island Travel Guide – Chris Travel Blog | CTB Global® https://www.christravelblog.com/travel-inspiration/island/ Combined leisure & business travel; the efficient way! Sun, 14 Jan 2024 14:17:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.christravelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-favico-ctb-32x32.jpg island Travel Guide – Chris Travel Blog | CTB Global® https://www.christravelblog.com/travel-inspiration/island/ 32 32 EQUATORIAL GUINEA – Best 10 day itinerary with island marvels and mainland hidden gems https://www.christravelblog.com/equatorial-guinea-best-10-day-itinerary-with-island-marvels-and-mainland-hidden-gems/ Sun, 14 Jan 2024 14:17:09 +0000 https://www.christravelblog.com/?p=37716 Equatorial Guinea is a country nestled in central Africa, which you might not have heard of, or at least, it doesn’t come to mind as the first destination in Africa to visit. However, the country is a hidden gem consisting of three totally different islands [read more]

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]]> GREECE – Top things to do and see in Corfu and a Corfu itinerary https://www.christravelblog.com/top-things-to-do-and-see-in-corfu-and-a-corfu-itinerary/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:59:56 +0000 https://www.christravelblog.com/?p=37344 Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea and a popular holiday destination. Its coast is dotted with beautiful beaches and resorts from budget to upscale. If you are interested in an active or cultural holiday you don’t need to worry as Corfu has [read more]

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]]> SABA – Best accommodation: Old World style at the Hidden Garden Villa https://www.christravelblog.com/saba-best-accommodation-old-world-style-at-the-hidden-garden-villa/ Sun, 12 Jan 2020 17:23:20 +0000 https://www.christravelblog.com/?p=30217 Saba is the smallest of the Dutch Caribbean islands and called the unspoiled queen of the Caribbean. Staying in style, an old traditional cottage, is the way to enjoy the real Saba. If this cottage has a history, it’s even better and I found that [read more]

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]]> SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE – A São Tomé itinerary to all the well kept secrets of the island https://www.christravelblog.com/sao-tome-principe-a-sao-tome-itinerary-to-all-the-well-kept-secrets-of-the-island/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 10:56:53 +0000 http://www.christravelblog.com/?p=25321 São Tomé & Príncipe (in short just São Tomé) is a small island nation in the Gulf of Guinea. It was uninhabited until the Portuguese discovered it in the late 15th century. Sugar, cacao, and coffee plantations brought wealth but today the island is poor [read more]

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]]> PACIFIC – Ultimate 14 days Pacific island hopping itinerary: Palau, Yap, Guam & Northern Marianas https://www.christravelblog.com/pacific-ultimate-14-days-island-hopping-itinerary-palau-yap-guam-northern-marianas/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 20:09:04 +0000 http://www.christravelblog.com/?p=23279 The Pacific islands Palau, Yap, Guam, and the norther Mariana Islands make up a perfect 14-16-day Pacific island hopping trip. They offer lots of WWII history, sunshine, diving, and awesome nightlife. I visited each island for a short time and hopped around. Its 3 countries: [read more]

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]]> PALAU – Must do: Palau helicopter tour; a bird’s eye view of paradise island https://www.christravelblog.com/palau-must-do-palau-helicopter-tour-a-birds-eye-view-of-paradise-island/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:39:10 +0000 http://www.christravelblog.com/?p=22969 If you are reading about my Palau helicopter tour you either want to go to Palau or you will want to go after reading! Palau is an island nation in the Pacific and a true paradise on earth. It’s normally visited during an island-hopping tour [read more]

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]]> CANADA – A day trip to Toronto Island and the CN Tower https://www.christravelblog.com/canada-a-day-trip-to-toronto-island-and-the-cn-tower/ Fri, 01 Jul 2016 18:12:41 +0000 http://www.christravelblog.com/?p=18609 Each year I visit the USA for a conference which is actually not travel related. That’s why my motto is business & leisure combined. As this conference was for the fourth time in Chicago I really needed to find another destination. I flew to Buffalo [read more]

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]]> THAILAND – Tired of Phuket’s beaches? Do a cultural day tour! https://www.christravelblog.com/thailand-tired-of-phukets-beaches-do-a-cultural-day-tour/ Fri, 20 May 2016 19:20:05 +0000 http://www.christravelblog.com/?p=17369 Phuket Island was the start of my 3.5 week journey through South East Asia together with my daughter. We would stay there three nights before we would continue to Malaysia and Indonesia. Most of the time we just stayed at our resort, the Amari Phuket [read more]

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]]> CHINA – A day on West Island & dinner at the local Sanya fish market https://www.christravelblog.com/china-a-day-on-west-island-dinner-at-the-local-sanya-fish-market/ Mon, 15 Feb 2016 12:31:04 +0000 http://www.christravelblog.com/?p=16573 Most people don’t know about China’s Hawaii nor did I for a long time. When I learned about Hainan and its white sandy beaches I thought this was a perfect spot for a two-week vacation during Christmas time. Away from the cold weather in the [read more]

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]]> CHINA – Tulou overnight day trip from Xiaman with a local Tolou stay https://www.christravelblog.com/china-tulou-overnight-day-trip-from-xiaman-with-a-local-tolou-stay/ Fri, 25 Jul 2014 03:27:05 +0000 http://www.christravelblog.com/?p=5428 Summary: Part of a 24 day China tour. Start in Hangzhou, followed by Shanghai and Suzhou. From there to Tunxi (Huangshan) by plane continued by train to Wuyishan. From here by plane to Xiamen with a three day trip to the Tulou Clusters and back to Xiamen. [read more]

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]]> CHILE – Easter Island Rapa Nui in 3 days; a magical remote place https://www.christravelblog.com/chile-easter-island-rapa-nui-in-3-days-a-magical-remote-place/ Tue, 26 Nov 2013 06:46:57 +0000 http://www.christravelblog.com/?p=2945 To combine leisure time with a business trip (bleisure travel) is what I like about the travels I’m forced to do. A conference brought me to Sao Paulo and this gave the opportunity to visit Easter Island which was not that far away. The island [read more]

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]]> QATAR – The perfect 4 (or 5) day Qatar itinerary and layover tips https://www.christravelblog.com/qatar-the-perfect-4-or-5-day-qatar-itinerary-and-layover-tips/ Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:20:44 +0000 http://www.christravelblog.com/?p=4096 Summary: A family holiday during Christmas time to first Dubai for some days to explore this region, from there to Bahrain for a few days to explore that small country, and last to Qatar for a few days to see this country in detail. We [read more]

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]]> BAHRAIN – Al Manamah and rest of country (2012.12.23 – 2013.01.07) https://www.christravelblog.com/bahrain-al-manamah-and-rest-of-country-2012-12-23-2013-01-07/ Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:18:31 +0000 http://www.christravelblog.com/?p=4094 Summary: A family holiday during Christmas time to first Dubai for some days to explore this region, from there to Bahrain for a few days to explore that small country, and last to Qatar for a few days to see this country in detail. We [read more]

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