Documents tagged 'Island'
Published: 26/04/2008
St Barts in English or Saint Barth in French is located in the French West Indies is considered by many to be Monte Carlo in the Caribbean islands. This little Caribbean gem measures just 21sq km or only 8 sq miles, and is a magnet for the European jet set as well as the American well heeled.
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Published: 26/04/2008
The oddly named St Barts or St Barths is actually short for St Barthelemy and is a stunning French West Indian island located in the Caribbean. St Barts can be slightly difficult to reach; most visitors arrive via a 20 seater aircraft from neighboring St Maarten.
This has proved to be a...
Published: 26/04/2008
There are many stunning locations on the Caribbean Desert Island of St Martin. There are wonderful coves and bays, as well as long unbroken stretches of stunning snow white sand. Dramatic cliffs and tropical jungle hideaways, there is so much to see and do it can easily fill up a whole vacation....
Published: 26/04/2008
The French and the Dutch colonialists Partitioned this little piece of paradise to divide de of the island St. Martin and the other portion, St. Maarten. However, that was several generations ago and the modern island is now can be considered to be the epitome of a true mixing of diverse and...
Published: 26/04/2008
On 11th Nov 1493, famed explorer Christopher Columbus landed on a small Caribbean island and laid claim to it in the name of Spain. In 1624, French settlers began to start the cultivation of a new cash crop, tobacco.
A few years later in 1631, Dutch colonialists arrived they were interested in...
Published: 26/04/2008
The first frost of winter often brings about dreams of Caribbean vacations, and the desire to get away to a sun drenched desert isle can start to play on the mind. There are a large number of Caribbean island's, many of which have a strong British, Dutch or French flavor, left over from their...
Published: 25/04/2008
Visitors to the Spanish island of Tenerife will tell you some of the many reasons which made this tropical paradise the number one destination for Canary Island visitors for many years, before tourism numbers dropped for the first time in a long while last year.
Of the seven islands that...
Published: 25/04/2008
Holiday destination Spain celebrated a good 2007 with islands like Menorca and Majorca doing well too - but all is not well in the Canary Islands it would appear from recently announced official vacation arrival figures.
The Spanish tourism government department has confirmed that the Canary...
Published: 21/04/2008
The Spanish island of Mallorca is the main island of the group that forms an archipelago called the Balearic Islands. Located in the Mediterranean off the east coast of the Spanish mainland, Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands. Mallorca is also the most popular of the islands for...
Published: 20/04/2008
Madeira is one of the most popular family holiday destinations in Europe for families staying in self catering apartments and holiday villas. It's year round warm climate, beautiful beaches and crystal clear waters make it the ideal sun holiday destination.
The island of Madeira is one of...
