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August 19, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Island Vacation
The island of Malta, situated between Sicily at the foot of Italy and Tunisia on the North African coast, is unique in terms of its history, culture and nationality. Unlike Crete, which is part of Greece, Sardinia which is part of Italy, Corsica which is French and Mallorca which is Spanish, Malta is an independent Republic. Like many islands in the Mediterranean, Malta has gone through various states of foreign ownership during its past. Rulers of the island include the Romans, Arabs, the Knights of St John, the Ottoman Empire, the French under Napoleon, and the British in 1800 before Malta finally gained independence in 1964.
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August 18, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Island Vacation
Bora Bora situated about 250 km north-west of Tahiti in the Leeward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. In short, Bora Bora is a love at first sight. No wonder, why honeymooners, lovers, and couples flock here throughout the year to renew their marriage vows as well as to rekindle their romantic feelings.
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August 15, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Island Vacation
Sardinia is one of the most ancient lands in Europe, and the second largest island among the islands in the west Mediterranean Sea compared with Sicilian Island. It is off the west coast line of Italy about two hundred kilometers away and is twelve kilometers away from the Corse island of France which is in the north of it. There are two hundred kilometers away to the African coast. Cagliari is its capital city. In the year of 1861, Victor Emmanuel became the king of Italy. Then Sardinia is part of the unitive Italy.
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August 13, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Island Vacation
Standing in the Sicilian sun with your feet washed by the waves of the Tyrrhenian Sea, it’s easy to forget that there’s more to the tree-corner island than beauty. The beaches are magnificent—turquoise waters stretching out to the horizon, soft sand, gentle waves and some of he clearest water in the world. In the distance, on the rockier portions of the coast, volcanic rock juts out of the sea, its dark color and jagged edge adding drama to the vista.
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July 23, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Island Vacation
Palau Island located in the Pacific Ocean. Palau offers you the worlds most beautiful tropical paradise. The Rock Islands of Palau are a small collection of limestone or coral uprises, ancient relics of coral reefs that violently surfaced to form Islands in Palau’s Southern Lagoon. The islands, between 250 to 300 in number are for the most part uninhabited, and are famous for their beaches, blue lagoons and the peculiar umbrella-like shapes.
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