Archive for the ‘Caribbean’

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    Cherished Attractions In Grenada
    ‘The spice of Caribbean,’ renowned by this utterly delicious tag, Grenada is a picture-perfect destination. Flaunting marvelous rolling, mountainous island, verdant rainforests, gushing waterfalls, roaring rivers and indescribable mountain lakes, it is ringed by stunning beaches. Shimmering with eye-catching towns, the lush green Grenada Island is a major producer of wide-ranging spices such as cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, cocoa and ginger. Grenada’s magnanimous natural beauty is unbeatable. Its beauty is even more embellished by its rich art, history and proud cultural heritage. In addition, to all these eye-soothing attractions, the indigenous people’s friendly and hospitable behavior has added more charm to this terrain. Tourism industry has been thriving in the recent years, because of all these breathtaking qualities. These  [...]
    Posted at November 30th, 2009 at 03:11 pm
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    Exploring Unique Facades Of Bermuda – Part II
    Sandys (West End): Located to the acute west amidst all Bermuda’s parishes, it sits farthest from the island’s airport. To reach here, catch a ferry ride which takes you to Sandys in just four stops, also there are other options like the island’s bus or taxi ride. This spot is an eye-opener with splendid natural attractions that include the beautiful Mangrove Bay, Ely’s Harbor, Springfield and Gilbert Natural Reserve. All this temptations are sure to captivate the senses of nature-enthusiasts. The eye-balls grabbing attraction which outshines all are the Royal Naval Dockyard, a British naval shipyard which was abandoned in 1950’s and Maritime Museum. Another striking spot includes the Somerset village that is famous for housing the smallest drawbridge measuring up to 32 inch plank. Somerset village hardly offers enough  [...]
    Posted at October 16th, 2009 at 11:10 am
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    Exploring Unique Facades Of Bermuda – Part I
    Placed 650 miles off the coast of North Carolina, Bermuda stretches up to a 21 square miles island which is scattered with pretty pastel colored houses, eye-soothing beaches and narrow roads. Bermuda is an exquisite location incorporated with 181 tiny islands and islets which are linked together with bridges and walkways. Visioning this autonomous British colony from the sky presents an image of fishhook. Bifurcated in nine parishes or ‘tribes’ as they were known in the past in 1600’s in the initial surveillance. The early eight tribes bagged their names after five significant shareholders in the Bermuda Company which comprised of Sandys, Warwick, Paget, Southampton, Devonshire, Pembroke, Smith’s and Hamilton. After this, they were divided in separate narrow paths. At present, some tribe roads remain to be ancient relics  [...]
    Posted at October 14th, 2009 at 05:10 am