The closest ocean beach to the centre of Sydney a mere 7 km away, Bondi Beach has become synonymous with Sydney‘s beach lifestyle and is very popular with tourists, day trippers, backpackers, residents and all Sydneysiders. Bondi Beach is famous for the ocean views, pristine sands, reliable surf and seaside spirit, laid back coastal […]
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 […]
The natural hot spring pools of Hot Spring Cove are a very unique feature. Geothermal hot springs cascade down a waterfall into half a dozen rocky pools which flow from one level to the next becoming gradually cooler as the fresh spring water is cooled by ocean swells. Visitors flock to Maquinna Marine Provincial […]
On the southern coast of the Portuguese Algarve, it has great beaches, a perfect town and most importantly, outstanding views. I have to admit that Lagos remains a favourite place for me, having returned several times, my face familiar with some of the locals. My first visit here brought me to this coastal town […]
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 […]