Netherlands is known for tulips, dykes, windmills and such, its beaches are not usually one of them. And yet, north of the mainland is a string of islands fringed with ribbons of the most pristine sands. These are known as the Wadden Islands and they are separated from the mainland by the Waddenzee, or Wadden sea. The word ‘wad’ means wetlands and this region, shaped by the dynamic interplay between strong tidal currents and the wind, is considered to be the Netherlands’ last true wilderness. This rich natural diversity …
Bonaire is an island without even a single set of traffic lights. Here, fish and flamingos outnumber people. Bonaire has largely avoided the kind of development that blights other Caribbean islands, the glitzy resorts and malls, jet skis and beach-side discos. This island, the least populated of the so-called ABC islands of the Leeward Antilles (the others being Aruba and Curacao), prides itself on pioneering sustainable tourism, the first nature reserve and marine park in the Caribbean were founded here exactly 40 years ago. It helps that the beaches aren’t …
There is an excitement about just the name “New York.” This is the city called the “Big Apple.” It is one of the best-known cities in the world. New York is where the pace never slows and the day never ends. It is a pulsating, dynamic city. That is how the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau sees the city. The bureau also says it is a “city that changes its face almost daily.” There is a vitality in this city. The city’s life doesn’t halt with darkness, even though …
Lady Liberty is something almost every visitor wants to see. The statue is located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. It is a mile and a half southwest of Manhattan. It is just off the New Jersey coast. Castle Clinton serves as the boat dock for boarding the ferry to the Statue of Liberty. Circle Line ferries leave Battery Park seven days a week for the ten-minute ride to Liberty Island.
Lady Liberty has lifted her lamp since 1886. Her multimillion dollar restoration was finished in 1986, in time for …
Lodge at Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay Immortalized by a visit from Captain Cook in 1770, the craggy Cape Kidnappers peninsula juts into the Pacific Ocean at the southern end of Hawkes Bay, a leisurely six-hour drive from Auckland on New Zealand’s North Island. The area is the nesting ground for the world’s largest colony of gold-crowned gannets, and Hawkes Bay itself is home to more than 70 wineries and 20 golf courses.
It’s here, perched amid cattle and sheep pastures, that you’ll find the Lodge at Cape Kidnappers, whose sprawling estate …
