Feb

20

World’s top remote-island getaways

Posted by msnbc.com: Tropical Getaways | Posted in Travel | Posted on 20-02-2009

Visitors to Lizard Island, on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, can enjoy the island's white-sand beaches and seclusion.These difficult-to-get-to destinations promise paradise upon arrival.


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Feb

15

The Caribbean’s most colorful snorkeling spots

Posted by msnbc.com: Tropical Getaways | Posted in Travel | Posted on 15-02-2009

Part of the Hol Chan Marine Reserve just off the coast of Belize, Shark Ray Alley is a great place to view some of the more charismatic characters of the deep — primarily nurse sharks up to six feet long and southern stingrays up to four feet across. Guides chum the critters to keep them in close view. You might also see porpoises and turtles.Slipping beneath the surface to swim through corals and spy on reef fish helps a tourist in the Caribbean gain some appreciation of the natural world beyond the clubs and casinos.


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Feb

03

The Caribbean’s hottest new hotels

Posted by msnbc.com: Tropical Getaways | Posted in Travel | Posted on 03-02-2009

The 114-room Hodges Bay Club opens along a white-sand beach on Antigua’s northern shore. With its spare, angular design, Mediterranean-style buildings and infinity-edge pool, the retreat follows in the footsteps of other über-modern Caribbean hotels such as Carlisle Bay and Parrot Cay. Many of the tropical islands are seeing fresher, chicer hotels sprouting up, bringing a new level of luxury to the entire region.


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