The Bora Bora Island is home to many exotic beaches, ideal for a tranquil as well as fun filled holiday. The Matira Beach on this Island is, however, is supposed to be the best beach here. Location On the leeward group of the Society Islands Archipelago of French Polynesia, in the South Pacific Ocean is the Bora Bora Island. The Island stretches to about 18 miles and is surrounded by a lagoon and a barrier reef. On the south end of this Island is the Matira Beach, a mile long beach that is among the best beaches of o f this Island. The starting point of this beach is the well known resort of Hotel Bora Bora from where it goes around the south of the Island to the Matira Point and extends 3 kilometers ahead to the Club Med. Lined up along the beach are a number of resorts where you can stay. When to go The Bora Bora Island has a tropical climate  [...] 

In the Windward Islands of the eastern Caribbean, to its southern end are the Islands of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Carriacou Island is in fact the southernmost part of all the Grenadines which groups about 200 islands. Unlike the other Islands, Carriacou is pretty much untouched by too much tourism and is know fro its unspoiled tranquil beaches. One such beach here is the beach of Anse La Roche, to the north of Grenada by 23 miles and 90 miles north of Venezuela. Weather The Carriacou Island is just about 830 miles from the equator.  This gives the Island a tropical climate. Most of the rains occur in the months from June to November and the rest of the year can be categorized as dry season. However, it’s sunny and bright even in the rainy season. The rains are heavy but they have a short duration and mostly occur at night. In  [...] 

Common Info Porto Pim is an old port at Horta in Faial Island in the Azores in Portugal. The lies between Monte Escuro and Monte da Guia and was a natural refuge for the first colonialists of the region. Porto Pim features beautiful beach washed by turquoise water. Till 1878 it had served as the main port of Horta and is located at its southern-most extreme. It was used for loading and unloading cargo and supplies. The harbour had a number of fortifications of which today only Portão Fortificado de Porto Pim and a small part of São Sebastião have survived. There are also the remains of an old whaling factory located to the left of the beach that hosts a whaling museum today. Faial Island Faial Island is a Portuguese island and is one of the nine member islands of the Azores archipelago. Pico Island is the nearest to Faial island. Horta  [...] 

Some cities have great history that itself attracts you towards them. They stand so bravely in order to achieve the place that it is remarkable. And this city itself has a history of series of war. Settled on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan, Chicago is the 3rd largest city in United States. It was 1883 when Chicago was established after battling numerous fights with Native American. Chicago strongly holds the Democratic Party. And hence it has been home to influence many politicians including the current President of the United States, Barrack Obama. This city has received many local names like ‘chi- city’, ‘chi- town’ and ‘windy city’. It was modern paintings that attracted me to the Art Institute in Chicago. The Art Institute situated at the 111 South Michigan Avenue in the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard  [...] 

Common Info Masai Mara wildlife safari in East Africa is the kind of experience that every nature/wildlife lover longs for throughout his/her life. Experiencing Masai Mara is not easy given the difficult accessibility and the lurking dangers (owing to the wild games) but yet it is an experience one would like to explore and feel to the core. Masai Mara is located in Kenya in eastern Africa. The area of the reserve is about 1,510 square kilometers (it was reduced from 1,672 square kilometers in 1984). The reserve is administered by Narok County Council and the Mara Conservancy, a local non-profit organisation. Country Info Kenya in eastern Africa (area: 5,80,367 square kilometres) has Ethiopia in the north, Somalia in the northeast, Tanzania in the south, Uganda in the west and Sudan in the northwest. Lake Victoria lies to its west while it  [...] 

Colonsay is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. This island, encompassing an area of 4,074 hectares (15.7 sq mi) is situated north of Islay and south of Mull. The island is strategically aligned on a south-west to north-east axis. The island is the ancestral home of Clan Macfie and the Colonsay branch of Clan MacNeill. The Colonsay House rhododendron and woodland garden is considered to be one of the finest rhododendron gardens in Scotland. These gardens have the advantage of literally sitting in the lap of one of the most scenic islands in the area. Even though the island is only eight miles long, but it’s picturesque and charming surroundings of sandy beaches, sparkling seas, incredible wildflowers make it almost serene. The garden was planted mostly in the 1930’s. The garden not only provides a panoramic and scenic view of  [...] 

Common Info Kanha National Park is a picturesque wildlife sanctuary located in the state of Madhya Pradesh in the central part of India. The park covers an area of 1,945 square kilometers (with 940 square kilometers of core area) and is located at a height of 600-900 metres above the sea level. Kanha is precisely located in banjar and halon valleys in Mandla/Balaghat districts of Madhya Pradesh. Kanha is known for its rich wildlife particularly tigers (it has one of the largest tiger concentrations in India). Enclosed within the spurs of the Mekal range, Kanha is home to the traditional Gond and the Baiga tribes. The Surpan Rivers cuts across the Kanha National Park. The park was set up in 1955 while the tiger reserve was set up under Project Tiger in 1974. Kanha has a reputation for adopting stringent conversation programmes for various flora  [...] 

The Palacio de Generalife was the summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid sultans of Granada. The word “Generalife” can be translated as “garden of paradise”, “orchard” or “garden of feasts”. The garden is sweet, serene and beautiful. This garden is indeed a stunning place which stands high on a plateau with the Sierra Nevada Mountains as a backdrop. The palace and gardens were built during the reign of Muhammad III way back during the years 1302-1309. They were restored by Abu I-Walid Isma’il (1313-1324). The palace was built to function as a summer palace for the Sultans of Grenada in the 13th Century. The palace has been built around a long main courtyard. It has a mirror pool surrounded by columns, canopies and flower gardens. The Generalife has one of the world’s oldest Moorish  [...] 

Common Info: Lammergeier Private Nature Reserve is located in the southernmost end of the Drakensberg Mountain ranges between Lady Grey and Barkly East in the Eastern Cape in South Africa. This picturesque reserve spread over 8,000 hectares of land has been awarded with several conservation awards and it is home to several endemic birds and animals. Country Info: Lammergeier Hide is situated in the Giants castle reserve in the Drakenberg. Lammergeier is the other name of the Bearded Vulture, an endangered bird of prey. Bird enthusiasts make prior arrangements to wait in the Lammergeier Hide to get glimpse of wide range of Lammergeiers, Black eagles, Cape vultures, Jackal buzzards, Lanner falcons and other raptors that are lured to feed on animal carcasses kept therein. Lammergeiers were believed to have gone extinct in South Africa even three  [...] 

The Dodecanese Islands and location of Patmos The Dodecanese Islands, to the south east of Greece in the Aegean Sea, share a part of Greece’s border with Turkey. Covering about 2,663 square kilometers with about 50 islands, Dodecanese Island is located between the south-western coast of Asia Minor and the Island of Crete. The Islands of Dodecanese can be grouped in three categories – The Northern Dodecanese, The Central Dodecanese and the Southern Dodecanese. The Rhodes Island has the largest area and population of all the Islands here and is also the Capital if the Islands of Dodecanese. Tourism and agriculture are the main components of the Dodecanese economy. The Island, ruled by several emperors, was finally ceded to Greece by Italy on the 10th of February in 1947 after World War II by a peace treaty in Paris. Patmos Island is one  [...]