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Countries like Bora Bora/Fiji
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Here is a picture of Bora Bora:
And here is a picture of Fiji:
As you can see, both places are quite similar in terms of aesthetic. The problem is, they are both also similar in terms of geography. That is, they are literally the opposite side of the world from me (England), so getting there is difficult, and expensive.
Essentially, I want to holiday in a country that has the following things: White sand, palm trees on the beach, cool huts over the water, ridiculously good looking sea, very little crime (I'm looking at you, Jamaica!), and is an island. I don't want it to be the coast of some huge country like Mexico. I want to take a holiday on some tiny ass island that you can walk around in a day if you were so inclined.
Any suggestions?
And here is a picture of Fiji:
As you can see, both places are quite similar in terms of aesthetic. The problem is, they are both also similar in terms of geography. That is, they are literally the opposite side of the world from me (England), so getting there is difficult, and expensive.
Essentially, I want to holiday in a country that has the following things: White sand, palm trees on the beach, cool huts over the water, ridiculously good looking sea, very little crime (I'm looking at you, Jamaica!), and is an island. I don't want it to be the coast of some huge country like Mexico. I want to take a holiday on some tiny ass island that you can walk around in a day if you were so inclined.
Any suggestions?
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They're part of your little empire too!
Bahamas too.
Though in the Atlantic you won't really find islands exactly like Fiji or Bora Bora, for several geological reasons.
If it is, depending on the level of civilization you're willing to leave behind i would suggest the small island of Dominica. It is mostly rainforest with really awesome beaches. Its like vacationing in jurassic park with beaches. The island itself is only like 23miles wide or so so its really kinda tiny, you could drive an entire loop around the perimeter of it in like 2 or 3 hours. It is also home to 3 active volcanos and features a massive boiling lake which is really cool (though its a 10 hour hike to get there). The downside of course is theres very little 'western' culture and absolutely no first world amenities. (There are two KFCs on the island and one Subway sandwich shop and thats about it) no McDonalds etc. Oh did I mention Pirates of the Caribbean 2 was filmed there as well? Otherwise, there are plenty of other islands in the caribbean area though most will have larger tourism areas and what not. If that area is too far for you, then you might want to look off the coast of africa or the mediterreanean and stuff
Volcanos.
What he's alluding to are the volcanic vents around the Pacific's basin. The Atlantic doesn't really have anything like that. I would think the most-similar geological formation in a warm-weather latitude closest to you would be the Azores.
Is there a name for the type of islands that I'm looking for, for future reference? Do they fall under "tropical", or does that cover more than just white sand/palm trees/clear water?
Finally, are any of these Caribbean islands particularly cheap to fly to, compared with the rest? And keep in mind that I'd rather go to a country that doesn't have an unsavoury element. My parents stopped going to Cuba because you get a criminal element over there.
http://www.besttropicalislandsintheworld.com/
http://www.tropicalislandsexplorer.com/
The literal definition of "tropical" simply means it falls between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn on a map ( meaning they're +/- 23.4 degrees of the equator). Anything within this region is tropical, whether it looks like Fiji or the Galapagos Islands.
All of them have what you're looking for. I'd recommend them in this order: SVG, BVI and then USVI.
You can't go wrong in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Seriously. I've never been to a more beautiful place in all my life. Great culture, awesome food, laid back people. It was just an incredible couple of weeks.
I have been there, it is fucking gorgeous. I've been to Grenada, I've been to St. Vincent, I've been to Carriacou, I've been to the Bahamas, and the one I'm dying to go back to is Bon Aire.
Its owned by the Netherlands, there's awesome swimming and SCUBA diving, fabulous beaches.. We rented a house on the beach, right on the end of the row here. There's a nature reserve on the north end of the island with some awesome cliffs. There's a guy who owns a Chinese junk that we rented one night. They sail you around the harbor and get you liquored up. It was amazing.
The second site isn't so useful, the but the first is awesome. These are the tropical islands I've found that suit my needs and that could be cheaper to fly to:
Boracay - Phillipines
Cebu - Phillipines
Ko Lipe - Malaysia
Maldives - Indian Ocean
Mauritius - Indian Ocean
Perhentian Islands - Malaysia
The Seychelles - Indian Ocean
I don't know if they would actually be cheaper though
How's the sailing down there? I've always heard it was excellent for diving, but I know nothing of sailing around there.
I'm not much of a sailor personally, and while we were on the Junk, we were boozing so we weren't paying too much attention. What I do remember is that Bon Aire is a roughly crecent shaped island with it's leeward side being the interior of the crescent, so it was very protected from strong currents and large waves. The other side of the island had consistant strong winds and somewhat rougher ocean. The harbor was like glass while we were on our little cruise, and there was always a good breeze everywhere we went. What you see of the water in that photo above is from the harbor area where the main town is, and the water right in front of the camera is like that for a mile in any direction.
No idea about the cost compared to the Pacific or Caribbean islands though.