Bonaire
Bermuda
Bermuda Department of Tourism Bermuda
SIZE: Approximately 21 miles x 2 miles CURRENCY: Bermudian dollar POPULATION: 64,500 MAIN CITY: Hamilton LOCAL BEER: Whale of a Wheat and Trunk Island Pale Ale DISH OF THE DAY: Bermuda fi sh chowder – served with sherry pepper sauce and Goslings rum
uintessentially British, full of culture and history, Bermuda is the oldest British colony and still upholds many British traditions. Surprising to many, Bermuda is only seven hours away from the UK. British Airways fl ies direct daily throughout the summer and fi ve times weekly in winter. Bermuda is an archipelago of islands, some linked by bridges and is 21 miles long and two miles wide. The island is safe and easy to explore by bus and ferry. The transportation pass allows unlimited transport on both or
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the scooter is also popular. First impressions are how
clean and pristine everywhere looks. The rooftops are painted white as valuable rain water is collected. Bermuda is well known for its pink-sand beaches and year-round sub-tropical climate. With temperatures ranging from 65F to 85F, the year is divided into two seasons – Spring and Summer or ‘Beach and Sizzle’
(April-September) and ‘Golf and Spa’, (October to March). The even temperature makes Bermuda a golfers’ paradise, with seven PGS golf courses, all with great sea views. Other activities range from horse riding to deep-sea fi shing, kite surfi ng and sailing. Bermuda is surrounded by a coral reef, ideal for snorkelling, and with over 365 shipwrecks, a haven for keen divers.
1 Firlands, London Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 8DH T: 01344 887003 E:
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www.gotobermuda.co.uk What’s hot! More than 365 wreck dives make Bermuda a diver’s paradise
ISLAND HIGHLIGHT Sizzling summer events, with lots to see and do from May to October. Enjoy the many free historical and cultural activities designed to enhance your stay on Bermuda.
Caribbean Challenge: Take the challenge to spot and photo- graph the many moongates (the wedding band-shaped limestone arches found in gardens all over Bermuda) and discover their mystical magic
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“Explore the island by ferry and bus, it’s inexpensive and easy to get around, plus a great way to see all that Bermuda has to offer from one end of the island to the other.” Annabelle Marshall, Director of Sales, UK & Ireland
Tourism Corporation Bonaire Bonaire
ISLAND HIGHLIGHT Bonaire is a leader in nature preservation. STINAPA is protecting the National Parks of Bonaire since 1962. Visitors to the National Parks have to purchase a nature-tag.
Caribbean Challenge: The Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) has recorded 469 fish species on Bonaire’s reefs. Come and see how many species you can count?
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“Ever tasted stoba? It’s a stew of goat, chicken, fi sh or vegetables. One of the best places to taste this local dish is at Rose Inn’s – a restaurant in Rincon, the oldest village in Bonaire. Here you can enjoy Melfi na’s local or international dishes in the shaded garden courtyard, for a good price. Kome dushi!” Farid Ayubi, a well- known taxi-driver on Bonaire
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BASIS Communicatie B.V, PO Box 472, Wagenweg 252, 2000AL Haarlem, The Netherlands T: 00 31 (0) 23 5430704 E:
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What’s hot! Starting Nov ‘11, KLM fl ies from Amsterdam to Flamingo Airport 7 days a week and ArkeFly twice a week
SIZE: 112 square miles CURRENCY: US dollar POPULATION: 16,000 MAIN CITY: Kralendijk LANGUAGE: Dutch, but also English, Spanish and Papiamentu LOCAL BEER: Polar Beer DISH OF THE DAY: Goat stew
on ta bai? That means ‘How are you?’ in Papiamentu, the native language on Bonaire. The people of Bonaire are
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hospitable and love to show you their island. They’ll take you to some of the 86 offi cial dive sites, of which 54 are easily accessible from the shore. There are also 17 offi cial snorkelling sites.
Thanks to the Gulf Stream in
the Caribbean Sea, it is fortunate that there are more species of fi sh swimming around Bonaire than anywhere else in the Caribbean. But there’s plenty to see above the water too.
Discover the mangroves – ‘the
nursery of the ocean’ – while paddling through them in a kayak. Sports enthusiasts take advantage of the trade winds, especially on Lac Sorobon. For fi ve years running Bonaire
has been proclaimed as the best place in the world to learn how to windsurf. Kite boarders too are discovering the opportunities the island offers. Bonaire even has
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the largest land-sailing track in the world.
A holiday on Bonaire is easy to combine with a trip to Aruba or Curacao. Insel Air and local airlines connect Bonaire with other Caribbean islands and the South American countries. Since October 10, 2010 Bonaire is, together with St. Eustatius and Saba, a special municipality of the Netherlands.
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