Ponta Delgada, Portuguese for thin point, is the largest municipality and administrative capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal located on the south coast of São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. Populated since 1444, the island of São Miguel was a vast territory, with small settlements […]
Venice and its lagoon are a UNESCO World Heritage site used to be an independent republic and remain one of Italy‘s most important cities. This sanctuary on a lagoon is virtually the same as it was six hundred years ago. Venice, the world’s only pedestrian city, is easily walkable, and the absence of cars […]
Pass Island is part of the Calamianes group of islands in the Philippine province of Palawan, which includes Coron Island and Busuanga. Pass Island is registered in Coron, Palawan but geographically speaking, it is part of Bay Concepcion, Busuanga, located at around 30 kilometres off the port of Coron. Private and secluded, with white sand beaches and […]
Coron also refers to Coron town on neighbouring Busuanga Island where the airport and most accommodation is located, as well as daytime boat trips that are the only way to visit the tribe-protected Coron island itself. Coron is best known for world-class WWII-era wreck diving, though the area also offers limestone karst landscapes, crystal-clear freshwater lakes and shallow-water […]
AL FARO COSMIO is a lighthouse resort on Busuanga Island, Palawan Philippines. AL FARO meaning ‘lighthouse”. COSMIO, the spirit of nature. An environment for body and mind, combining nature with functional comfort and design in a real lighthouse resort. You will be taken by speedboat over to the pier of AL FARO COSMIO hotel, right at […]
Boracay is a tropical island about an hour’s flight from Manila in the Philippines. It has superb long white sand beaches and is one of the country’s most developed tourist destinations. Boracay is a small island in the Philippines located approximately 315 km (196 mi) south of Manila. The island is approximately 7 km long, dog-bone shaped with […]
La Natura Resort has an outdoor swimming pool and features rooms with a balcony offering views of the garden. It provides free WiFi access in its public area at certain timing of the day. Flowers, flowing water, butterflies, tropical birds, are the smell, sounds and colours of La Natura Resort, an alternative choice in […]
A long time planned but I have finally decided to visit the Philippines for 30 long days, after much research and exploring the geographical areas have narrowed down the itinerary to the best places to visit without having to rush through the Philippines. Day 1 – Manilla Fly to Manilla, stay 2 nights at […]
Bali, the famed Island of the Gods, with its varied landscape of hills and mountains, rugged coastlines beaches, rice terraces and barren volcanic hillsides. World-class surfing and diving, a large number of cultural, historical and archaeological attractions, and an enormous range of accommodations, this is one of the world’s most popular island destinations and […]
Koh Tao (Ko Tao), literally Turtle Island, is an island off the Central Gulf Coast of Southern Thailand geared towards diving tourists more than backpackers on a budget and offers both basic through luxury accommodation. Historically Koh Tao was once a detention place for political prisoners similar to Koh Tarutao in Satun Province. In 1933 […]
Here fishy fishy fishy… snorkeling in the sea off Ko Tao in Thailand, with GoPro in hand Krzysztof sets out to film his experience unknowingly the audio would also be recorded. The clear waters are perfect for witnessing the sea life below the waves, true of the waters along the coast of Koh Tao […]
Pigeon Island National Park is one of the two marine national parks of Sri Lanka, situated 1 km off the coast of Nilaveli. The island’s name derives from the rock pigeon which has colonized it. Pigeon Island was designated as a sanctuary in 1963, and in 2003 it was redesignated as a national park, the […]
Sri Lanka is about 435 km from north to south and 225 km at its widest point. Half of the country is occupied by a central mountain range with some peaks reaching over 2200 meters. The main roads are paved but some are in a poor state sometimes. In Sri Lanka, there is no […]
Honolulu Aloha! Ekomo mai (welcome) to Honolulu, on Oahu’s south shore, the capital of Hawaii. The Waikiki neighbourhood is its centre for dining, nightlife and shopping, famed for its iconic crescent beach backed by palms and high-rise hotels, with volcanic Diamond Head looming in the distance. Honolulu is both the westernmost and the southernmost major American city. Famously […]
Palma de Mallorca is the only true city on the island of Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands off the Spanish east coast. Half the population of Mallorca lives in the city of Palma. The city became a tourist destination in the 1950s, and tourist numbers have continually increased in the subsequent half-century. The […]