English-speaking world

31 May 2025

GORDON'S BAY

A popular fishing harbour and holiday resort. Bikini Beach, small but sheltered from the wind, is popular with holiday-makers. The scenic Steenbras Dam lies at the top of the Hottentots Holland range, only a few kilometres from Gordon's Bay. Developed as a major recreational area, it also offers recreational facilities and trout fishing. A lovely coastal drive may be made from Gordon's Bay to Koegel Bay, Pringle Bay, Kleinmond, Hermanus and back over Sir Lowry's Pass.

Gordon's Bay

 GORDON'S BAY HARBOUR
HARBOUR WITH HOTTENTOTS
HOLLAND MOUNTAINS
A WAVE APPROACHING BIKINI BEACH
BELOW THE HARBOUR BREAK WATER
BIKINI BEACH

  

    Gordon's Bay is a beautiful harbour village situated on the False Bay coast. Beneath the heights of the Hottentots Hollands mountains is the fishing harbour and yacht marina of this pleasant holiday centre of the eastern sector of False Bay. There are two beaches here: Bikini which is well-sheltered and Main beach  popular for watersports. A path links the two beaches. Basic facilities. Numerous cafes and restaurants close to both beaches, fishing. This is the home of the South African Naval College.

Things to do:
Yacht Charters from the Harbour; Fishing + Hiking: The Mayor's Walk; The Cannon & Wagon Tracks; Boland Hiking Trail.
Sea Trips and and Fishing Trips

18 May 2025

FORESTVILLE

 Nestled between the sea and the forest, Forestville is the perfect destination for lovers of wide-open spaces, authentic nature, and local discoveries. Whether you're on vacation, passing through Côte-Nord, or looking for a different kind of getaway, this town offers the perfect balance of tranquility, outdoor activities, and culture.
 

FORESTVILLE


Fall in love with a fine sand beach that stretches for several kilometres along the St. Lawrence in Baie-Verte, an area that charmed Hollywood visitors during the shooting of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair. The town welcomes visitors with a scenic boardwalk, campground and activities such as golfing, fishing and hiking, or going on a ferry ride to Rimouski on the south shore aboard the CNM Evolution. The backcountry has a wide selection of controlled zones, as well as hunting and fishing camps.

04 May 2025

MAYO

  The Mayo coastline provides a succession of remarkable views of golden beaches, cliffs and furrowed headlands. Within its rugged borders, pleasant towns and olde-worlde villages abound. The most distinctive feature of Mayo's striking landscape is Croagh Patrick, Ireland's holy mountain, which is climbed each year by barefooted pilgrims in acts of religious devotion. From the bottom it seems cone-shaped, an impression dispelled by climbing to its flat peak. From the start of the trail at Campbell’s Pub in Murrisk, where there is a huge statue of the saint, it is a two-hour climb to the top, at 765 m.

Greetings from Mayo Ireland

Knock Shrine and Westport House are featured in this card

 
   
    Westport is a neat town and has a bustling, prosperous air. Just west of the town is the Carrowbeg estuary and Clew Bay. At the head of the bay stands Westport House, the seat of the Earls of Altamont, descendants of the Browne family, who were Tudor settlers. The limestone mansion stands on the site of an O’Malley castle. Its imposing interior is adorned with family portraits. There is also a boating lake, miniature railway, museum and a Pirate Adventure Park for children.

19 April 2025

BECKLEY

An industrial community surrounded by rich farming area. It is the geographic center and largest city of the great smokeless coal region of southern West Virginia. Beckley is the contemporary hub of the New River/Greenbrier Valley region. The city of Beckley grew with the post-Civil War fortunes of coal. Most of today's commerce is carried on in the malls that sprawl around the city, but uptown Beckley preserves the heart of the old town with shops, entertainment in the town square and the Rhododendron Festival each May.

Beckley
 
Beckley's New River Park, open spring through fall, provides an excellent introduction to oldtime coal culture. At the Exhibition Coal Mine, real miners take visitors for an authentic 45 minute journey underground into the 1890s when workers dug out their livings with picks and shovels. Next door in the Coal Museum, the history of the local industry is depicted in artifacts and photographs. New River Park offers great wooded spaces, a playground, pool and waterslide.



West Virginia Department of Tourism

05 April 2025

ANTIGUA

  FOR SUN AND FUN VISIT ANTIGUA

Head to Antigua if you're looking for something very British, very jet set - with three casinos, water sports galore and 365 white sand beaches to boot. St. John's, the nation's capital and a popular port, sports high-style boutiques, fine restaurants and exciting nightlife. Also a must: a visit to Admiral Nelson's Dockyard at English Harbour, once a major port for the British navy and now a yacht haven and national park. It's the hub of activity for Antigua Race Week, world class yacht racing and fun.

 

Antigua

A small sample of the 390 white sand beaches you will find in Antigua. Every new beach seems better and more beautiful than the last one.

 
Be sure to try the local specialties. Like fiery Creole cookery. Spicy "jerk" chicken, pork and fish. Callaloo soup. Fried plantains. Rice and pigeon peas. Exotic fruits and vegetables. Fresh seafood. And, of course, rum-kissed drinks. Antigua offers visitors a special opportunity to indulge in a wide variety of shopping. You'll find everything from sophisticated international fare to handmade island arts and crafts. The local market in the south end of St John's is a riot of colourful fruits, vegetables and spices, and people haggling for them.

Buy delicious pineapples - Antigua's are considered some of the world's best.


 

Caribbean Tourism Organization

22 March 2025

VANDERBIJLPARK

 The geographical centre of the Vaal Triangle. A modern industrial town, on the Vaal River, developed when Iscor erected a steel foundry in the area. 10 km from the town is a small airfield.

ISCOR TOUR
Africa's largest steel making centre. Foundry tour showing the entire steel making process from smelting to rolling of huge plates.

Vanderbijlpark

 Attractions and developments in this modern industrial centre on the Vaal River - where only 40 years ago "Iscor" erected a steel works; and named the model township after the corporation's first chairman. [1983]

 

SPORT
Sports facilities include swimming, tenpin bowling, roller-skating, golf and squash. Within the town are two recreational resorts with barbeque facilities and water sports. The nearby Vaal Dam provides a venue for power boating, sailing, and angling.

08 March 2025

WINDSOR

 With a crucial position on the Detroit River, Windsor was an area of friction between British, French and American interests starting almost with the arrival of the first missionaries around 1640. The city possesses a fine university and attractive parks, especially Jackson Park with its sunken gardens, and Dieppe Gardens, right on the river.

Windsor, Ontario, Canada
 [1968]

THE MOTOR CITY OF CANADA
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Top: Ambassador Bridge
Bottom: Ouellette Avenue


Art Gallery of Windsor.
Three floors of galleries include impressive permanent and touring exhibits. (445 Riverside Dr. West: all year, daily except Mondays and holidays.)
International Peace Fountain. Located in the Detroit River, this floating fountain features constantly changing coloured water patterns. (Coventry Gardens: mid-May - mid-October, daily.)
Windsor Raceway. Top-class harness racing, drawing enthusiasts from both sides of the river. (10 km south on Highway 18: mid-October - March, Tuesday Sunday evenings.)

 

Destination Ontario

22 February 2025

BURY ST. EDMUNDS

 This charming market town has much Georgian and medieval architecture, arranged on an original Norman layout. Bury (pronounced "berry") developed around its abbey (now in ruins but with pretty gardens) which was founded in AD 945 to house the shrine of King Edmund. St. Mary's Church, with its magnificent hammer-beam roof, is more noteworthy than the cathedral. Also worth seeing out are the 15-th century guildhall, the town hall, the Georgian playhouse, and the Queen Anne manor house, which has a large collection of watches and clocks.

Bury Saint Edmunds

Abbey Gateway. Angel Hill. Abbey Gardens.

 

DICKENSIAN ASSOCIATIONS
Before the abbey in Bury St. Edmunds is a sloping plain called Angel Hill, where Angel Hotel can be found. This was made famous by Charles Dickens as his character Mr. Pickwick stayed here in the novel The Pickwick Papers.

08 February 2025

MEDORA

     The historic Old West town of Medora is the front gate to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and quite an attraction itself. The famous Medora Musical lights up the Burning Hills Amphitheater nightly in the summer. Sunset playing across the Bad Lands compete with the professional cast for the audience's attention. Medora's boardwalks are lined with curio shops, shooting galleries, Western museums and authentic, preserved reminders of its rough-and-ready past, including saloons with swinging doors and the Roughrider Hotel where Teddy stayed.

Medora

 A popular family activity and a great way  to see the Bad Lands is a trail ride, which can vary from one hour to several days. Brimming with campgrounds, shops and 350 motel rooms, Medora is North Dakota's tourist spot. Where City Slickers Become Rough Riders. Bully Good Times in Medora!

26 January 2025

KOROLEVU BEACH

 The South Pacific! The very name stirs the mind and excites the imagination. The allure of the South Pacific is still as strong today as it was hundreds of years ago when traders and adventurers first discovered the delights of this exciting and unique part of the world. The South Pacific is still one of the last great, undiscovered, frontiers of the world. The Fiji archipelago includes more than 300 islands in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. The main islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu comprise 85% of the total land mass. The larger islands are primarily volcanic in origin with high rugged peaks.

Korolevu Beach

 "KOROLEVU BEACH"
Brilliant sunshine, swaying palms, and calm tropical waters combine to enhance this Island Beach.

 

Fiji enjoys a warm and pleasant tropical maritime climate without extremes of hot or cold. There is mild dry season from May to October with slightly higher temperatures November to April. English is the official language but Fijian, Hindustani and Chinese are widely spoken. Events and venues: National Youth Day (Mar), Fiji Invitation 7s (Mar), Carlton Brewery Fiji Golf Open (Jun), Constitution Day (Jul), Bula Festival (Jul), South Pacific Cup - Squash (Aug), Sugar Festival (Sep), Fiji Regatta Week (Sep), Fiji Day (Oct).


Pacific Tourism Organisation