Snorkeling in Saint George Island
The coast of the Florida Panhandle is sometimes overlooked in favor of the Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coast beaches of southern Florida, making places like St. George Island a logical option for beating...
View ArticleSnorkeling on Grand Cayman Island
The Cayman Islands are perhaps best known for their loose banking laws, but they stand as a popular Caribbean beach destination as well. Blessed with the warm, clear waters and rich marine environment...
View ArticleHow to Snorkel in Saint George Island
Places on the coast of the Florida Panhandle, such as St. George Island, offer an alternative to the glitz and the crowds of South Florida's beach scene. While there is some beach snorkeling off St....
View ArticleHow to Snorkel at Grand Cayman Island
Scuba Diving magazine staff once wrote of the Cayman Islands, "If there were such a thing as the Academy Awards for dive islands, they'd take home Oscars in many categories." The same conditions make...
View ArticleSnorkeling on Grand Bahama Island
Grand Bahama is a tropical destination in the Caribbean Sea and part of the string of 700 islands making up the Bahamas. Located about 70 miles off the coast of Florida, it receives thousands of...
View ArticleSnorkeling in the Caymans
For centuries, the Cayman Islands have enticed travelers to the Western Caribbean Sea, with tales of swarthy pirates and hidden treasure coupled with visions of soft ocean breezes drifting over warm...
View ArticleSnorkeling Near Palau Island
A small nation of 21,000 in the western Pacific region of Micronesia, Palau is a republic spread across more than 250 discrete islands, although more than two-thirds of the population reside in the...
View ArticleSnorkeling on Moreton Island
Moreton Island is a 23-mile-long sand island just northeast of Brisbane, Australia; as almost all of the island and its surrounding waters are protected as parks, the island is a major eco-tourism...
View ArticleSnorkeling on the Island of Mujeres
Located eight miles off the coast from Cancun, Mexico's Mujeres Island, or "Isla Mujeres" in Spanish, enjoys a reputation as a quieter and more ecotourist-oriented destination relative to its mainland...
View ArticleSnorkeling in the Tortuga Islands
If you visit Key West, Florida, in search of snorkeling, be sure to venture 70 miles west to the Dry Tortugas (nps.gov/drto) or you'll miss an opportunity of a lifetime. Ocean lovers should make it a...
View ArticleSnorkeling at the Caves at Norman Island
In the crystal-blue waters of the Caribbean Sea lies an archipelago of about 60 islands known as the British Virgin Islands. With only three of the islands being larger and popular tourist...
View ArticleSnorkeling off the Azores Islands
As a set of volcanic islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, I found the Azores offered a special environment for anyone in search of serious marine adventure. The colder seas of the Azores host a...
View ArticleSnorkeling Around Islands Near Charleston, SC
Snorkeling has long been a favorite vacation activity, where both kids and adults can explore ocean reefs and coastal shorelines from just below the water's surface. The barrier islands that surround...
View ArticleSnorkeling in George Town, Grand Cayman Island
In its 2012 Reader’s Choice Awards, "Scuba Diving" magazine voted the Cayman Islands joint Best Destination Overall. George Town, with its gin-clear, shallow-water seascapes close to the shoreline,...
View ArticleSnorkeling at Rum Point, Cayman Islands
On the northern tip of Grand Cayman Island is a charming place whose name comes from the legend of a shipwreck, its cargo of rum and the happy locals who quickly cracked opened the barrels that washed...
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