Escape to Lundy

SCOTLAND isn’t the only UK country with islands to lure holidaymakers. 

Lundy, off the coast of North Devon and where the Atlantic meets the Bristol Channel – is a three-mile by half-a-mile rock that offers unspoilt vistas and peace and quiet.

Day-trippers visit the island, but if you want a longer stay, the Landmark Trust has 23 restored properties for self-catering breaks - www.landmarktrust.org.uk/lundyisland. They include a 13th century castle, a Georgian villa, a lighthouse, a coastguard watchhouse, and a fisherman's chalet. 

There are no televisions, radios, or telephones and the electricity supply is usually turned off between midnight and 6am.

Archaeological digs have found traces of Bronze and Iron Age settlements, and Vikings around the 9th century AD contributed the name – Lund-ey, meaning Puffin Island.

Getting there ...

From November until the end of March, a helicopter service operates between Lundy and Hartland Point on Mondays and Fridays. 

During the summer season, the island’s own supply ship and ferry, the MS Oldenburg, departs several times a week from either Bideford or Ilfracombe.

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Carnival time on Grand Bahama

THE three-day Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival on Grand Bahama Island starts on May 7. 

In Nassau harbour and on Junkanoo Beach, the carnival comprises concerts, cultural events, and street parades.

http://bahamasjunkanoocarnival.com




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Azores tops green tourism league

THE Azores have been ranked as the world's most sustainable tourism destination.

The volcanic archipelago in the Atlantic achieved a score of 8.9 out of ten in a survey by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. The survey looked at 100 tourist destinations worldwide, rating tourism policy, nature, environment, society, culture, and green economy.

The Azores makes effective use of renewable geo-thermal energy, and its main industries are agriculture, dairy farming, livestock ranching, fishing, and tourism. 

Only around 5% of the Azores is urbanized.

Wildlife options including whale and dolphin watching, swimming with wild dolphins and blue sharks, scuba diving for pelagic fish and marine turtles, bird watching, big game fishing and horse riding. Outdoor activities include hiking and cycling on well-regulated volcanic trails, kayaking, rock climbing, paragliding, surfing, golf, and sailing.

www.greendestinations.info/top100
www.VisitAzores.com

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Picture Credit: 'SMA VPO 20090827 SantoEspirito poolMaia' by Ruben JC Furtado (Own work) via Wikimedia Commons; "30 ilha de são jorge, açores" by José Luís Ávila Silveira/Pedro Noronha e Costa via Wikimedia Commons.