Water is everywhere you turn in Grenada and it’s clear hues and cool temperatures are one of the major lures of the Spice Isle. Venture toward the coastline and beaches plucked right out of postcards will compel you to spend an entire day doing nothing but soaking up the sun and cooling down in the gentle blue surf. Head inland and cascading rivers and emerald green waterfalls will entice you take a relaxing dip or a rejuvenating water massage.

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Krabi is considered to be the second most visited destination in Thailand. The province offers stunning sceneries, white sandy beaches and busy streets of Ao Nang and Krabi Town. Krabi is most popular for its limestone karsts similar to the ones in Khao Sok National Park and Phang Nga Bay. The location of the province is very convenient allowing access to both islands of Ao Nang and Phang Nga. Most popular activities in Krabi include rock climbing and extreme mountain adventures, boat tours, jungle tours and fascinating hot springs, waterfalls and Emerald natural pools. Railay Beach located in Krabi is one of the most popular climbing destination in South East Asia attracting hundreds of rock climbers to the province each year. Krabi is a home to two one of a kind activities. 1. The most famous cooking school in Thailand with a world known chef “Ya” Laothong who introduced Gordon Ramsey too and seafood curry and dipping sauce. 2. Hollow Mountain Adventure Park – the number one extreme adventure park in Asia with its 90 meters long Via Ferratas (vertical staircases) and 40 meters high rope swings.

In the first post about Lemnos Island, I wrote about the three major archaeological sites that stand out on the eastern side of the island – Poliochni, Hephaistia, and the Kabeiroi Sanctuary. However, there is more to Lemnos than just those three sites. You can find numerous representations of the Greek authentic lifestyle and architecture on the island, which withstand successfully mass tourism effects unlike the surrounding islands of Thassos and Samothraki.

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When I was seven years old, I promised myself that there were three things in life that I would never do. These solemn oaths were scrawled in spiky, overlarge handwriting in one of my diaries. The list ran like this:

• Never wear pink
• Never eat snails
• Never jump out of a plane

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Silicon Valley is a byword for technology and progress. What is not so obvious is the fact that it is so close to nature. So when the fast pace of living saps away all vital juices of San Francisco Bay Area residents, all they need to do, is to veer off 101 and direct themselves towards the mountains. There, they plunge into the abundance of wildlife and outdoor activities the area has to offer.

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