Bora Bora – undeniably the most mythical of the Pacific islands
Bora Bora
Bora Bora has been claimed by honeymooners and romantics from all around the world. The sky above its crystal lagoon is touched by the castle like Mount Otemanu. The unique overwater bungalows contribute to the one of a kind environment. While the motu covered with palm trees circles the lagoon like a necklace, fertile tropical slopes and valleys blossom with Hibiscus. The wonderful white-sand beaches are washed by emerald waters where unbelievably colored fish inhibit the coral reefs. It’s been written so much about this place but still it’s unbearably hard to find the words to describe its magic.
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Pamporovo – the pearl of the Bulgarian mountain resorts
Pamporovo in summer
Welcome to Pamporovo, in the beautiful and hospitable Rhodope Mountains. Since ancient times they have been a source of legends and stories told for centuries. This is the cradle of the mythical singer Orpheus. There was born the song “Izlel ye Delyo Haydutin” which, along with Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, was included in the Voyager Golden Record. Magnificent pine forests, green meadows and mountain peaks bathed in sunlight – these are the incredible Rhodope Mountains you will never forget. Nor will you forget the Rhodope people with their hospitality and traditional cuisine. This mountain people will meet you with open arms, will sing you the songs they learned from their ancestors, and will say Goodbye to you as you were their best friend.
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Venezuela – little Venice
Venezuela
In 1498 at the end of his third sail to the New World Christopher Columbus lands on the shores of Peninsula de Paria in the current South American country of Venezuela. A year later Spanish conquerors arrive to begin “civilizing“. Among them is Alonso de Ojeda who gave the country its name. After climbing the Andes Mountains‘ slopes he arrived at Lake Maracaibo, where stunned by the stilted houses built above the water by the local Indians he gave the place the name Venezuela – “Little Venice”.
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KwaZulu-Natal – South Africa’s top destination
Shark Beaches
Not only in Australia can one experience summer holiday, Christmas on the beach or surfing in the middle of winter. In KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa‘s top destination, you can experience sunshine and perfect vacation conditions throughout the year. With its average of 300 sunny days per year, it claims to be one of the sunshine capitals of the world.
Located along South Africa east coast, the Zulu Kingdom offers over 600km of coastline, washed by the warm Indian Ocean. Water-sports are practiced all year round. Average temperatures vary between 28°C in summer to 23°C in winter.
French Polynesia – “Heaven on Earth”
Tahiti Ocean View
The small coral islands and atolls of French Polynesia are so beautiful that it can easily be called “Heaven on Earth“. Island chains of coral reefs and atolls offer pristine beaches, turquoise waters and impress with their black pearls farms.
The French explorer Louis Anton de Bougainville is the first refer to the mountainous island of Tahiti as “utopia“. It happened in 1768 and two and a half centuries later, sailors from Fletcher Christian to James Cook, writers from Robert Louis Stevenson to Jack London, artists like Gauguin, and tens of thousands of tourists have followed them, and all sought the same thing – “Heaven on Earth”.