Blogs Posts in Tips for Traveling category; 43 blog posts

Nisyros / Nisyros island

Nisyros / Nisyros island

This nearly round island of only 41 square kilometers lies to the south of Kos and to the northwest of Tilos in the Dodecanese. Nissiros (also often spelled Nisiros, Nisyros, and Nissyros) is quite well known for its triple-crater volcano [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Bahamas

Bahamas

The Bahamas has successfully promoted itself as a destination for US jetsetters, and a lot of it is Americanised. Yet there are still opportunities among its 700 islands and 2500 cays to disappear into a mangrove forest, explore a coral [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2007 | Comments : 0

St. Martin's Island

St. Martin's Island

St. Martin's Island is a small island in the northeast part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula, and forming the southernmost part of Bangladesh. It is about 8 km west of the northwest coa [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2007 | Comments : 0

Ambergris Caye

Ambergris Caye

Ambergris Caye, pronounced "am-BER-gris", is the largest island of Belize located northeast of the country in the Caribbean Sea. Though administered as part of the Belize District, the closest point on the mainland is part of the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2007 | Comments : 0

Isla de los Estados

Isla de los Estados

(Staten Island) is an Argentine island that lies 29 km off the eastern extremity of the Argentine portion of Tierra del Fuego, from which it is separated by the Le Maire Strait. It was named for the Netherlands States-General. The island [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2007 | Comments : 0

Ilhu Branco

Ilhu Branco

Ilhéu Branco (Portuguese for "white islet") is an islet in the Barlavento group of islands of Cape Verde archipelago. Branco is flanked by Santa Luzia in the northwest and by Raso island in the southeast. It is uninhabited [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

Corn Islands

Corn Islands

Big and Little Corn Islands (Islas del Maíz) are veritable tropical paradises in an isolated corner of the Caribbean. Both islands boast clear turquoise water, white sandy beaches fringed with coconut palms, excellent fishing, phen [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

Air Jamaica Welcomes New Competition

Air Jamaica Welcomes New Competition

Air Jamaica, the Caribbean's largest carrier, says it welcomes new head-to-head competition from American Airlines this Fall on the route between New York and St. Lucia. The award-winning carrier said new AA flights will help boost touris [...]

Posted On : Nov, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

Cook Islands

Cook Islands

Wafer-thin cays and farflung atolls, white-sand beaches and lush green volcanic mountains, a slow pace, friendly people, dancing - what's not to like about the Cook Islands? If that's not enough, they also have excellent hiking, snorkelli [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2007 | Comments : 0

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands are crawling with a fun-loving mix of deal-cutting bankers with briefcases and cell phones, scuba divers in neon-hued wetsuits and English folk checking the cricket scores over a tipple. The islands vibrate with colour: [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2007 | Comments : 0

Cook Islands

Cook Islands

Wafer-thin cays and farflung atolls, white-sand beaches and lush green volcanic mountains, a slow pace, friendly people, dancing - what's not to like about the Cook Islands? If that's not enough, they also have excellent hiking, snorkelli [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

Poland

Poland

For centuries, Poland has been a bridge between the East and West. Set in the heart of Europe, Poland is a multifaceted country where the capital and medieval towns are trawled by contemporary city slickers, and where horse-drawn carts ne [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2007 | Comments : 0

Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands

Though it's neighbored by South America and Antarctica, the Falklands are British through and through, with peat fires burning in every hearth and teatimes to set your clock by. With only a scattering of inhabitants (half of whom are Brit [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands

Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands

The smallest country in the rugged Andean highlands, Ecuador has an array of vibrant indigenous cultures, well-preserved colonial architecture, otherworldly volcanic landscapes, dense rainforest and sublime islands - all in a nation no bi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2007 | Comments : 0
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