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7 Beautiful Black Sand Beaches in Auckland, New Zealand

Did You ever visit New Zealand? When you read or hear about a beach, you instantly visualize white or dull-golden color sand beaches bordering the deep blue color sea. In fact, the most common color of the beach is we identify with ‘sand color’. However, our Earth is a planet full of irregularities. As the color of the oceans varies from various shades of blue and green, their beach color too varies. There are white sand beaches, […]

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Islands and Islets: Everything You Need to Know About

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Islands and Islets whenever I heard these names I just go back to my childhood days. When I was a kid, I always loved to visit the Islands, and I always felt that my dream vacation was to visit most of the beautiful islands. Not only me, but you can also ask almost anyone you know about “what is their dream vacation,” and most of them will say some sort of Island names such as “Hawaii, Mauritius, […]

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The Best Sailing Routes in the World

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What is the importance of Sailing and Sailing Routes? As a travel blogger, I like this very appropriate quote for a true traveler. “You cannot discover a new land without first losing sight of the shore” by Andre Gide. I don’t know whether Andre Gide was a contemporary of Columbus. He must be because I think Columbus must have been inspired by that excellent quote. So many continents, peninsulas, and islands were discovered by sailors only. But […]

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5 Best Beaches and Haad Rin Full-Moon Party in Koh Phangan

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Koh Phangan is a tropical island located in the Gulf of Thailand. Normally, tourists to Thailand don’t venture beyond Bangkok city and Phuket island since their 3 or 4 nights stay in Bangkok will be more than filled with sightseeing, shopping, and adventure activities. Hence, most of the travelers to Thailand do not have time to visit Koh Phangan island, near Thailand. They are missing something memorable. There are more than ten beautiful beaches in this 125 […]

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3 Rooftop Bars Bali Island worth Going To

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Drinking anywhere can be a fun experience but there are unique places from where drinking can be more memorable and would make you seek out similar places during your vacation. For example, there is a difference between drinking in an air-conditioned cage (bar) than sipping a goblet of wine sitting in your terrace-right? Open air drinking and dining can be an enchanting experience. Bali is the most visited island holiday destination in the world. Bali Island is […]

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Important Places to See In South Island, New Zealand

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New Zealand is an island country but split into two main landmasses called the North and South Island which is much bigger than the North Island. The two main islands are separated by the Cook Strait whose water is said to be dangerous. The Cook Strait is nearly 22 km wide. Though the South Island is much bigger than the North Island, its population is less than its northern counterpart. In addition, there are as many as […]

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8 Water Sports For Non-Swimmers In Andaman Islands

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Water sports excite everyone irrespective of age. Whenever you watch the children enjoying any kind of water sport, screaming with joy, you feel like joining them but you scared because you don’t know swimming in case the situation warrants. Of course, water rides do not require swimming but still, lack of that skill might restrain you.There are 8 different adventure sports in water in Nicobar and Andaman Islands that you can enjoy even if you don’t […]

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16 Little-Known Facts About Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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The Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal have thousands of hidden gems as islands and islets, similar to the Mediterranean Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Apart from the world famous Bali, Singapore and Borneo, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have made an indelible mark on the map of island tourism. In the last 20 years, Andaman Islands have attracted more tourists than ever before in spite of the tsunami attack. I happened to read some fascinating […]

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Island of Palau Travel Guide for First Time Visitors

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This blog post strives to be an ultimate guide to the Palau archipelago and to some of its major islands. I happened to read one odd news about the need to take a pledge by the tourists to Palau even before setting afoot on any one of the islands in Palau archipelago. It’s an eco-pledge that goes like this: “Children of this island, I take this pledge as your guest, to preserve and protect your beautiful and […]

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Fiji, Which is the Honeymooners’ Best Choice for an Island Getaway

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Look at the two pictures of Fiji island below. They are called as the overwater bungalows/villas/bures. The last word means ‘huts’ in Fijian. While the first picture is an aerial view of the private villas on the seawater meant exclusively for the honeymoon couples, the second picture is taken from the inside of the bure facing the sea. Will you vote for any other place on the earth that is more suitable for honeymooners than this? If […]

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