Showing posts with label the world's most beautiful sights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the world's most beautiful sights. Show all posts

Apr 26, 2010

Reasons to Visit the Bahamas

Tourist Map

Reasons to Visit the Bahamas

The Bahamas are a wonderful group of islands to visit and Bahamas vacation packages are all inclusive and reasonably priced.  The beaches are gorgeous and there is every type of water sport imaginable.  They also have great golfing, horseback riding, plus many open air markets where you can find many items at great prices.  There is an international bazaar and straw market located in Freeport.  There is also Parrot Jungle’s Garden of the Groves and nature tours.  Wonderful coral reefs surround several of the islands.  The foliage and birds are pleasant features.






Postcard Aerial View of Freeport

 

Beautiful Yachts Line the Shoreline

Another interesting aspect concerning home ownership is you really want a fence around your complete yard. The fence may be a standard size, or only a foot tall. If you have no fence, someone can come on your property and you can’t make them leave. If you have a fence and someone comes on your property and won’t leave, you may use a weapon to solve the problem. They call the police Popo.




Nassau College

Bahamas School System

They have public and private schools are not free for students but college scholarships are available for those with grade point averages of 3.5-4.0. Parents have to pay for schooling to the government in the form of duties (compulsory taxation), whether they have children or not. You can also get special training in tourism and make a good living. According to the Bahamas government 24% of their National budget is spent on education.

Beaches Isla Naburot, Guimaras, Philippines part2

Coron Island, Palawan

Coron Island Palawan

If you don’t want to break the bank you can settle to a more affordable tourist destination, that is the Coron Island. Want to escape the fast pace and noisy place you dwell in, Coron Island is the best place for you to visit and have for yourself a once in a lifetime experience in enjoying nature at its best literally. This awesome place offer no resorts, restos, or shopping malls, but wait it has far better deal to offer as it is. Indulge in the place’s breathtaking coastline, crystal clear water aquamarine lagoons, turquoise and cool water, white tulcom sand, caves that houses swifts and rare bats, lovely coves, prolific reefs, and mesmerizing cliffs which is perfect for rock climbing that stretches to few miles.
Moalboal, Panagsama Beach photo from flickr.com

Cebu

The Queen City of the South in the Philippines, Cebu City is a bustling city with lots of places worthy of a visit. Cebu has world-class hotels on her fold such as Shangri-La Mactan and Plantation Bay and also offers inns at an affordable price. Note Cebu is a province and has city that is also named Cebu (City).
Cebu as a province  boasts of Churches of antiquities that were built many many moons ago and offers finest diving spots. Moalboal that lies on the Cebu’s western coat is considered to be one of the best diving site in Asia and even in the world. Panagsama Beach, is home to some splendid marine life, like colorful corals, anemone, sponges and dazing reef fishes.
Lying on the eastern part of Mactan, is the Olango Island is a haven for Migratory birds from wintry Siberia , China and Japan during the first quarter of the month. This island is an excellent for bird watching as the place is a stopover for different birds bound for Australia to escape harsh and extreme weather conditions. In Santa Rosa birds like plovers, sandpipers ad egrets are also abound in the lagoon off the northern part of Santa Rosa, from July to November.

Lake Caliraya, Caliraya, LagunaCaliraya Lake, Caliraya, Laguna

A place with gentle breeze emanating from the Sierra Madre Mountain Ranges and the mysterious Mount Banahaw, the place offers water sports such as fishing, jet skiing, boardsailing, windsurfing, and canoeing.
You can stay at the leisure resorts surrounding the lake at an excellent accommodation without spending much. You may opt to have horseback riding, playing sports or just have picnic. The place also is just a one ride away from Pagsanjan Falls, a place where the final scence of Apocalypse Now was taken. You may visit Lucban too, the place where the famous Pahiyas Festival is being held, to see and buy for yourself the finest Barong Tagalog in the country as a souvenir Barong Tagalog is the national dress of Filipino men.
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References: Mabuhay Philippine Magazine and STImuli