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Apr92015 by Tropical LifeNo Comments

ROTTNEST ISLAND

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A Hidden Gem Just Off the Perth Coast This small island just 20 kilometres northwest of Fremantle on Australia’s SW coast is a hugely popular destination for both West Australians and overseas holiday makers. During the Summer and Autumn months, ferries from both Perth and Fremantle leave with day trippers and long weekenders with their eager anticipation, bicycles, boards, bathers and snorkelling gear, heading for this island gem of Rottnest. Day trips are popular but many like to overnight on the island with its available choices of accommodation. It is the natural beauty of Rotto, as locals refer to the island, that draws its visitors. Rottnest Island is an 11 kilometre strip of 63 beaches, 20 bays, scattered salt lakes coastal grassy dunes and inla...

Apr82015 by Tropical Life5 Comments

MENJANGAN ISLAND

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This uninhabited tiny island is 8 km wide and surrounded by hectares of beautiful coral reef. Menjangan Island is part of the West Bali National Park so the area is protected under Indonesian law from environmental abuse. The marine scenery here is spectacular and the island’s reef is Bali’s first internationally recognised dive zone. Famous for its wall diving because of great visibility the reef has some of the best coral growths of dive spots to be found off Bali. Noted dives around the island are Garden Eel Point, Underwater Cave and Pos II. Here turtles, eels, sharks and complex coral gardens are on view. With turquoise clear water and very calm sea, snorkelling is also a popular pastime from Menjangan Island. Snorkellers get to view extravagant areas of coral with thei...

Apr82015 by Tropical LifeNo Comments

Krabi

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Experience a True Paradise In This Tranquil Sliver of Thailand I always enjoy Phuket but on this occasion I continued my travel from there to Krabi Province on the west coast of southern Thailand. Enticed by the promise of beaches and the natural beauty of unspoiled scenery I was certainly not disappointed on arrival and looked forward with relish to my stay, a stay that could be either relaxing or full of adventure activities. On recommendation I had chosen to stay with Amari Vogue Krabi. This is a plush boutiqueI resort on Tub Kaek Beach just 30 kilometres from the town of Krabi. Here the elegant structures are styled along the distinctive lines of Thai Lanna architecture. The resort offers all the modern facilities today’s holiday makers would expect. &nb...

Apr62015 by Tropical LifeNo Comments

Koh Chang Island

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Situated on the Eastern end of Thailand, Koh Chang is Thailand’s second largest island with a population of approximately 5,000 permanent residences. Tourism sectors have been growing rapidly for the last 5 years and the island has become one of Far East Asia favourite tourist destinations. The name of Koh Chang means Elephant Island, the name comes from the elephantine shape of its headland. As one of Thailand’s most astonishing tropical islands, Koh Chang presents long white sandy beaches and if compared with Phuket or Pattaya is blessed with a relatively untouched natural environment. It took me approximately an hour of flying from Bangkok before touching down at the airport of this charmingly peaceful island. I went directly to the hotel located about 30 kilome...

Apr62015 by Tropical LifeNo Comments

CAMIGUIN ISLAND

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Anyone looking for an island holiday destination with all the classic tropical island attributes such as stunning views, rich coral reefs, beaches and an ambience of tranquility for lazy days need look no further than Camiguin Island. Why; because the island offers all this and so much more. Beaches and crystal clear water are byword expressions for any tropical island that has made it onto the holiday resort list but there are extras not common to other holiday resort islands to be had here. Camiguin Island is situated 10 kilometers north of Mindanao Island and is regarded as one of the most beautiful islands of the Philippines. To get there one needs to fly to Manila and from there fly on to Cagayan de Oro City where a 3-hour ferry trip will take the traveler to Guinsiliban Ferr...

Apr12015 by Tropical Life1 Comment

KARIMUN JAWA

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Karimun Jawa Untouched Virgin Paradise Some may not be familiar with Karimun Jawa, however the secret of this place is starting to leak out due to the sheer beauty of the area. Coconut stands on the islands meet virgin, white powdery-sand beaches that spill into the clear blue ocean of this archipelago. The Karimun Jawa is an archipelago of 27 small islets divided into protected and accessible areas. Five of the islands are inhabited, mostly by fishermen and their families. Some of the islands are classified as wilderness zones and some of these are protected from human incursion while others in this same zone allow access to visitors. A buffer zone has been established to absorb the increasing number of visitors. The largest two islands are Karimum and Kemujan respectively. Her...