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Advantages: No Place Compares Disadvantages: Volcano threat at Present
I am surprised that no one has written about the beautiful island of Montserrat and how it was before the terrible volcano.
Montserrat is a small island in the west indies, (roughly 4 miles round) very close to Antigua and Barbuda which you can see from Montserrat on a clear day (which is usually)!
The Island has much greenery and is named the Emerald Isle. This stems from when the island had Irish inhabitants during the times of the Slave Trade. There are still Irish influences on the island, especially when you notice the Montserratians surnames.
There is also a strong English influence on the island, place names such as Plymouth (it's capital) and the sight of Red phone and letter boxes.
Much of the island is greenery, and the roads are dirt tracks; there are no traffic lights on the island.
There are no pubs, there ...
Advantages: Weather, tranquility, people, diving, volcano Disadvantages: cost and volcano
a wonderful German character and his wife. He also doubles up as the island vet!
There are many beautiful reefs to dive, some from the beach and some are a little further out, requiring a boat journey. I have seen puffer fish, turtles, octopus and many different fish of many different sizes, shapes and colours. My favourite are the little triangle shaped black spotted fish with very fast twirling side fins!
The cost of a guided dive is $40, and lasts as long as you have a safe air supply. I have dived up to 1hr 15min before and have never been rushed out of the water.
You can also tour the MontserratVolcanoObservatory (MVO), which is moving to a new location soon. There the staff will show you around the observatory and explain their work and what the volcano does. It is a fascinating insight to their work and how they protect ...
chachaqueen 24.09.2002 (18.12.2002)
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Advantages: walking on a volcano is a once in a life time experience Disadvantages: walking on a volcano is very hot and tiring.
Santorini is a volcanic island, this is what makes Santorini different from most other Greek islands. The volcano that is now a tourist attraction as well as a site of scientific interest has with each eruption shaped the landscape of the island.
Cruise ship sail into the caldera; so that the passengers can marvel at the dramatic rock formations that have been formed there and so that the cruise liners guests can visit Ia (Oia). Tourists from all over the world visit the volcano Nea Kameni which is a national geological park. They are taken there from Thira port, Santorini and trek up the slopes of the volcano and to look at different rock formations formed from the larva flows. The last time Nea Kameni erupted was in 1950, no predictions are given as to when the next eruption will be.
You get to Nea Kameni on a boat trip and are ...
