A British Overseas Territory, Montserrat Island lies in the Caribbean. With an area of 102 sq. kms, it is located among the Leeward Islands that belong to the Lesser Antilles here.
Three-thousand and more Islands form the Caribbean group of Islands, separating the North Atlantic Ocean from the Sea of Caribbean. The Islands in the Lesser Antilles are the southeast group of Caribbean Islands, categorized as Windward Islands and Leeward Islands. The Bahamas are said to be the northernmost Islands of the Caribbean. The Islands in the centre are grouped as Greater Islands and include the Island Nations of Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Haiti.
When to visit
With a tropical climate, Montserrat Island favours tourism all through the year though you can see it peak in the months of February to May – the cooler and dry season.
How to Get to Montserrat
There is only one airport in the Island of Montserrat – the Gerald’s Airport and the only airline serving it is the [...]
A side of the Cayman Trench comprises of three small islands forming the British Overseas Territory, known as the deepest Caribbean. As I started exploring these small inlets, I actually found that despite a part of the British land, the atmosphere, look, and experience is quite that of the American place, particularly in the Grand Cayman – one of the most visited islands here.
No trace of amazing scenery or bustling nights, still these islands make up a beautiful and promising holiday destination where the inlet of Grand Cayman varies directly with the other two of Crayman Brac and Little Cayman. If the Grand Cayman is the home to commerce, crowd, and creeping long western coastline, the sister islands are famous for its peaceful environs and natural admirations - bird-watching, trekking, diving, and snorkeling.
Cayman Islands Tourist Attractions
Grand Cayman
Many tourists consider this island as the Cayman Islands, a shopping paradise, delicious restaurants, thrilling activities, [...]
You would be thinking why the title focuses on the sailing aspect of these whimsy islands. Well, can you imagine a seashore of hundreds of salty coves where constant winds blow over carrying humble tides? If you can, you will point that this coast is worth for sailing and that many boats and ships can be seen here. Dipped with over 40 islands, the archipelago of British Virgin Islands (BVIs) are throng by visitors including Hollywood Celebes, the rich, and yachters all round the year.
Check out for most lively islands here that include Tortola – the capital, Virgin Gorda – the splendor, Jost Van Dyke – the cheerful, and Anegada – the terrifying. The rest have less to offer such as shipwrecks for diving such that some of them are not even populated.
The good news here for an adventurer and a self-explorer is that all these inlets are accessible through a personal boat that can be hired, as the archipelago offers charter boat.
British Virgin Islands Tourist Attractions
Anegada
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“A week of sweeping fogs has passed over and given me a strange sense of exile and desolation. I walk round the island nearly every day, yet I can see nothing anywhere but a mass of wet rock, a strip of surf, and then a tumult of waves.”
John Millington Synge
Fact:
One in every ten people in the world lives on an island.
Craze or a strong attraction to islands – islomania
Islands or Cay, land surrounded by water, with stories that are truly stranger then fiction, beauty that no artist could ever paint, a paradise, an ecstasy, a bliss and rapture, paradoxical standing point where criminals are left stranded, these grand and great islands, which are remote and mysterious, even deadly but absolutely amazing piece of land in world. Here is the list of such bliss and grief.
Pitcairn Islands: Home to wreckage of Bounty
Pitcairn Islands is the latest and last resting place of HMS Bounty, divers love to see the wreckage of burnt down ship Bounty, descendents of Bounty mutineers [...]
The islands of Bermuda together offer a gratifying vacation experience such that if given the options of going to heaven or being on the islands, the people who visited have chosen to hang on the islands. Well, even I planned a trip to check out whether this choice is really worth and that whether it is seriously an earthly paradise to be. And guess what? I also felt that these people are absolutely right from their point of view. Located along the coast of Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, the islands are interlinked via bridges.
Guarantee of sun, surf, and sand for relaxation and recreation, peaceful resorts beachside, a windy road drive, calm trekking trails, excellent golf courses, and crooked strolling streets are enough in pulling visitors from all around the globe. To augment your excitement, now a days you can even find big celebrities such as Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Enclosed by an extraordinary coral reef, gaudy fishes, absorbing shipwrecks, and translucent [...]
Antigua’s world is nothing but days on the beaches of the best white sand and crystal clear cobalt waters. On the other hand, life on Barbuda is somewhat the same with soft sandy beaches of reef-clad waters and birds, particularly frigates more than the total population.
Antigua is the land of winter homes for many famous people - guitar-player Eric Clapton, rag-trader Giorgio Armani, and tastemaker Oprah. Besides beaches and famous star spotting, the ideal and historic sights of English Harbor will grab many hours from you.
Barbuda is a desert island as it is the least populated one at 25 miles from Antigua accessible by 3-hours boat trip or 20-minute flight. This means you can only find beaches and swaying palm trees that are ideal for people who want to be away from all types of hustle and bustle. It’s only but major attraction is a tour on its private boat to access the beaches and frigate-bird colony along with tropical mockingbirds, warblers, pelicans, ibis, oystercatchers, [...]
Located nearby Venezuela and South America, these three tiny little islands in the Lesser Antilles have much more to offer in contrast with their size. No combinational pairs of two islands are identical from any angle and they tend to bloom in their own ways. Influenced by Spanish, Dutch, and African styles; the ABCs of the Aruba (A), Bonaire (B), and Curacao (C) islands crossed all flourishing milestones until Z for the success of what they are today due to the contribution of the Slaves, Dutch traders, Indians, and pirates. Surprised? Don’t be, just explore it.
Prime Attractions
Aruba Tourist Attractions
This city is most crowded by the visitors mostly by the Americans from the east coast. Here, the play is of the tan, fan, and much money. For me, Aruba is a child who always likes to welcome others. I say this because in a year, there are more than thousand tourists who visit this island as a winter hideaway because of its golden beaches. Here, we visited the following interesting [...]
The Caribbean Island of Barbados, unlike other such islands, offers hidden attractions that are housed beyond the beach waters and breakers. With the blooming surroundings; coastal beaches; limestone scenic hills; historic museums; botanic gardens; adventurous sports of wind-surfing, hiking, diving; and classic calypso rhythms; you can find a place that well fits your budget and style – cheap, posh, populated, or peaceful.
50 crores annual visitors of this island feel the same about this all-time adaptive island including me.
Barbados Tourist Attractions
Animal Flower Cave:
Situated at the far north, this is a stunning sea formation named after the Sea Anemones or sea worms housed here. It is a big cave of geological wonder holding many compartments and innate pools.
Morgan Lewis Mill:
Built in the 18th century, the main purpose of this Barbadian heritage is to grind the sugar cane at the harvest period. This is a famous tourist site belonging to the Barbados National Trust, [...]
Confused by the title? Let me clear that to you. The Land (Magical Sheet) of Anguilla features flexibility on which you can opt to visit sites and stay houses (Sketch Your Vacation Days) of your own choice without any difficulties (Freely). Clearing stating, if you are hunting for luxury and privacy, rent a villa; for recreation under sun-on sand-beside the cool blue beach or water sports, head for a beach; looking out for a scenic drive? – reach on its back roads. All this is simply fun and frolic on the Caribbean treasure.
Anguilla Tourist Attractions
Anguilla National Trust Museum:
Situated in the Valley, watch out here for educational exhibits of the natural, archeological, and historical resources. For a detail trip, you can contact the Anguilla National Trust that can take you on a heritage tour of the flora, fauna, and archaeology of the island.
Heritage Museum:
Situated besides the East End Pond Bird Sanctuary, the museum displays an exclusive and attractive artifacts [...]
The credit of being the golden land sits as the crown on the territory of Thailand. At this statement, you might think that is the country a mine of gold? Well! It is normal for you to think so, but that is certainly not true. The golden land here refers to a type of gleam that the nation emits in its different parts irrespective of the peaks holding gilded stupas, glittering sandy beaches, twinkling smile of inviting people, or shining rice plantations in the plains.
Well, you might feel that I am exaggerating, but no, this is the most stunning fact of this country. Everything is so flashing and mesmerizing. Feel the mind changing experience as I have by self-exploration and you too would have the same opinion as I have.
Thailand Tourist Attractions
Bangkok
This is the capital city of the country holding contrast scenic attractions. Here, we visited the some of the most interesting places.
Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall:
This is an impressive royal building built by King Chulalongkorn [...]