Islands – Places Happen https://www.placeshappen.com Amazing Destinations and Photo Stories Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:48:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.placeshappen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Islands – Places Happen https://www.placeshappen.com 32 32 Shrimps and Coconuts in Phu Quoc https://www.placeshappen.com/shrimps-and-coconuts-in-phu-quoc/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 13:25:51 +0000 https://www.placeshappen.com/?p=1366 While Phu Quoc is located off the coast of Cambodia, it is actually in Vietnam. We visited it some time ago and it was a great place to relax after a few weeks of traveling through Vietnam. However, with the new international airport and many resorts being built, it may have become much busier. The beaches were not really suitable for snorkeling, but amazing seafood, fresh coconuts and beautiful…

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]]> Silky White Beaches of Koh Rong Samloem https://www.placeshappen.com/silky-white-beaches-of-koh-rong-samloem/ Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:46:16 +0000 https://www.placeshappen.com/?p=1324 Welcome to Koh Rong Samloem island – a perfect place to escape the crowds of Angkor Wat and busy Phnom Penh. The most popular islands in Cambodia are Koh Rong and Koh Rong Samloem located just 4 kilometers apart. While Koh Rong is known as a backpackers’ party central, its sister island of Koh Rong Samloem is much more tranquil and relaxing. Besides beautiful beaches, one of the most amazing thing…

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]]> Legends and Dragons in Ha Long Bay https://www.placeshappen.com/legends-and-dragons-in-ha-long-bay/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:35:25 +0000 https://www.placeshappen.com/?p=1138 If you are visiting Vietnam, be sure not to miss Ha Long Bay – a magical natural wonder in the north of the country. In Vietnamese, “Ha Long” literally means “descending dragon”. People say that there are a total of 1969 islands in Ha Long Bay – coincidentally that is also the year when the nationalist revolutionary Ho Chi-Minh passed away. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is located about 170…

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]]> Paradise in San Blas Islands https://www.placeshappen.com/paradise-in-san-blas-islands/ Tue, 04 Feb 2020 13:49:30 +0000 https://www.placeshappen.com/?p=1089 If you visited one San Blas island a day, it would take you about a year to see them all. However, some of them are so small, that only 49 of them are inhabited by Kuna people. With a population of about 50,000, Kuna is the largest remaining South American tribe. While San Blas islands are located off the north coast of Panama, the locals have their own laws, language and traditions.

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]]> Slow Island Life in Bocas del Toro and How to Get There https://www.placeshappen.com/slow-island-life-in-bocas-del-toro-and-how-to-get-there/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 14:45:17 +0000 https://www.placeshappen.com/?p=728 Life is slow in the colorful Bocas del Toro, an island chain on the Panama’s Caribbean coast. Bocas Town, located on the main island Isla Colón, is a great base to explore the neighbouring islands by water taxi. With its many restaurants and cafes you will never end up hungry or thirsty, however tropical vegetation, beautiful beaches and wildlife are the real reasons why people come here.

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