magazine – Page 2 – Tropical Life

Apr62015 by olafNo 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 olafNo 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...

Apr22015 by olafNo Comments

MALDIVES

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Those who feel an affection for travelling and who enjoy the resort island style holiday, perhaps share the same dream as me; ‘Maldives’, known as one of the World’s most distinctive island nations in the Indian Ocean that offers a five-star unique holiday experience. Often incorrectly referred to as ‘the’ Maldives, these islands are situated approximately 700 kilometres south-west of Sri Lanka and 400 kilometres south-west of India with the territory spread over approximately 90,000 square kilometres. As an island nation, Maldives comprises almost 1,200 islands only 200 are inhabited. As the smallest Asian country with a population of only about 300,000, this charming island nation is able to attract almost 10 million tourists annually and that is so amazing. The ...

Mar282015 by olafNo Comments

Banda Island

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_blockquote type="type1" border_color="#00e3ff"] Around 2000 kilometre east of Java in Maluku province are a cluster of islands called Banda. It is one of the more exciting destinations for travelers looking for an interesting holiday experience. This island cluster presents picture-postcard beach lines, exquisite waterscape and a fascinating history supported by relics going back as far as 8,000 years. [/vc_blockquote][vc_column_text] Although considered as a high profile and popular tourism site, access to the Banda Islands requires some extra travel from Indonesia’s international hubs. The city of Ambon on Ambon Island in the Maluku Islands has a twice-weekly ferry service to Banda Nerira Port. Local airlines or charter planes also offer services to Banda. Banda...

Mar282015 by olaf2 Comments

Bali

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Bali’s earliest inhabitants have been traced back as far as 2000 BC but it was Indian and Chinese influences along with Hinduism in the 1st century AD that created the lasting cultural milieu that is so iconic of Bali today. Despite the overwhelming adaption to tourism the Balinese have maintained their age-old culture for the last 1,000 years and their colourful religious displays and processions have become a major tourist attraction. One of the most popular cultural sites on Bali is the Tanah Lot Temple that sits on a large rock just offshore in the Tabanan regency. Founded in the 16th century by Dang Hyang Nirartha to appease the Sea Gods, this temple is one of Bali’s largest tourist draws. Tide erosion has meant that access is restricted to local deities but both the site and the amaz...

Mar272015 by olafNo Comments

Ha Long Bay

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Ha Long Bay Ha Long Bay comprises almost 2,000-limestone islets covering an area of approximately 1,500 km² and the core of the bay size is about 334 km² where a high density of 775 stunning islets can be found. About 1,600 people live in 4 different villages of ‘Descending Dragon Bay’ and these are sustained through fishing and marine aquaculture while living in the floating houses. Some say that the transformation of Ha Long Bay has occurred over almost 500 million years due to different conditions and environments but the evolution of the karts in Descending Dragon Bay has taken 20 million years under the impact of the tropical wet climate. Some of these thousands of unique limestone islets have names that are mostly derived from their unique shapes such as elephant, figh...