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How Does Life Happen in Boracay Island?

The title was an inspiration after I read a blog post on Travel and Leisure. The writer coined that phrase in an article that spoke about touring the Boracay Island, one of the thousands of islands of Philippines. The Philippines is probably the only country in the world that offers much more than its capital Manila. Imagine your predicament when you are presented with 7000 islands to choose your vacation in the Philippines. Tough choice-eh? Here, let […]

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5 Exotic Islands of Thailand Probably You Do not Know

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The Asian continent is probably the second most visited continent by the tourists; Africa being the first. Asian countries like Thailand are truly diverse in geography, history, religion, culture, and food. No other continent can match such a diversity which is a real tourist and historian’s attraction. Some of the top Asian countries for tourism Hong Kong Thailand Vietnam Philippines Indonesia Sri Lanka India Myanmar China Cambodia Korea Of these Asian countries, Thailand is very popular among […]

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Travel Guide to Mount Etna, the Most Active Volcano in the World

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Let us visit Mount Etna, Sicily, the world’s most active volcano since centuries. Sicily is a very big island in the Mediterranean Sea. Volcanoes are not mysteries anymore; we all know what causes an eruption. Nevertheless, the force of nature when a volcano erupts to spew molten lava certainly intimidates. The damage volcanoes cause to the ecology and human life is permanent. Still, volcanoes attract us, not during eruption but when the eruption ceases and they become […]

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6 Italian Island That You Should Know

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I once heard that Italy which has several beautiful islands attracts more tourists than Switzerland and France that I believed to possess the maximum number of sightseeing places in Europe. Do you join me in that belief? We both are wrong; Italy is ranked at the top of European tourist destinations than other European countries. I then guessed it to be right as Italy is where the Vatican is, the world’s headquarters for Christians. Then, there is […]

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7 Beautiful Black Sand Beaches in Auckland, New Zealand

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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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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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