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Capital of Cayman islands

Currently, the capital of the Cayman Islands is George Town, which is located on the western island of Grand Cayman.
It seems that the city has two souls, old and young.

Old soul – the ancient center of the city, consisting of houses and mansions of the colonial building style tropical bungalow. They are composed of limestone and coral blocks and traditionally tiled.

Canary islands real estate

Real estate property in Canary Islands is undeniably a piece of cake in all senses. First, buying property, you actually acquire the personal area of a tropical paradise, which, thanks to the owner each reusable Schengen visa will be always at your fingertips. Here it should be also noted that multiple year Schengen visa entitles you to spend a lot of time in Europe – quite legally and with the knowledge that you are the property owner. Second, Canary Islands real estate actually means extremely favorable financially acquisition, which then for years to come will be “working” for you, and with no effort on your part.

Map of Cook islands


Looking upon the map of Cook Islands we see that they are located in the South Pacific Ocean, about three thousand miles north-east of New Zealand, between French Polynesia and Fiji.
The archipelago consists of 15 islands, mostly of volcanic origin.
For relaxation at the Cook Islands of greater interest are the two largest of them.

Port Stanley Falkland islands


Port Stanley Falkland Islands is the capital and only city in the Falkland Islands, British possessions, located in South America. Located on the eastern island on the Atlantic coast. There are no forests in the archipelago, is dominated by heather meadows and bogs. There are many sea birds, seals and fish. Huge reserves of marine crustacean, krill. The city has charm, emphasis is put on its brightly painted buildings, traditional English lawns and constant smell of burning peat, carried by the sea breeze. Mandatory attendance at the ceremony – write to “register of visitors,” a tribute to the tradition and the government of the islands.

What to do in Cayman Islands


Guess what to do in Cayman Islands – DIVING
How to get there: “Cayman Airways” and a dozen other airlines offer multiple flights to Grand Cayman from Miami, from the other islands of the Caribbean and the U.S. city, as well as from London. Domestic flights connect the Big and Little Cayman. The number of flights per week depending on the season.

Map of the Canary Islands


Canaries – part of the Kingdom of Spain. This is one of the autonomous communities of the country. Along with the Azores, Green Cape and Madeira Canaries are a group of volcanic islands. They are all located in the Atlantic Ocean, near the western coast of Africa. If literally «Islas Canarias», in translation will sound like a “dog of the island.” This rather strange name for what used to be on one of these islands are large breeds of dogs.

Flights to Cook Islands


Cook Islands is an archipelago and a state (in collaboration with New Zealand), is located in the South Pacific, Polynesia, consists of 15 islands, divided into two groups – South (mostly volcanic islands) and North (most – atolls). The capital is Avarua on Rarotonga. 3 islands – Manuae, Suvorov and Takutea are uninhabited.

Travel to British Virgin islands


The total area of ownership of 355 km2, of which half is the largest island of St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. Living on the islands 107,000 people (1992), 85% of them negros and mulattos – descendants of slaves who worked on the plantations. Apart from these, the Virgin Islands later settled by immigrants from Puerto Rico, Venezuela and other islands of the Lesser Antilles. Half of the believers are Protestants of various persuasions, one third – Catholics and the Jewish community there. The official language of the islands – English. The administrative center of ownership – the city of Charlotte Amalie, with a population of 12,300 people (1990) is located on St. Thomas. The city was founded by Danes in 1672 and received its name on behalf of the Danish Queen.
British Virgin Islands – about forty magnificent islands in the Caribbean Sea that belong to my mother-in Britain. Fortunately, the “British” here a little, and of belonging to Europe like only the name of the country. And the rest of this atmosphere of the Caribbean – lazy white beaches, bright sun, emerald sea and cocktails under the relaxing sounds of reggae …

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Boat travel between islands Bahamas

Moving around the country
In Nassau and Freeport have a private shuttle bus, which runs through the city, but did not carry to the airport. On the Family Islands, there are no public transport. For movement on some of the islands you can rent a car. Some international car hire companies have offices in Nassau and Freeport, and besides them there are also local companies. On the Family Islands also have a few recruiters machines.

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