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Taiwan

Taiwan: an island with very high mountains

There is an island in the far east which, in the mid-sixteenth century, the Portuguese navigators called “Ilha Formosa” which means “beautiful island” for its beauty. Even today this island is sometimes called Formosa, but the most used name today is Taiwan. Currently the island is not very well known for tourism, and it is […]

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Dutch Caribbean - Netherlands Antilles

Bonaire: a diver’s paradise

The island of Bonaire is located in the southern Caribbean and is the easternmost of the islands called ABC, i.e. the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. The island is located about 90 kilometers north of the coast of Venezuela. While it is about 40 km from the neighboring island of Curaçao. In the past […]

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Aruba

Aruba: The pearl of the southern Caribbean

In the southern Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela, there are three islands linked to the Netherlands. These islands, based on the initial letter of their name, are also called ABC islands. The letter A of this group of islands indicates the island of Aruba. The other two letters indicate the islands of Bonaire and […]

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Saint-Barthélemy

Saint Barthélemy: the Caribbean island of luxury

Saint Barthélemy is a popular tourist destination geared towards the high-end luxury tourist market. The island is small, its surface is just 24 sq km. Once you arrive on the island you can choose from a wide range of attractions. The capital Gustavia is a small town with picturesque streets, but it is above all […]

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Dutch Caribbean - Netherlands Antilles

Sint Eustatius: Fortresses and volcanoes

An alternative Caribbean island is the small island of Sint Eustatius called Statia for short. Populated by about 3,000 people, the island is out of the tourist flows that invest a large part of the Caribbean islands. The island was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493 on his second voyage. A RICH HISTORY OF TRADE […]

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French Polynesia

Fakarava atoll: a diver’s paradise

The Tuamotu archipelago is a large group of islands in French Polynesia formed almost exclusively by atolls. The atolls are flat coral islands that include vast lagoons within them. These islands were originally formed from high volcanic peaks, such as those that can be seen in Tahiti and Moorea. But over the millennia they have […]

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New Caledonia

Luengoni beach on the island of Lifou

Lifou Island is located in the center of the Loyalty Islands archipelago. The island is the largest and most populated of this New Caledonian archipelago. The most important inhabited center of the island is the town of Wé which overlooks the splendid bay of Châteaubriand, in the center of the island. The sight of this […]

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New Caledonia

The Terraces of Shabadran on the island of Maré

Among the most beautiful places to visit on the island of Maré in New Caledonia there are certainly the so-called Terraces of Shabadran (Terrasses de Shabadran). Located in the southern part of this island of the Loyalty Islands archipelago, the Shabadran Terraces can only be reached after a two and a half hour trek. To […]

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Pitcairn

Pitcairn declared International Dark Sky Sanctuary

The Pitcairn Islands have become the eighth sanctuary on earth and the only group of islands in the world to be designated International Dark Sky Sanctuary by the International Dark Sky Association. In 2018 the four islands that make up the group of islands (Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno) were declared a sanctuary by the […]

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Antarctica Norway

Bouvet: A Norwegian island between Africa and Antarctica

In the South Atlantic Ocean there is a small volcanic island, almost entirely covered by ice: The island of Bouvet. This island is located approximately 2,500 km southwest of Southern Africa. At 4,200 east of Cape Horn, the extreme strip of South America. And about 1,800 km north of Antarctica. The equally remote island of […]

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Austria

Linz: ancient Austrian city along the Danube

Linz is the capital of Upper Austria and is also the third largest city in Austria in terms of number of inhabitants, after Vienna and Graz. The city that rises along the Danube, on the right bank of the river, was founded as a fortified place by the Romans in the 1st century with the […]

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Austria

When to go to Tyrol: The climate of Tyrol

Tyrol has an alpine-like climate characterized by extreme variability, even on the same day there can be great differences in temperatures and climate. Summers are generally mild but rainy, while winters are harsh and relatively drier, in winter most precipitation falls in the form of snow. The inland Alpine valleys have a milder climate, but […]

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Austria

Hallstatt: salt mines and ice caves

Small town in the Salzkammergut alpine region in Upper Austria located on the western shore of the lake of the same name (Hallstättersee) and close to the Dachstein mountain massif (Hoher Dachstein) below the Salzberg (literally: Salt Mountain). Thanks to the beauty of the landscape that surrounds it and the interesting particularities of the place, […]

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Austria

When to go to Innsbruck: The climate of Innsbruck

Innsbruck is located in a valley surrounded by alpine peaks so its climate is a mixture between continental and alpine. The city’s climate is characterized by cold and snowy winters, with temperatures often below freezing. Spring and autumn are quite short with variable weather and relatively mild temperatures during the day but still cool at […]

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Austria

What to see in Tyrol: the most beautiful attractions

Tyrol is the Austrian region most visited by tourists, thanks to its proximity to Italy and Germay, but also for its many things to see. In fact, in this region of Austria there are countless natural, historical and cultural beauties. Among the things to see in Tyrol, in addition to the splendid alpine landscapes, there […]