Dec 29 2011
Guidant Destinations: January 2012
Bay of Funday
For just a moment, waters come to strange calm in the Bay of Fundy; 100 billion tons of seawater pauses before gently reversing flow. In six hours and 13 minutes tourists will walk the sea floor some 50 feet below the spot where sea kayakers paddled. These are the highest tides in the world, best experienced at Hopewell Cape on Canada’s east coast.
This ocean bay between Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Maine has one of the world’s most dynamic and dramatic coastlines and attracts millions of migrating shorebirds. Nutrient-rich waters are pantry and nursery for 12 species of whales and whale-watching tops options for interactions with nature. The geological landscape of awe-inspiring rock cliffs, tide-sculpted towers of sandstone, marsh plateaus, and beaches make this one huge natural destination that’s easy to access and enjoy.
Read more: http://www.frommers.com/micro/2011/top-destinations-2012/bay-of-fundy-nova-scotia.html#ixzz1hsOlrFa5
Curacao
Curacao is not your quintessential Caribbean island. Sure, it has curvaceous white beaches, cerulean seas, and a coral reef brimming with exotically hued marine life. But Curacao offers even more, with one of the region’s most cosmopolitan cultures and a standout capital in Willemstad, a child’s paint box of giddy Caribbean colors and gabled colonial architecture.
Celebrating its first year of independence after the dismantling of the Netherland Antilles in 2010, Curacao still has the feel of “Holland in the Tropics,” with the flavors of both Europe and the West Indies on bold display. Take a trolley train tour along the pastel-hued streets of Willemstad. The city’s restored historic center reflects the island’s past as a global trading powerhouse, and its World Heritage Site architecture is a melting pot of European colonial styles. The Jewish congregation in the Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue is the oldest in the New World, dating from 1651. A beloved city landmark, the pedestrian Queen Emma Pontoon Bridge straddles St. Anna Bay and is motorized to open and allow boats to pass through the channel. Colorful lights dotting the bridge’s elegant metal hoops brighten the Willemstad cityscape at night.
Read more: http://www.frommers.com/micro/2011/top-destinations-2012/curacao.html#ixzz1hsP4J0ch
Kahalei Beach, Kauai
Hollywood could not have designed a more perfect beach: Nestled along the romantic North Shore of Kauai, Hanalei Bay is a two-mile-long half-moon of golden sand with a dramatic backdrop of craggy volcanic cliffs laced with thousand-foot waterfalls.
The clear turquoise waters sport vibrant coral reefs, where rainbow-colored fish swarm and snorkelers and divers are in heaven. During the summer months, the waters in Hanalei Bay relax with the sunny weather and become so placid the entire bay resembles a giant swimming pool, where swimmers, fishermen, canoe paddlers, and kayakers flock. In the winter, large oceanic waves churn up the waters into sets of big waves, drawing board surfers and windsurfers to the thundering breakers.
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