You can watch whales or sail over to Gomera, which was the final stop Columbus made before he set out and discovered America.įair Isle is the most isolated inhabited island in Britain. Temperatures range between 70☏ and 75☏ through January and February.On Tenerife stands one of Europe’s loftiest peaks, Mount Teide, snowcapped in winter against a deep blue sky. Photograph by Miguel NaranjoĮuropeans flock to the Canary Islands in winter in search of a little sun. Only six visitors at a time can visit “Love Beach” via approved tour operators such as Punta Mita Adventures. Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico: A swim through an opening nearly invisible from the sea reveals what locals call the “hidden beach,” encircled by an impressive rock ring forming a natural oculus for the sun and sky. It is home to 1,500 inhabitants, many of whom have the same family name: Hassell.
Virgin Islands, rising almost 873 meters (2,864 feet) above the sea. But the most unusual is Saba, east of the U.S. Part of the Duchy of Cornwall, the isles are owned by Prince Charles.ĭuring my years of island finding, I have been to most places in the Caribbean- Barbados, Antigua, Jamaica, and many islands much smaller. The next stop is America.Balmy Atlantic air supports the spring flower industry. Five are sparsely inhabited, and hundreds more islets, skerries, and rocks stretch out to the Bishop Rock Lighthouse. These are the outriders of England, a clutch of tiny islands off Land's End, Cornwall, awash in the Atlantic and in a world of their own. A woman was riding a horse along the beach to the utter delight of her family aboard my ferry, and she bore a banner that said “Crazy Aunt Rides Again.” It is a unique place. Even today in the delectable old town there are fine brick houses with silver mailboxes.Old-time sailors used to call Nantucket “The Little Grey Lady of the Sea.” On the misty morning I first arrived there, I could understand why.
Nantucket was once one of the richest places in America, built on the profits of the whale oil industry. Given his interest in islands, we thought he was the natural source for naming the ten best islands. He has written more than 30 novels and several travel books, such as Some Lovely Islands, My World of Islands, and The Hidden Places of Britain. Leslie Thomas is a successful writer in England who's been in the business for more than 40 years. 9.From the National Geographic book The 10 Best of Everything Timing is everything with Con Dao – the islands are lashed by squalls from the west from June to September and squalls from the east from September to January. For now, tourist developments on the islands are limited to a single dive shop and a handful of resorts in Con Son township. Now preserved as Con Dao National Park, the 16 islands are a natural wonderland of dense jungles, jade-coloured waters and white-sand beaches, home to dugongs, dolphins, turtles and spectacular coral reefs. Con Dao Islands, VietnamĪnother prison-turned-paradise, the Con Dao islands were home to the most notorious penal colony in Indochina, and continued its grim work until the end of the Vietnam War.
The driftwood Plantation Beach Resort is the Hog Islands’ only accommodation, but camping can be arranged on uninhabited islands.
You can turn the volume down ever further at the nearby Cayos Cochinos (Hog Islands) – 13 languorous coral cays and one secluded resort in a sea of brilliant blue. These days, the Bay Islands are better known for their beaches, diving and laid-back tropical vibe. In their heyday, the islands of Roatán, Utila and Guanaja were home to 5000 cutthroats, brigands and buccaneers, including the infamous Henry Morgan. Forget Pirates of the Caribbean – the sand-dusted islands that float off the coast of Honduras are the real deal.
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