You must be wondering why I used the word, worthy of visiting’ the islands of Canada. You must know that there are a whopping 30,000 islands are in Canada! Surely, there is no way of even listing how many of the Canadian Islands are uninhabited and that leaves the islands in Canada that are inhabited which can be less than 5%. This is only a rough estimate as there is no official figure of the number of […]
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The most striking aspect of Papua New Guinea that made me look up its location in the atlas is the number of languages spoken. The permanent residents of Papua New Guinea speak as many as 852 languages! Yes, 852 languages are being spoken and this means there are as many clans living in that island in Southwestern Pacific Ocean. The countless clans of people living across the near mystery island are clustered in groups of communities. Another […]
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Fiji is not a single island but an archipelago comprising 300+ islands and 500+ islets. However, people live only in about 110 islands and the rest of the Fijian islands are uninhabited. Of the entire population of Fiji, nearly 88% of the residents live in the two major Fijian Islands called Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. That’s one of the beaches in Fiji, an independent island nation located in the middle of South Pacific Ocean. It is […]
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Oceania is a geographical region located in the South Pacific Ocean. It has many countries that are islands. Do you know that even Australia and New Zealand are part of the Oceania region? Some of the islands of Oceania belong to different other big countries including Australia. All the islands on the South Pacific Ocean are stunning to look at. Their beauty cannot be compared even with the Hawaiian Islands. However, all these Oceania Islands are not […]
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Africa is the most exclusive place for wildlife watching. However, it is not the only place for seeing wild animals and endemic birds. There are several islands in the world that animal enthusiasts and birding buffs visit and repeat their visit if they cannot spot all that they have wished to see. Of course, islands cannot match African countries such as Mozambique or Tanzania for wildlife watching where they can see a range of big forest animals […]
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I think the below image of this Spanish island will captivate you. Look at the boats that seem to be floating above the water (not on the water). This mirage is so because the water is unbelievably clear. That’s Menorca Island for you. So, after an African island (Pemba) visit, we move on to Spain’s Balearic Islands and to be more specific, the Menorca Island, the smaller of the three main Balearic Islands on the Mediterranean sea. […]
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I gathered that there are only two places in the world where you can stay in a room that is located underwater. Can you imagine and visualize an unforgettable experience of staying comfortably in an underwater room with all the facilities? To book your one night stay in an underwater lodge, you have to go to Pemba Island, East Africa. This incredible underwater room is offered by Manta Resort, Pemba Island. First, see a couple of photos […]
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I wrote about the best OverWater cottages in Maldives Islands and I published a travel guide to Cocoa Island, one of the islands in Maldives where you can enjoy a weeklong holiday in world’s best floating resort operated by COMO group of hotels. Maldives is best suited for diving through out the year. The low lying islands, clear and calmer seas further makes it best suited for diving. Something else disturbed me for the last three days. […]
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I am giving below a few photographs of Cocoa Island and the COMO Resort in Cocoa Island. First, take a close look at them and then answer my questions. Can you imagine such a paradise on earth exists? The photographs show the floating cottages on the Indian Ocean and a dining area right on the ocean water with no surrounding walls. I get goosebumps while looking at the photos, even before I could visualize myself sitting at […]
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Sometime back, when I wrote about 6 highly frequented islands of Italy , I knew I am leaving many other attractive but less crowded Italian islands on the Mediterranean ocean water. Today, I have an irresistible urge to visit those beautiful islands of Italy that are visited by very less number of tourists when compared to Sicily, Sardinia, and Capri, the three highly popular Italian Islands in the world. Many people in the world are not aware […]
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