Theme Week Bahrain – Umm an Nasan Island

25 January 2017 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

King Fahd Causeway and Umm an Nasan Island © NASA World Wind

King Fahd Causeway and Umm an Nasan Island © NASA World Wind

Umm an Nasan island is the fifth largest island in Bahrain. It has a distance of 17.5 km (10.9 mi) west of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island. Umm an Nasan lies in the Gulf of Bahrain in Persian Gulf to the west of Bahrain Island, and to the east of the Saudi coastal city of Khobar.   read more…

Castaway Cay in the Bahamas

22 January 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Flying Dutchman at Castaway Cay © EmbraerSkyPilot

Flying Dutchman at Castaway Cay © EmbraerSkyPilot

Castaway Cay is a private island in the Bahamas which serves as an exclusive port for the Disney Cruise Line ships Disney Wonder, Disney Magic, Disney Dream, and Disney Fantasy. It is located near Great Abaco Island, and was formerly known as Gorda Cay. It is owned in full by The Walt Disney Company, giving them substantial control over the experience of visitors to the island. A post office on the island has special Bahamian postage specific to Disney Cruise Line, and a “Castaway Cay” postmark.   read more…

The private island Spitbank Fort in the Solent off Portsmouth

15 November 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, House of the Month, Hotels Reading Time:  7 minutes

Spitbank Fort 2012 © Sian Abrahams/cc-by-sa-3.0

Spitbank Fort 2012 © Sian Abrahams/cc-by-sa-3.0

Spitbank Fort or Spitsand Fort or Spit Sand Fort or simply Spit Fort is a sea fort built as a result of the 1859 Royal Commission. The fort is one of four located in the Solent, near Portsmouth in England.   read more…

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