U.S. reality show "Survivor" was filmed in the Cook Islands. The idyllic motu ("little island"), one of 15 in Aitutaki, sits in a stunning 8-by-10-mile coral lagoon with hundreds of shades of blue.
1. Aitutaki, Cook Islands —
U.S. reality show "Survivor" was filmed in the Cook Islands. The idyllic motu ("little island"), one of 15 in Aitutaki, sits in a stunning 8-by-10-mile coral lagoon with hundreds of shades of blue.
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Utila is only 11 kilometers long, but it has 60 dive sites, 18-meter whale sharks and some of the cheapest scuba prices in the Caribbean.
2. Utila, Honduras —
Utila is only 11 kilometers long, but it has 60 dive sites, 18-meter whale sharks and some of the cheapest scuba prices in the Caribbean.
James Adams
An hour by boat from Sicily, Marttimo's whitewashed houses, colorful fishing villages and benevolent year-round climate feel almost African, but this little beauty is in Italy.
3. Marettimo, Italy —
An hour by boat from Sicily, Marttimo's whitewashed houses, colorful fishing villages and benevolent year-round climate feel almost African, but this little beauty is in Italy.
Compliments of www.inntravel.co.uk
Constance Tsarabanjina resort has 25 villas to go with its three beaches. Pack a magnifying glass and you might spot the world's tiniest chameleon.
4. Tsarabanjina Island, Madagascar —
Constance Tsarabanjina resort has 25 villas to go with its three beaches. Pack a magnifying glass and you might spot the world's tiniest chameleon.
Constance Hotels & Resorts
Near the center of pristine alpine Lake Wanaka, on New Zealand's southern island, Mou Waho is a glacial remnant of the last Ice Age.
5. Mou Waho Island, New Zealand —
Near the center of pristine alpine Lake Wanaka, on New Zealand's southern island, Mou Waho is a glacial remnant of the last Ice Age.
ECO Wanaka Adventures
If Cape Cod's golden beaches and Ireland's green hills had a love child, it might look like Magdalen Islands, a getaway for Montrealers.
6. Magdalen Islands, Quebec —
If Cape Cod's golden beaches and Ireland's green hills had a love child, it might look like Magdalen Islands, a getaway for Montrealers.
courtesy Tourisme Québec
Known as the "Unspoiled Queen," Saba, in a rather ironic twist, is a favorite with the LGBT community. Same-sex marriage is legal here and the island's director of tourism is openly gay.
7. Saba, Dutch Caribbean —
Known as the "Unspoiled Queen," Saba, in a rather ironic twist, is a favorite with the LGBT community. Same-sex marriage is legal here and the island's director of tourism is openly gay.
couetesy Cees Timmers
This 86-acre private island sits in the middle of a protected Indian Ocean marine sanctuary. Until 2011, when nine coral and thatch villas were erected, its only residents were nesting sea turtles and a menagerie of wildlife.
8. Quilalea, Mozambique —
This 86-acre private island sits in the middle of a protected Indian Ocean marine sanctuary. Until 2011, when nine coral and thatch villas were erected, its only residents were nesting sea turtles and a menagerie of wildlife.
compliments of Azura Retreats
The ultimate beer paradise has billiards, darts, Xbox, rods and tackle, a bar showing nonstop sports and huts with names like House of Rock. Beverage company Lion, which owns the XXXX Gold brand, leases the 15-acre property (the island used to be called Pumpkin Island) and started holding promotional competitions. Winning one is your only ticket here.
9. XXXX Island, Australia —
The ultimate beer paradise has billiards, darts, Xbox, rods and tackle, a bar showing nonstop sports and huts with names like House of Rock. Beverage company Lion, which owns the XXXX Gold brand, leases the 15-acre property (the island used to be called Pumpkin Island) and started holding promotional competitions. Winning one is your only ticket here.
courtesy XXXX Island
This private island has seven baby-powder beaches, 850 acres and one tiny resort. As the owners like to say, "It's the Caribbean before it went public."
10. Guana Island, British Virgin Islands —
This private island has seven baby-powder beaches, 850 acres and one tiny resort. As the owners like to say, "It's the Caribbean before it went public."
courtesy Guana Island
Castle ruins on Sovalye lend credence to the rumor that renegade knights-turned-pirates used it as a base during the Middle Ages.
11. Sovalye Island, Turkey —
Castle ruins on Sovalye lend credence to the rumor that renegade knights-turned-pirates used it as a base during the Middle Ages.
courtesy ece Sovalye islands
Andros has the world's oldest dive shop, the Western hemisphere's second largest coral reef and locals who make waterproof straw baskets, batik and other crafts.
12. Andros, Bahamas —
Andros has the world's oldest dive shop, the Western hemisphere's second largest coral reef and locals who make waterproof straw baskets, batik and other crafts.
courtesy Bahamas Tourist Office
Song Saa is actually two islands, Koh Ouen and Koh Bong, joined by a bridge. Just 35 minutes by boat from the port of Sihanoukville, its 27 villas resemble a chic Cambodian fishing village.
13. Song Saa, Cambodia —
Song Saa is actually two islands, Koh Ouen and Koh Bong, joined by a bridge. Just 35 minutes by boat from the port of Sihanoukville, its 27 villas resemble a chic Cambodian fishing village.
courtessy Song Saa
Piel Island has a king, a castle and a pub. About 500 years ago, the island, once an abbey for Savignac monks, was the launch pad for an invasion against Henry VII's army.
14. Piel Island, Cumbria, United Kingdom —
Piel Island has a king, a castle and a pub. About 500 years ago, the island, once an abbey for Savignac monks, was the launch pad for an invasion against Henry VII's army.
courtesy Piel Island
In fierce competition with Ushuaia for title of "end of the world," Navarino is remote, wild and beautiful. It's a grail for backpackers, who go for a five-day circuit through dramatic landscapes of Chilean fjords, glaciers, unspoiled forests and towering granite needles.
15. Navarino Island, Chile —
In fierce competition with Ushuaia for title of "end of the world," Navarino is remote, wild and beautiful. It's a grail for backpackers, who go for a five-day circuit through dramatic landscapes of Chilean fjords, glaciers, unspoiled forests and towering granite needles.
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