Hidden just below the waters around Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city; the ancient Lycian sunken city of Simena, is often referred to as Kekova. The principle of a sunken city is that it lies underwater, and as a result, it is mostly invisible. But in Kekova some parts are …
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The most prominent of the Greek islands and part of a group of islands called Cyclades, Santorini, is straight away recognizable for its geological caldera, an enormous rectangular lagoon with steep cliffs on three sides in the sea, formed in the wake of a catastrophic volcanic eruption more…
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In 1506 a Portuguese sea-captain called Tristao da Cunha came across a group of six little islands far out in the Atlantic between South Africa and South America. The largest of them, which he named after himself, has a volcano in the middle. It was the British military, however, who secured the…
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Better known as Billiton, Belitung Island, may be a hidden gem right now, but it will not be a secret for long. It is the perfect paradise for your next island getaway with its impeccable pristine beaches, blue waters, and natural granite rock structures. It is hard not to linger on its beauty as the …
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Easter Island or Rapa Nui in Polynesian, or Isla de Pascua in Spanish, is one of the most isolated places in the world, with its closest landmass about 4000 kilometers away. The island’s topography is characterized by windswept rolling hills, punctured by the occasional volcanic…
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What comes to mind when you hear Colombia? Most people must have imagined the legendary drug dealer, Pablo Escobar. It turns out that if you look for the background of this man, there is one very interesting thing. Namely, Malpelo Island…
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In the north-eastern most region of Russia, they have a saying “God is a long way up there, but Moscow is even further away” that is true in so many respects. Isolated, uncrowded, and strikingly beautiful, the Russian Far East is extraordinarily far from Russia’s major population centers in…
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Through monitoring from Google Earth, Mururoa (or Moruroa), located in French Polynesia in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,125 km southeast of Tahiti can be seen half blurred. The atoll possessed strange form where it had half of its censored area…
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Stretched out across the Pacific Ocean forming a gorgeous necklace, is a world-famous tropical paradise of the Marshall Islands. Officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), this Micronesian located north of the equator between Hawaii and Australia…
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Located in the Yucatan Peninsula – a Central American nation with a Caribbean vibe – Belize is bordered by Mexico in the north and Guatemala to the west. This tiny country is only 14,270 square miles wide. But aside from its small size, Belize is home to the largest barrier reef in…
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Tucked away at the corner of the Indian Ocean, with glittering turquoise waters and bordered by ancient jungle. The tiny secluded islands of Andaman with its sun-toasted beaches are far-flung and one perfect escape. Till today, this jewel of Indian Ocean has sustained the raw…
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