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St. Martin is a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 240 km east of Puerto Rico. The 98 km² island is divided roughly in half between France and the Netherlands. It is one of the smallest inhabited landmasses in the world that is divided between two nations. The southern Dutch half is called Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles. The northern French half is called Saint-Martin and is part of the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe. The main towns are Marigot (French side) and Philipsburg (Dutch side). The French part of the island has a land area of 53.20 km². Sint Maarten, the Dutch part of the island, has a land area of 34 km².

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The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the four main islands of St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, and Water Island, and many smaller islands. It is the only part of the United States where traffic drives on the left. The total land area of the territory is 346.36 square km.

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When you simply don’t wish to be found, when you need to escape, unwind and experience the finer things in life, there is no better place to disappear to than Bedarra Island. This is Australia’s most exclusive resort, an indulgent tropical private haven lying off the coast of Cairns.

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Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a total area of 1,128 km². It is an overseas department of France. Like the other islands, Martinique is also one of the 26 regions of France, and an integral part of the Republic. As part of France, Martinique is part of the European Union, the currency used is the euro. Its official language is French, although almost all of its inhabitants also speak Antillean Creole. Martinique is pictured on all euro banknotes. Fort de France is the capital of Martinique and the largest city in the French Antilles, and it has a population of 94,049 inhabitants. It is also one of the major cities in the Caribbean. The city centre is resplendent with architecture dating back to the start of the 19th Century and monuments that speak of the island’s history. The full range of shops, restaurants and services are available in a distinctly Caribbean style. Larger shopping and cinema complexes and meeting centers are located on the periphery of the city.

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Wat Arun is one of the few Bangkok temples predating the Chakri dynasty, the current rulers of Thailand. When general Phya Taksin crowned himself king in 1769, he moved the capital across the Chao Phraya river to Thonburi.

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Approximately 52 miles of coastline in an overall area of 150 square miles await the eager yachter. Saint Vincent is both the largest and northernmost island, with rocky shores to the east and valleys leading to beaches on the west. Kingstown, the capital of the area, holds the longest established yacht charter in the region Blue Lagoon is the best-protected harbor in the south of St. Vincent and offers yacht charters.Bequia is the sea-oriented Grenadine just south of St. Vincent, which has a world-renowned natural harbor of Admiralty Bay. Traditional hand-built boats are crafted on the gold sand, while the Lower Bay features swimming and a variety of watersports. Port Elizabeth’s waterfront is an activities center, with restaurants, bars, and craft stores.As one travels south in the Grenadines, the underinhabited island of Mayreau, with simultaneous views of both the Atlantic and the Caribbean, offers charters to the infamous Tobago Cays.

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Saint Kitts and Nevis is located in the Leeward Islands. The capital city and government for the federated state is mainly on the larger island of Saint Kitts. The smaller state of Nevis lies about 3 km southeast of Saint Kitts. Historically the British dependency of Anguilla was also a part of this union, which was then known collectively as Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla.

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Bonbini to Aruba !
Lovers of Good Food instantly feel at home on Aruba. Culinary specialties from all over the world can be enjoyed there in a seemingly endless range of fine restaurants. You want to feast on the deep sea delights of the Caribbean, apply your chop sticks to an Indonesian Rice Table or have a romantic French Dinner a Deux? You will find it on Aruba, and much more.

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Wherever you find a few people gathering together in Trinidad and Tobago, you have a party. It`s Carnival ! Carnival is in their soul, the the way they move, in their music.
Carnival comes from the Latin “carne-vale”. In Tinidat and Tobago, Carnival is officially the two days before Ash Wednesday-starting at approximately 4am on Monday morning. But unofficially Carnival starts in-or even before-October of the year before, when the masquerade bands launch their presentations for the season; the music for the season is launched on the radio stations; the gyms are full with people getting in shape for their skimpy costumes, and the parties start to build up to the big day.

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Hram-pametnik Aleksander Nevski (St Alexander Nevski Memorial Church)
Said to be Sofia’s most photographed monument, Alexander Nevski is a magnificent neo-Byzantine cathedral-sized church, topped by copper and golden domes. Considered the heart of the city, it was built between 1882 and 1912, in honor of the Russian soldiers, who fell when the Russian army helped liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule in 1878. The church takes its name from Alexander Nevski, credited with saving Russia from Swedish troops in 1240 and the patron saint of the family of the tsar at that time, Alexander II – also known as Tsar Osvoboditel, the ‘Tsar Liberator’ – who led the army that drove out the Turks.

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