With its contemporary infrastructure and great gastronomy, the Guadeloupe Island has digested some of the best aspects of France. Guadeloupe is at a distance of 7 km from Europe and 2.9 km from North America surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. It is the home of two main islands attached by a mangrove marshland that give them an appearance of a butterfly’s wings. The eastern wing is named Grande-Terre that offers beach towns, surfing schools, glittering sands, and blue waters at the bottom of French mademoiselles. On the other hand, the western wing named Basse-Terre holds a national park, volcano, hiking trails, and an underwater reserve. This is the present Guadeloupe. To explore its past, head towards the south of the mainland where many tiny archipelagos have being telling so ranging from urban to rural. One of its prideful pasts is that it was found by Christopher Columbus in 1493. Prime Attractions Grande-Terre This holds the famous tourist resort region  [...]

Cuba is 105th largest country on the planet adorned with psychedelic Che Guevara frescoes and antiquated American Buicks. As a visitor, along with a passport, money, and comprehensive knapsack, you do need elasticity, vision, persistence, and a vital intellect of adventure. Above this, if you can talk in Spanish, the journey can take you to further excursions and deep detailing as compared to a normal visitor. Cuba Tourist Attractions Havana Havana is the capital city of the nation and also holds its reserved place in the list of the most famous holiday destinations on Earth. Acuario Nacional: Established in 1960, this aquarium is the worth a visit as compared to other aquariums in the country. Both educational and environmentalist, the aquarium houses the special Saltwater fishes along with sea lions and dolphins. Aquarium: Best for kids, this is a small freshwater aquarium seated in an ancient building of Habana Vieja housing eight tanks of varied fishes on the planet. Asociacion  [...]

Are you looking for a holiday on a beach with golden sands and blue waters? It is suggested you visit the Islands of the Bahamas, considered to be the best in the world.  Officially known as the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, this English speaking island country is part of the Atlantic Ocean and made of 29 beautiful islands, each having several wonders to explore.  The economics of this island nation is based on tourism and today, this nation ranks as the most prosperous among the Caribbean countries. Let’s go through some of the major attractions in the island. Sailing is a popular attraction in the islands. The place where sailing is really popular and a must visit island is Abacos.  This place has it all from incredible reef diving to sailing.  I can assure you that you will have a wonderful time on this island.  However, the fun just doesn’t end with sailing and being in the water, there are magnificent island bars here and more the popular ones here are Nippers and Miss  [...]

Are you looking for a holiday at a place which has white sandy beaches, gourmet food, warm climate throughout the year, loads of nightlife and off course duty free shopping?  Then you should head to the Caribbean Ocean’s Sint Maarteen or St Martin islands. The island of St Martin is the jewel in the crown of the Caribbean islands.  The place has something for everyone.  This tropical island is situated in the northeast area of the Carribbean.  This magnificent island is spelt in two different ways; the French take it as St-Martin, whereas it is Sint Maarten for the Dutch. Let’s have a look at the top attractions of this Caribbean beauty. Adventure activities: The island has everything one needs to enjoy the crystal clear waters.  The island boasts of all water sports you can think of.  There’s sailing, body-boarding, surfing, jet-skiing, windsurfing, diving, snorkeling, and many other activities to enjoy.  Those inexperienced in the water, need not worry either,  [...]

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 Do  [...]

“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,  [...]