The Underwater Post Office is situated in Vanuatu, an island nation located in South Pacific Ocean that consists of 82 small, geologically newer islands. The post office is just three meters below the surface and only 50 meters offshore the Port Villa, on Highway Island. Since its opening in 2003, approximately 100,000 visitors have...
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Deliver A Postcard From the World’s First Underwater Post Office
Belize Barrier Reef, a Priceless Global Treasure
The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs in the Atlantic-Caribbean coast of Belize, located more then 300 meters offshore, in the northern Ambergris Caye and 40 kilometers in the south within the country limits. The Belize Barrier Reef is a section of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef (the second largest coral reef system...
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The 58 National Parks in the USA: Big Bend and Biscayne
5. Big Bend National Park is located in the U.S. state of Texas and it has a national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecoology in the United States. Big Bend National Park, with its 393 km length, forms a natural boundary between United States and Mexico. Despite Big...
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The 58 National Parks in the United States (I): Arcadia and American Samoa
Since there are so many beautiful natural places on this planet and all worth seeing, we’ve decided to slowly but surely feature them on Tourism on the Edge. The sad part is that even though these amazing natural parks are considered unique worldwide, there are few those who heard about them, not to mention...
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Portofino, Italy, A Pitoresque Mediterranean Village
Portofino is a small Italian fishing village and tourist resort at the Mediterranean Sea, located in the province of Genoa on the Italian Riviera. It is said that Portofino was founded by the Romans who first named the place “Portus Delphini” (”Port of the Dolphin”), because of the dolphins that inhabited the area. With...
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Great Barrier Reef, Discovering Colorful Diversity
“One of Australia’s most remarkable natural gifts, the Great Barrier Reef is blessed with the breathtaking beauty of the world’s largest coral reef. The reef contains an abundance of marine life and comprises of over 3000 individual reef systems and coral cays and literally hundreds of picturesque tropical islands with some of the worlds...
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Norfolk Island, a Remote Place of Scenic Views
Embracing the wonders of life with one breath, drinking the brilliance of the nightly skies with a blink of an eye , smiling with the turtles into the crystalline water could be only a few experiences in Norfolk Island. Pine forests, smooth green grass, beautiful landscapes, smiley faces are more than beautiful sights, they...
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