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Showing posts with label Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Island. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Tahiti Island

Tahiti Island

Tahiti is an island in French Polynesia that has become a popular destination for travelers looking to explore a unique paradise. With its lush green mountains, white-sand beaches, and stunning coral reefs, it’s easy to see why Tahiti is often thought of as one of the most beautiful places on earth. Whether you’re looking for adventure or relaxation, Tahiti has something to offer everyone.

French Polynesian island with a sandy beach and palm trees, Photo by Pix4free

One great way to get acquainted with Tahiti is by taking a tour around the island. You can go sightseeing above the famous Papeete lagoon before heading out on a catamaran cruise so you can explore some of the other nearby islands. And if you want something more daring, there are plenty of hikes available that take you through tropical forests filled with exotic wildlife and breathtaking views.

The waters surrounding Tahiti are filled with some of the best scuba diving spots in all of French Polynesia. There are numerous sites where you can explore shipwrecks, underwater caves and even sunken cities! The visibility is excellent and there’s an abundance of vibrant corals and sea life waiting to be discovered beneath the surface.

Friday, July 3, 2015

Bora Bora

Bora Bora 

Is an island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean. is Tahiti´s crown jewel a true Polynesian island paradise that tourist the world over consider the ultimate tropical vacation destination. The island, located about 143 miles(230 km) northwest of Papeete, is surrounded by a lagoon and a barrier reef.
Bora-Bora
Bora Bora general view
In the centre of the island are the remnants of an extinct volcano rising to two peaks, Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu, the highest point at 2385 ft. Hollywood and film industries from most other parts of the globe, have never tired of capturing its spectacular topography.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Site of Day: Fort of São João Baptista

Hello everyone, today its time for Portugal!!!!!!!
"This is a gorgeous place in the world"

Fort of São João Baptista

The fort of São João Baptista it's a hidden gem in Berlengas Islands of Portugal, the Berlengas is an archipelago, one that sits slightly Northwest of the coastal town of Peniche. The Berlengas Islands are a chain of islands off the coast of Portugal: are a rugged beauty, manmade architecture and raw nature; the Berlengas are one large island surrounded by several smaller ones and ragged rochks jutting out of the Atlantic. They are fairly unheard of beyond Portugal. The fortification belonged to a group of defensive military structures meant to protect the municipality located on the coast.
Porutgal-Berlengas
General view of fort

Friday, January 16, 2015

The Nassau paradise

Nassau

Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Common wealth of the Bahamas. Lynden Pindling International Airport, the major airport for the Bahamas, is located about 16 km (9.9 mi) west of Nassau city centre, and has daily flights to major cities in the US, the Caribbean, Canada and the UK. The city is located on the island of New Providence, which functions much like a business district. Nassau's modern growth began in the late eighteenth century, with the influx of thousands of American Revolutionary War. Many of them settled in Nassau and eventually came to outnumber the original inhabitants.
Bahamas-Nassau-Caribbean
Market scene in old Nassau 1900s*
*The bahamian market has always been a very colourful scene.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

A turquoise waters in the Riviera Maya

The Riviera Maya

Also known as the Mayan Riviera, is a tourism district following the coastal Highway 307 which parallels the Caribbean coastline of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, located on the eastern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula. This district historically started at the city of Playa del Carmen and ended at the village of Tulum although the towns of Puerto Morelos situated to the north and between Playa del Carmen and Cancun as well as the town of Felipe Carrillo Puerto situated 40 kilometres to the south of Tulum are both currently being promoted as part of the Riviera Maya tourist corridor.
Mayan Riviera-Playa de Carmen
Tulum in the Riviera Maya

Origins of Riviera Maya

The Riviera Maya, was created in 1999 with the encouragement of the local public authorities, under the leadership of mayor Miguel Ramon Martin Azueta. Since then, the Riviera Maya became, in one of the most important tourist destinations in Mexico and one of the mos pupular internationally.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Utila a Beautiful tropical island for tourism

Utila Island

Utila is one of the three main islands of the insular department of Bay Islands of the republic of Honduras.
Map of the Utila Island
Map of Utila
Utila is the smallest of the islands that make up the department of the Bay Islands in Honduras Caribbean. Despite it´s small size (it measures just seven miles long by three wide), most of the island is uninhabited. It is in the Southeast corner, where your main town, Harbor Easter(or simply Utila), and most of the tourist facilities.