Jul22
Published by misha in Fishing, Kiribati, Oceania, Photos, Romantic, Ships, Sightseeings, Swimming, Travel Stories
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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Oct12
Published by Asya in Cruise, Fishing, Nauru, Photos, Scuba Diving
The Republic of Nauru is a small oval-shaped island in the western Pacific Ocean, located just 42 kilometers south of the Equator. The nearest neighbor is Banaba Island in the
Republic of Kiribati. One of the world’s smallest island nation, the smallest independent republic, and the only republican state in the world without an official capital, Nauru offers travelers a truly unique Pacific Island visit.
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Jun05
Published by Asya in Australia, Eating, Fishing, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Relaxing, Romantic, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling
The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands are a group of atolls
and reefs in
Micronesia, about half-way between
Hawaii and
Australia. Located north of Nauru and
Kiribati, these beautiful islands are a collection of 1,225 islands and islets of which only five are single islands. The rest are grouped into 29 coral atolls which together make up more than
one-tenth of all the atolls in the world resembling strings of pearls in a blue ocean backdrop.
Continue reading Pearl of the Pacific – Marshall Islands
Mar03
Published by Asya in Australia, Cruise, Kiribati, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling, Travel Stories
Christmas Island is a unique destination of huge natural and cultural tropical diversity. It is an island with that Asian feel, yet it is part of
Australia.
Each year, the island experiences a massive migration of red land crabs, one of the wonders of the natural world. Christmas island boasts some of the best
scuba diving trips in the world.
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