Amazing 10 Undiscovered Islands Yahoo Version 2012


 

Pigeon Point in Toba
go (Getty Images)Quiet nights . . . lazy walks . . . spectacular sunsets to view à deux . . . genuine interaction with folks who actually live there . . . off-the-beaten-path islands offer secret spots and stunning surprises in every corner of the world. There are hundreds of possibilities. Here are 10 of the best:

Tobago, Caribbean
For Eco-Rich Vacations

The tiny island of Tobago—unlike its boisterous cousin, Trinidad—is a Caribbean island made for travelers seeking peace, quiet, and time spent with pristine nature. Visitors can hire a guide and hike through the western hemisphere’s oldest protected rain forest, accompanied by song from some 58 different species of birds. The island is also ringed by shallow-water reefs, giving snorkelers, divers, or passengers in glass-bottomed boats the chance to spot some 300 types of coral, plus giant tube sponges, massive rays, graceful sea fans, and fish sporting more colors than Crayola.

Hike the trail along Tobago’s North Coast for great photos. Kids love to swim in the Nylon Pool, a fish-rich shallow area in the Lagoon. The hotels, including the award-winning Coco Reef Resort & Spa, have a delightfully local feel. It is said that Tobago cooks have “a sweet hand,” creating dishes that magically blend Creole, African and West Indian flavors, often complemented by good local rum. Best of all, Tobago is very eco-friendly. In 2007, the island won the “World’s Leading Green Destination” honor at the World Travel Awards.


 

Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam (iStock)
Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam
For a New Definition of Pristine

Tourism is developing in Vietnam so quickly that last year’s great island “find” swiftly becomes this year’s overcrowded destination. Pretty Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island, currently remains pristine and affordable. There’s a betting chance that that may last, since 70-80 percent of the mountainous island is protected as the Phu Quoc National Forest. The island‘s close proximity to Cambodia also means that there is an almost-invisible military presence on the north coast.

This still-affordable destination is home to plantations and fish-sauce factories and miles of deserted beaches, including the aptly named Long Beach. Nights are so dark that constellation spotting becomes a competitive sport. Rent motorcycles (and drivers too if you want) to visit camera-worthy fishing villages. Take out a sea kayak or dive the reef. The Sea Star Resort, one of many fine beach hotels, is close to good restaurants. Don’t expect a wild bar scene. Do expect to cherish the extraordinary quiet—at least for now. If Vietnam is smart, it will help keep this beach-rich island green and pristine.


 

Mnemba Island (Courtesy of andBeyond)
Mnemba Island, Tanzania
For Ultimate Privacy

It is so quiet on Mnemba Island, just off Tanzania’s larger island of Zanzibar, that you can hear the silence. This very private African island, managed by &Beyond Africa, consists of only 10 luxurious bandas – cottages hand-woven from palm matting. Sit on your spacious front porch and watch adorable, dog-sized miniature deer amble by. Scuba dive, deep-sea fish, or snorkel to your heart’s delight, or simply enjoy a massage for two in the cool of your banda. Dinner is served on the beach by candlelight.

The tab here is high: $1,500 per person, per night in peak season (all meals and activities, including multiple dives, are included) and $1,155 per person, per night at other times. The high price tag is justified by the level of laid-back luxury, privacy, and service. Guests also typically tour Zanzibar, home to historic mansions built by Arab traders and visit gardens rich with the scent of spices. While in the capital, Stone Town, shop for colorful local crafts and snap photos of the statue of Freddy Mercury, the late Queen lead singer who grew up there.

 

Guernsey, Channel Islands (Courtesy of VisitGuernsey)
Guernsey, Channel Islands
For Book Lovers

A few years back, it seemed like every second person was galloping through the pages of "The Guernsey Potato Peel and Literary Society," set on the Channel Island of Guernsey during World War II. Fans of that novel will find that Guernsey—far sunnier and warmer than England, and just two-and-a-half hours away by boat—has changed little since the 1940s. While the island remains “loyal to the British crown,” it is, in fact, much closer to France than England. It is also a major off-shore tax haven, which means that it is both prosperous and pretty (as in well kept).

The tourist board happily provides maps for fans of the novel, enabling them to visit off-the-beaten path places that they’ve read about. Less bookish visitors can hike nearly 30 miles of cliff paths above the sea, stroll past fields filled with Guernsey cows, and explore gardens bright with flowers. If you can’t actually make the trip, you needn’t worry. The film version of the novel, directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Kate Winslet, will debut next year. Best advice: If you do go, try to add on a visit to the tiny island of Sark, the smallest of the Channel Islands— totally car free, and rich with fields of wild flowers.


 

Molokai, Hawaii (Hawaii Tourism Authority / Ron Garnett)
Molokai, Hawaii
For Finding the “Old Hawaii”

Love the climate? Love the gentle breeze from the trade winds? Hate the high rises and freeways of Waikiki? Pack your camping gear, or book a room at the classic Hotel Molokai (now the island’s only hotel, though condo rentals are available). Book well in advance if you wish to visit Kalaupapa National Historical Park, where the Belgian priest Father Damien ministered to victims of Hansen’s disease (leprosy) and ultimately died from the disease. Choices to get to this sad but scenic site include riding a mule down and back up a 2.9-mile trail, with 26 switchbacks, along the world’s highest sea cliffs; hiking down; or flying in aboard a six-seat plane.

However you get there, Damien Tours’ excellent guides tell the rich story of this spectacularly beautiful and bitterly poignant place. In winter, hoards of humpback whales pass by the island. Whale-watching trips are available, but the giant mammals also glide right past Hotel Molokai. Shop for the locally grown (and really strong) coffee at Molokai Coffee Company on the Farrington Highway, and go back on Saturday evening to enjoy some live jazz.


 

Roatan, Honduras (iStock)
Roatán, Honduras
For Diving Away from the Crowds

The water surrounding the truly off-the-radar, 2-by-40-mile island of Roatán is so clear that as the plane circles over the Caribbean Sea before landing, it is possible to spot, and even to identify, dozens upon dozens of tropical fish in every color imaginable. Even many veteran Caribbean travelers couldn’t find Roatán, the largest of Honduras’ Bay Islands, on a map. Yet it abuts the second-largest barrier reef in the world, letting snorkelers see hundreds of different fish in rainbow colors, and offering divers the adventure of a lifetime, including tackling a couple of challenging wreck dives.

An added incentive: It’s much less expensive to take diving lessons on Roatán than almost anywhere else in the Caribbean. Non-divers go just to enjoy sand and sea, and to catch the glorious (some say the world’s best) sunset from West End Beach. The recent addition of a cruise terminal, as well as condo developments targeted toward American retirees, may be changing the scene a bit. Best advice: Go now, while this long and skinny island remains cheap and serene.


 

Hvar, Croatia (Hemera)
Hvar, Croatia
For Celebrity Seekers

Hvar, a beach-rich island off Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast, has long been a favorite of the celebrity set, but was off most average Americans’ radar screens. Frequent sightings of the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Stephen Spielberg, and Gerard Depardieu – not to mention King Abdullah of Jordan, Princess Caroline of Monaco, and Bill Gates – add a certain allure to this very understated, very green island that shelters the rich and fabulous. Even England’s Prince Harry stopped by in the summer of 2011, venturing into an open-air nightclub called Veranda, where he famously dived backwards, fully clothed, into a swimming pool.

The addition of more hotel rooms has made it easier for less fabulous folks to vacation on the island now. Visitors can stroll past sweet-smelling fields of lavender, sip glasses of plavac (the local island-brewed red wine) under the stars, hike to rural villages, bask on quiet beaches, swim in a sea as clear as a glass of vodka, or climb up to the historic Spanjol Fortess to get great photos of Hvar’s harbor.


 

Fraser Island, Australia (iStock)
Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
For Roughing It

Fraser Island, the world’s largest sand island, is a mecca for the backpackers who roam Australia’s East Coast. Rent a 4x4 vehicle on the mainland, being sure to get a special permit to drive on Fraser. Stock up on groceries too, before boarding the ferry at Hervey Bay. It’s worth the trouble. This UNESCO World Heritage-listed island offers rich rewards. Dense rainforest trees tower over the sand dunes below, endless ocean beaches offer abundant privacy, and more than 100 freshwater lakes (some too murky for swimming) add to the mix.

Hike to see the colored sand cliffs, some 800 feet high, and explore part of the longest coastal dune system in the world. Start a “life list” to record sighting of rare shorebirds. Spot the occasional saltwater crocodile, and perhaps see a wild dingo. One popular overnight walk takes hikers from Kingfisher Bay, where the ferry lands, to Lake McKenzie, returning the next day. Also for the to-do-list: A guided tour of 5,000-year-old Aboriginal campsites and the wreck of the S.S. Maheno, which served as a World War I hospital ship. Accommodations on the island range from the somewhat luxurious resorts to rental apartments to campgrounds.


 

St. Pierre and Miquelon (Marc A. Cormier – www.spm.org)
St.-Pierre and Miquelon, France
For Serious Francophiles

Dying for a perfect baguette? No need to book a flight to Paris. Just zip up to the tiny French islands of St.-Pierre and Miquelon—the last remaining bit of colonial New France—not far from Canada’s cod-rich Grand Banks. That location explains the islands’ abiding French-ness. Under the 1763 Treaty of Paris, France signed off on all North American possessions, except St.-Pierre and Miquelon, ensuring their fishing rights. During Prohibition in the United States, however, bootlegging actually beat out fishing, with nearly 2 million gallons of illegal booze passing through the tiny islands.

Go in summer, to catch the local Basque Festival (watch, but don’t attempt to compete in, the stone heaving or lumberjacking competitions), or try to catch Miquelon’s luscious Seafood Festival in August. Snap photos of the lighthouse. Take a boat tour to the Grand Banks. See wild horses and alpaca. Visit the small museum and local craft shops. Hike through rugged landscapes, relishing the quiet. Book rooms at the cozy Nuits Saint-Pierre, and try tiny local restaurants for fresh lobster, or cod cooked with French flair.


 

Kefalonia, Greece (iStock)
Kefalonia, Greece
For Romantics

Pretty little Kefalonia, in the Ionian Sea, was largely off tourist’s radar screens until the 2001 release of the ultra-romantic film "Captain Corelli’s Mandolin," based on Louis de Bernières novel, and starring Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz. The filmmakers chose their location well, since Kefalonia was, and actually still is, an old-fashioned, unspoiled Greek island – rich with romantic vistas.

The island remains pretty and pristine because it lacks major tourism, and because many of its buildings are relatively new (the result of a serious earthquake in 1953). Visitors tend to rent villas high up in the hills to catch the cooling breezes, and use rental cars to explore the island’s winding roads and catch the many-miles-away vistas. True romantics can rent speed boats and cruise to isolated beaches (Myrtos on the island’s west coast is a gorgeous one), or can even zoom across the sea to Ithaca—the legendary island where Homer’s Odysseus ruled. Back in Kefalonia, nightlife revolves around the local tavernas, and is fun, but not overly raucous.
Related Keywords:
home design
home design software
home design 3d
home design app
home design ideas
home design software free
home design plans
home design games
home design online
home design india
home design images
home design and decor
home design app free
home design app ipad
home design architecture
home design app for pc
home design architect
home design apk
home design app for mac
home design app cheats
home design blogs
home design books
home design by pakin
home design bangladesh
home design bedroom
home design blueprints
home design bloggers
home design bathroom
home design bangalore
home design builder
home design center
home design credit card
home design cheats
home design colour
home design consultant
home design courses
home design companies
home design concepts
home design careers
home design comforter
home design decor
home design drawing
home design download
home design directory
home design duplex
home design degree
home design down alternative comforter
home design door
home design dream house
home design dubai
home design exterior
home design elements
home design elevation
home design engineer
home design expo
home design exterior india
home design edmonton
home design essentials
home design el salvador
home design examples
home design furniture
home design front
home design free
home design floor plans
home design free software
home design for mac
home design for small house
home design for small spaces
home design facebook
home design forum
home design game app
home design gallery
home design ground floor
home design game tips and tricks
home design guys
home design gate
home design game cheats
home design gold
home design group
home design hack
home design hd
home design help
home design hull
home design hardware
home design home
home design hall
home design hd images
home design hashtags
home design hastings mn
home design in pakistan
home design india small size
home design in nepal
home design inside
home design images modern
home design inspiration
home design instagram
home design jobs
home design japan
home design journal
home design jamestown nd
home design john lewis
home design jamaica
home design jeddah
home design jobs near me
home design jodhpur
home design japanese style
home design kerala
home design kitchen
home design kendal
home design karachi
home design kits
home design khmer
home design kelowna
home design khd
home design kenya
home design kashmir
home design lover
home design layout
home design logo
home design lighting
home design latest
home design london
home design lebanon
home design linux
home design living room
home design lookbook
home design magazines
home design map
home design mall
home design mac
home design mod apk
home design modern
home design malaysia
home design makan
home design minimalist
home design maker
home design naksha
home design new
home design nepal
home design normal
home design nahfa
home design names
home design near me
home design nz
home design nyc
home design network
home design outlet center
home design outside
home design online 3d
home design one floor
home design outdoor
home design on a budget
home design online game
home design of front side
home design outlook
home design plans with photos in india
home design programs
home design photo
home design pictures
home design plans indian style 3d
home design pro
home design products
home design planner
home design philippines
home design quotes
home design quiz
home design questions
home design queen mattress pad
home design qatar
home design qld
home design questionnaire
home design room
home design reddit
home design roof
home design restoration
home design reviews
home design rules
home design renovation
home design rugs
home design resource wilmington nc
home design room sizes
home design store
home design software for mac
home design styles
home design software free download
home design story
home design studio
home design software online
home design shows
home design simple
home design trends 2017
home design trends
home design trends 2016
home design tips
home design tool
home design tv shows
home design tiles
home design types
home design templates
home design themes
home design uk
home design usa
home design utah
home design unlimited
home design uae
home design under 1000 sq feet
home design u-neck travel support pillow
home design unlimited money
home design university
home design ubuntu
home design video
home design village
home design visualizer
home design vastu shastra
home design victoria bc
home design virtual
home design vr
home design vastu
home design villa
home design vancouver
home design websites
home design wallpaper
home design windows
home design with plan
home design website free
home design wall
home design with shop
home design with garden
home design with swimming pool
home design windows and doors
home design xbox
home design xtreme
home design 20 x 50
home design 20 x 40
home design 25 x 50
home design 20 x 30
home design 30 x 30
home design 30 x 40
home design 15 x 60
home design os x
home design youtube
home design yourself
home design youtube channels
home design your own
home design york
home design yellow
home design york pa
home design y8
home yard design
home yard design software
home design zillow
home design zen
home design za
home design zara
home design zavese
home design zielona góra
home zone design guidelines
home zone design
home zone design cardiff
home design new zealand
home design story tool v2_0.rar
contemporary home design e7 0ew
home design 06
home design 07
home design 3d 01.net
home cinema saba design 08
home design 1 floor
home design 1000 sq ft
home design 1200 sq ft
home design 101
home design 1bhk
home design 1800 sq ft
home design 100m2
home design 100 gaj
home design 15 x 30
home design 15 x 50
home design 2017
home design 2016
home design 2bhk
home design 2nd floor
home design 2d
home design 2 floor
home design 20*30
home design 20*60
home design 2500 square feet
home design 25*50
home design 3d gold
home design 3d online
home design 3d software
home design 3d gold apk
home design 3d apk
home design 3d image
home design 3d android
home design 3d for pc
home design 3d mod apk
home design 4 you
home design 4 bedroom
home design 400 square feet
home design 4 marla
home design 40*40
home design 4bhk
home design 4d
home design 4000 square feet
home design 4 rooms
home design 4u kerala
home design 5d
home design 500 sq ft
home design 5 marla
home design 50 sq ft
home design 5 room
home design 5 zone memory foam
home design 5 bedrooms
home design 50 foot lot
home design 6 marla
home design 6 bedroom
home design 600 sq ft
home design 650 square feet
home design 60s
home design 6.0 free download
home design 6
home design 65 fire safe
home design 64
home design 66
home design 700 sq ft
home design 7 marla
home design 750 sq ft
home design 7
home design 70's
home design windows 7
kerala home design 700 sq ft
home design type 70
home design suite 7.0 free download
3d home design 7 marla
home design 800 sq feet
home design 8
home designer 8.0 free download
home design 8.0
home design 8 software
home design 88
home design windows 8
home design for 800 sq ft in india
home design suite 8
kerala home design 800 sq feet
home design 900 sq ft
home design 900 sq feet
home design 99
9 design-home
home design 97
home design plans 900 square feet
kerala home design 900 sq feet
home design for 900 sq feet plot
home design show pier 94
home design deluxe version 9
Share on Google Plus

About Unknown

I'm as CEO here, this site just help you to find out all about home design progress. Please Follow our channel at social media in the top of corner this site, if you have any questions contact us. Best Regards Mr. Firmansyah The CEO of Amazing Design Home.
    Blogger Comment
    Facebook Comment