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1. Australian beaches June 08, 2008 Australia, as you're probably aware, is an island, surrounded by water on all sides. To the east lies the South Pacific Ocean; to the west the Indian Ocean; to the north the Timor, Arafura and Coral Seas; to the south the Southern Ocean and Tasman Sea, and Tasmania is separated from the mainland by The Bass Strait. Here you'll find some of the best beaches on the planet. The huge mainland coastline stretches for nearly 37,000 km and includes 11,011 beaches and with the addition of all the coastal islands this amounts to more than 47,000 km, more than any other nation. (By the wa... (read more) Author: John Morrad

2. Guide To a Yacht Charter in Indonesia May 27, 2008 Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world, with more than 18,000 islands. It's also primarily dominated by Muslims and is # 4 in the world in terms of population. In 2006, there are already over 200 million people living in Indonesia. The country is sharing land borders with other Asian countries like Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and East Timor. Indonesia is a mixture of bold and new. And with a lot of islands to choose from, besides touring, you can count sailing in Indonesia as one of the most popular activities. A vacation in Bali will never be complete if you don't try swimming... (read more) Author: D. Browall

3. Darwin Hotels: Setting New standards in Comfortability May 20, 2008 The accommodation options found in Darwin offer utmost comfort and luxury. The amenities are excellent and the services are simply fabulous. The rooms at the Darwin hotels are designed to meet the requirements of every traveler and make their stay an unforgettable experience. Darwin is the capital city of the northern territory of Australia. The city is located on the Timor Sea. It is one of the smallest cities of Australia, but a popular tourist destination across the world. Every year, large numbers of travelers come to Darwin to enjoy their vacation in peace and comfort. The Darwin hotels ... (read more) Author: Ritu Raj Mishra

4. The Bryant's Escape By Sea January 10, 2006 During the night of March 28, 1791, William Bryant, his wife Mary, their children Charlotte and Emmanuel, and seven other convicts, escaped from Sydney in the governor’s own six-oar cutter. An extraordinary feat of navigation, they sailed from Sydney to Timor (a journey of 3,250 miles) in just under 10 weeks. Mary, nee Broad, was a sailor’s daughter from Cornwall who was transported for 7 years for stealing a cloak. She came out on Charlotte and gave birth to a baby daughter on the trip, whom she named Charlotte after the ship. William Bryant also came from Cornwall and also trav... (read more) Author: Elizabeth Palmer

5. Tahiti in Fiction and Film July 23, 2005 Over the years, Tahiti and Polynesia have provided novelists and moviemakers with colorful subject matter. Early travelers told of wanton women on tropical shores, and Fletcher Christian added drama to the plot by leading a mutiny against the tyrannical Captain Bligh. In 1934 American writers Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall brought out the Bounty Trilogy. This three-part novel deals with Christian's mutiny on the Bounty, the escape of Bligh and his loyal crew members to Dutch Timor, and the colonization of Pitcairn Island by Christian and his fellow mutineers. The novel was an ins... (read more) Author: David Stanley

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