2009 July travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

Sipadan is a tiny oceanic island located east of Borneo, Malaysia. It is renowned as one of the top dive spots in the world. More than 3,000 species of fish and hundreds of coral species have been classified in its marine ecosystem. Sipadan is rated as the best diving destination in the world not without good reason. In the calm clean waters you are likely to see hammerhead sharks, millions of technicolored reef fish, sea turtles, manta rays and other big pelagics.
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Buck Island is home to numerous varieties of flora and fauna, including brightly-colored coral reef system and several endangered animal species such as hawksbill turtles and brown pelicans. The area is fully protected by the National Park System. The Island lies 1.5 miles of  St. Croix and has 176 acres of white coral sand beaches, surrounded by 700 acres of crystal clear waters. But the island is accessible only by boat.
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Feel like a trip to London and Paris? You will find both on Kiritimati in mid-Pacific, also known as Christmas Island (Captain Cook arrived on 24 December 1777, in ‘naming’ mood). The world’s largest coral atoll extends to a substantial 640 sq km and makes up 70 per cent of the land area in the scattered island republic of Kiribati. Its villages are London, Tabwakea, Banana, Poland and Paris (now sadly in ruins). And no you don’t have to take a Geiger counter – the radiation from Britain’s 1950s H-bomb tests on Maiden Island, 32o km south of Kiritimati, has long dissipated on the four winds.
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Ko Samet in the Gulf of Thailand, some 200 km south east of Bangkok is a favorite holiday island for both Thais and foreigners alike. A mere 30-minute boat trip from the mainland, Ko Samet is quite easily reached from Bangkok, and its famous white powder sand beaches have made it popular with everyone – families, backpackers, package holiday, tourists, even working girls from Pattaya in need of a rest. Declared a National Park in 1981, the island should have been protected from development, but in reality all the accessible beaches around this 6 km long island have resorts, beach bungalow, operations, restaurants and bars lining the sand. Outside the park, the only village, Na Dan, where the boats arrive, is where most of the population live. Photo by: travellers_in_speedos
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Here we allow you to get close up to some of the most dramatic mountain road – Trollstigen, which is no doubt the most renowned piece of road in Norway. The road climbs from the deep Isterdalen valley to the Stigrora plateau – 858 meters above sea level, including 11 distinct hairpin bends. At the top there is a restaurant and museum, exhibiting photos of the road and details about its construction.
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Oludeniz – a small resort village on the South West coast of Turkey is one of the most photographed beaches on the Mediterranean. It has an astonishing crystal-clear lagoon and a long beautiful white beach that adorns almost every Turkish travel brochure. Blue lagoon is selected as a National Park for its vast biological underwater park and building is strictly prohibited.
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Lefkada is paradise and was attached to the mainland until a canal was cut in the 7th century BC. Now it is reached by road over a pontoon swivel bridge. The heavy Venetian fortification of the north coast, some of which remains, was not enough to prevent the Ottomans taking it in 1479; their tenure lasted about two centuries. The island is mountainous and very fertile, lush with olive grooves and vineyards and traditional villages. The west coast is rugged, the east sheltered, with calm beaches. Some of the low-lying area are marshy. Photo by: *Malela*
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Sark is the smallest of the four main Channel Islands. It lies in the English Channel, about 128km from England and about 32 km from the coast of Normandy. There are no cars on the island, and transport other than on foot consists of horse-drawn carriages, tractors and bicycles. The island is formed of steep, rocky cliffs, averaging about 90 m above sea level, rising to a center plateau. At its highest point a windmill can be found, dated 1571. In order to reach this plateau, passengers disembarking in the miniscule harbour must travel upwards through a rock-hewn tunnel made in 1866. Photo by: Guernsey Kestrel
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Kerala is about the people who want to discover exceptional landscapes away from polluted lands. This is one of the most prosperous states in Southern India, famous for its culture, beaches and unique backwaters. Kerala is famous all over the world for its backwater boat cruises. The backwaters of Kerala have a fleet of over 250 houseboats providing an excellent opportunity for experience the beauty of Kerala. Every year a large gathering of tourists come here to explore its breathtakingly beautiful backwaters.

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Paris is a world favorite destination for fashion… Shopping is the best way to discover the glamorous character of France with its inimitable sense of luxury. For more than a century, Avenue Montaigne has been an ultra-exclusive quarter, exuding hushed chic. This street is known for its wide array of luxurious fashion clothing shops and jewelers shops, including nearly all of fashion’s biggest names. This is a hot spot of many European and American millionaires, movie stars and royalty.
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