athens has so many places to see and things to do. Probably, you may require four days in Athens alone. I read on the web about one raging question among prospective tourists to Greece. They don’t want to return to their home without visiting at least a couple of Greek Islands and getting trolled. After all, a tour of the Greek Islands is more romantic and memorable than visiting the numerous Greek God’s temples that we have […]

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18 Best Things to Do in Barbados

18 Best Things to Do in Barbados

I read some reports that the winter has already arrived in Canada. But, it is not so in the U.S.A because the majority of the Americans who would escape to any one of the Caribbean Islands during the winter, are still remaining in their hometown. Among the West Indies independent countries, Barbados is the most visited island nation by the Americans. The Europeans have their own warm and sunny islands as winter holiday destinations. I don’t think […]

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Nusa Penida Island — What to Know Before You Start

Nusa Penida Island — What to Know Before You Start

Nusa Penida Island-A Highly Visited Vacation Spot. Are you aware of these names? Penida Bay Batu Abah Toya Pakeh Batu Meling Batu Lumbung Malibu Point Or Do you recognize this fish? I hope ‘neither’ is your answer to both the above questions. Here are the answers. The six names point to world-famous diving sites in Nusa Penida Island and its two more sister islands plus several uninhabited islets. The answer to the second question is, it is […]

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Famous Islands for Holidays That Beckon Repeat Visit

Famous Islands for Holidays That Beckon Repeat Visit

There is a certain sect of people who doesn’t visit any other vacation destination other than islands and islets. For them, islands mean the ultimate vacation ideas. Islands for holidays are their obsession. The warmth, the sea breeze, views of the ocean, colored sand beaches, the unique wildlife especially the seabirds, the salt and fish smell in the wind, the seafood in the various islands across the continents compel them to seek new distant islands for their […]

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Negros Island, Ultimate Travel Guide

Negros Island, Ultimate Travel Guide

Why do you require a week-long trip to Negros Island? The image points to a bustling city called Bacolod, the major city in Negros Occidental. Overview of Negros Island Oh, at the outset, I should reveal how the huge Negros region is divided into two provinces of the Philippines. Negros is part of the Visayas archipelago that occupies the central part of the Philippines archipelago. Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental are the two provinces of Negros Island […]

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Harbour Island Bahamas Travel Guide

Harbour Island Bahamas Travel Guide

Harbour Island Bahamas is a big favorite of Americans who flock to this sunny island immediately after the snow melts in the U.S. It is a very small island that you can walk across by its length and widthwise. The measurements are 8 km by 5 km only. Location of Harbour Island It is one of the islands of the Bahamas, one of the many West Indies islands in the Atlantic Ocean. How to reach Harbour Island? […]

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Best Things to Do in Puerto Rico

Things to Do in Puerto Rico

What is Puerto Rico best known for? For the last three or four months, I have been reading news bits about Puerto Rico. It is opening up slowly and the Americans who own the Caribbean archipelago are rushing to buy cheap air tickets to San Juan, the capital of of the island nation. While the subdued Americans are happily exploring it for what it is best known for, enjoying the sunny island with pent-up freedom, the Canadians […]

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South Pacific Islands Travel Guide

South Pacific Islands

Here is the ultimate list of South Pacific Islands to visit. When you think of vacationing on an island, which one comes to your mind immediately? Your options are: Greek Islands Italian Islands Hawaii Polynesian Islands (South Pacific) These are the most visited islands in the world for holiday. Out of these, the Hawaiian Islands and the South Pacific Islands stand out from the rest in terms of exoticness. They are broadly classified under tropical islands and […]

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Best of Siquijor Island – Philippines

Best of Siquijor Island - Philippines

This is a complete travel guide to Siquijor Island, Philippines. Overview of Siquijor Island, Philippines: The Philippines is a giant chain of archipelagos that constitute a mind-boggling 7641 islands.  This is a phenomenal figure. Of course, there is no comparison of the Philippines with Sweden as far as the number of islands that a single country has. Sweden’s islands are numbering approximately 221, 800 islands! Out of the Philippines’ 7600 + islands, only 2000 islands are inhabited. […]

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