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Sicily, Italy: Volcano Holidays

admin — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:00:48 +0000

Lemons, oranges, tiny fishing villages and the mafia. It can only be Sicily! This stunning island is full of secluded beaches, incredible restaurants, culture, history, pubs, clubs and just about anything else you could want from a holiday including the fabulous weather.

Home to Europe’s largest volcano Mt Etna, Sicily is a small island that sits just off the South West Coast of Italy. Standing at an impressive 3,323m Etna has a massively dominating presence over the Island. The volcano is still active, and can regularly be seen spouting ash and lava into the skies. Etna has a number of vents rather than the usual single crater so there are plenty of places to see an eruption, although not too close! Due to it’s activeness a much of the volcano is forbidden for hikers and ramblers, but fear not, wait until the evening and you will catch some spectacular night time displays!

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Goa, India: Geology Holidays

admin — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:40:45 +0000

Goa is situated on the West coast of India and is home to stunning beaches, ancient buildings and bags of culture. When the Portuguese first landed in Goa in the 16th Century as merchants they left behind a strong Portugese influence which existed until the 1960’s. You can experience incredible plants, animals and people – a true once in a lifetime holiday. You name it, Goa has it.

India has complex geology as the whole Country has moved around. It moved from the South of the Earth where it collided with the rest of the Asian Continent, creating the Himalayas. It has also faced mass periods of Volcanic activity (The Deccan Traps), meteors landing (the Lonar Crater) and massive folding and breaking of the rocks that helped to form the Western Ghats that run through Goa. The Western Ghats are not mountains, they are part of a massive fault/crack in the ground.

A great holiday offer;

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Ibiza, Balearic Islands: Rock Holidays

admin — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:00:23 +0000

Ibiza is one of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The third largest of the Islands Ibiza is famed for all night parties, famous nightclubs and celebrity Dj’s. However Ibiza is more than that, Ibiza has history dating back to 654BC. Try Es Broll for a hidden mountain spring full of romantic charm or one of the many secluded beaches for a day of isolation and peace. Great bars and fantastic food make sure the Island has everything you need for a great holiday.

Ibiza has a great mix of geology which goes from Devonian (416 - 359.2 million years ago) and Cretaceous (145.5 - 65.5 million years ago) rocks that have been twisted and turned over the years to create some impressive rock formations. The direction of the folded rocks in Ibiza run West to East so you can follow them across the island.

A great holiday deal to San Antonio Bay

A great hotel deal in San Antonio Bay

Agadir, Morocco: Beach Holidays

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:09:01 +0000

Agadir is in the Southwest of Morocco and is famed for it’s sea food brought straight up the beaches from the Atlantic Ocean. The beach stretches for a good 6km and is soft under foot. The air is filled with spice in Agadir, and although the town is fairly newly built it is Moroccan at heart. Stroll along the beach, sample the food, hit the town but make sure you enjoy your Agadir experience.

February 29th, 1960 saw Morocco’s biggest recorded earthquake destroy the original town of Agadir. It measured 6.7 on the Richter scale and was followed by a tidal wave which added to the destruction. 2 days later the whole town was evacuated and eventually rebuilt around 3 km South of the epicentre of the earthquake. You can still visit the old town and old Kasbah where you can see the old front gate which says on it in Dutch “Fear God and honour thy King”.

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