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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Mauritius


Mauritius is popularly known as a high tech tourism destination that makes tourists feel alive and keep coming back for the taste of touring the island and stay close to its amazing beauty. Millions of tourists around the world travel to Mauritius regularly because it is an island with broadly competitive attractions in it. There are large numbers of historical sites, impressive natural beauty, numerous white sandy beaches, and the spicy fun of the island and its rich culture. 



Mauritius is an independent republican island floating in the southern area of the Indian Ocean and bordering the African Continent to the south west direction. Mauritius is an African territory since it is close to the continent and is not big enough to be called a continent like Australia. However, being an African Island gives it the high profile of richness in heritage that tourists especially the Europeans long to experience.



Mauritius Island was discovered by sailors from Malay and Arab regions of Asua in the tenth century. The Dutch later arrived at the island and colonized it in the seventeenth century AD, but left it in the early eighteenth century giving way to the French colonization in1715. A century later the British managed to obtain and colonize the island from the French through the Parid Treaty. Mauritius finally gained its independence in 1992 and has since been a republic that speaks both English and French language.




Mauritius has several attractions ranging from the historic sites to the natural beauty sitting in the island. There is a wide range of animal species to see in this island like the different shark species, the blue marlin and the bonitos. Lively waterfalls are abundant alongside the forests and the mountain ranges of Piton de la Riviere Noire, Pieter Botrh and Le Pouce. The island glitters with ten crystalline lakes with the largest being Lake Mare aux Vacoas. 




The Trou aux Cerfs Crater is a must to see and visit and get a wide vie of the all the mountains standing in Mauritius Island. Some of the historic sites to be seen are the seventeenth century Balaclava Ruins, the nineteenth century Triolet Shivala Village that has a nineteenth century Maheswarnath Hindu Temple that reveals much of the culture and history of the people, and the ruins of the Dutch buildings that date back to the seventeenth century. 




Activities that take place in Mauritius are guided tours around the island and leisure events at the coast. During the summer many tourists love to bask in the sun, dice into the sea, surf along the sea, play water skiing and other sport activities including sailing in the Indian Ocean. There are marina sites that tourists can explore the splendid marine environment of the ocean




Accommodation facilities are always available at the coast and in the capital city as well. There are villas, cottages, beach resorts and exotic hotels to spend the nights in this wonderful island. The cuisine is delicious and unique. There are also many professional beauty services and spa treatments to relax and make visitors feel good while staying in the island.

Mauritius map

Miami, Florida


Miami is a wonderful tourist city located on the south-east Atlantic coast of Florida in the United States of America. With dazzling white sand beaches, beautiful sunny skies and a great weather all year round, Miami is un-doubtful the number choice holiday destination. Better known as "Biscayne Bay Country" in the early year, Miami was first inhabited by the Tequesta and later claimed by Spain. Few places in the world have it all.  This forms the basis of Miami’s cultural diversity that has continuously been shaping the hospitality of its population. 



Beautiful places to visit and sea numerous activities to engage in and the most hospitable people are the cornerstones of Miami’s attractive to visitor. Indeed no other place on earth offers such a long list of places to visit things to see or do as Miami does. Miami there for has anchored itself as a top tourist destination in the global tourism industry.



Miami houses numerous museums; Museum of Contemporary Art, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Coral Gables Museum, Frost Art Museum, Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Bass Museum, Lowe Art Museum, Miami Art Museum, Jewish Museum of Florida, Miami Children's Museum, Miami Science Museum, , Wolfsonian-FIU Museum and the Miami Cultural Center, also the Miami Main Library. 



The art museums showcase various forms of artwork by supreme legendary artists. The historic museum exhibits artifacts from various archaeological sites in California. Art Basel Miami is the world's largest art exhibition, usually held annually in the month of December.



Miami city has many parks and gardens for tourist recreation. Some of the largest and most popular parks are Biscayne National Park and Everglades National Park. Biscayne National Park provides a wealth of opportunities for outdoor entertainment such as snorkeling, canoeing, and kayaking swimming and diving among vibrant coral reefs. The Everglades National Park which is the third largest national park in the United States occupies thousands of acres beautiful landscape. 



With nature trails, endless camping a full-service marina, boat-launching ramps, and boat rentals, the Everglades National Park offers endless opportunities for recreation. Jungle Island offers a chance of a life time to step into a lush, tropical jungle and has been the home to many species of birds, monkeys, and the world’s most rare creatures. 



Miami city has many major music production companies and attracts many visitors to its numerous annual music festivals. The music here is varied, there is soca, reggae. Kompa, zouk, steel pan, caplypse samba, conga, rumba, cumbia, bachata, and meringue and vallenato.the choice of music is as varied as that of the night clubs present, this includes, mansion, the space, park west and cameo. The most popular music festival is the winter music conference, the largest dance event in the world.


The diverse population of Miami is reflected in the city’s cuisine. The most notable diversity influence is that of Latin America and the Caribbean. Miami is also a great sea food destination. Numerous restaurants around the city forms a land eatery in maim though there are ale seafood restaurants, window cafes and supermarkets where one can buy food.