An Island Country known for its Spice Isle?

Grenada

Map of Grenada
Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada

1. Grenada's capital is St. Thomas.
2. Grenada's population is 180,601, which is more than Bermuda, Greenland and more. 
3. The currency of Grenada is the Eastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD).
4. Grenada got independence from the United Kingdom on 7 February 1974.
5. Grenada is known for its Spice Isle because it produces mace crops, nutmegs and other spices.
6. The Grenada dove is Grenada's national bird, it is a critically endangered species.
7. The top-level domain of Grenada is .gd.
8. The calling code for Grenada is +1-473.
9. Drivers in Grenada drive on the left side. 

Credit: http://www.grenadagrenadines.com/

10 Things to Do in Grenada

1. Grand Etang Lake - known for rainforests, park, lake and nature reserve.
2. Grand Anse Lake - known for the sandy coast a view of the capital.
3. Annandale Falls - know for the cascading waters and the lush surrounds.
4. Grenada Underwater Sculpture Park - which is a diving site with underwater art.
5. Grenada National Museum - which is a regional cultural club with shops & eats.
6. Magazine Beach - which is a public beach in peaceful surroundings. 
7. Morne Rouge Beach - which is a sandy beach for snorkelling & swimming.
8. Fort Frederick - which is a historical landmark with scenic views.
9. BBC Beach - which is a tranquil beachfront with amusements.
10. Belmont Estate - which is a historic working planation with tours.

Map of Grenada

What's the next country?

This island country is also located in the eastern Caribbean islands. This country is known for mountains, snorkelling and scenery. Comment down below what country do you think that I am posting next? Please comment down below!

Next post of the series is the last post of Season 1 - Island Countries! The next series is going to be about known countries in the world! See you next time!!

I hope you like my post about Grenada. Comment down below if you've learnt something new about Grenada. Have a cool day!! Bye!!

An Island Country known for its Spice Isle?

After a long time posting about the Summer Learning Journey, it's about the end. I just want to continue on the first series - island countries (I forgot to tell you 😕). Could you remember what was the last island country that I had posted about? It was the Solomon Islands located in Oceania. Now, this island country is located near Venezuela, South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It's the second to last island country in the Caribbean islands. Here are some facts about Grenada.

Map of Grenada
Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada

1. Grenada's capital is St. Thomas.
2. Grenada's population is 180,601, which is more than Bermuda, Greenland and more. 
3. The currency of Grenada is the Eastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD).
4. Grenada got independence from the United Kingdom on 7 February 1974.
5. Grenada is known for its Spice Isle because it produces mace crops, nutmegs and other spices.
6. The Grenada dove is Grenada's national bird, it is a critically endangered species.
7. The top-level domain of Grenada is .gd.
8. The calling code for Grenada is +1-473.
9. Drivers in Grenada drive on the left side. 

Credit: http://www.grenadagrenadines.com/

10 Things to Do in Grenada

1. Grand Etang Lake - known for rainforests, park, lake and nature reserve.
2. Grand Anse Lake - known for the sandy coast a view of the capital.
3. Annandale Falls - know for the cascading waters and the lush surrounds.
4. Grenada Underwater Sculpture Park - which is a diving site with underwater art.
5. Grenada National Museum - which is a regional cultural club with shops & eats.
6. Magazine Beach - which is a public beach in peaceful surroundings. 
7. Morne Rouge Beach - which is a sandy beach for snorkelling & swimming.
8. Fort Frederick - which is a historical landmark with scenic views.
9. BBC Beach - which is a tranquil beachfront with amusements.
10. Belmont Estate - which is a historic working planation with tours.

Map of Grenada

What's the next country?

This island country is also located in the eastern Caribbean islands. This country is known for mountains, snorkelling and scenery. Comment down below what country do you think that I am posting next? Please comment down below!

Next post of the series is the last post of Season 1 - Island Countries! The next series is going to be about known countries in the world! See you next time!!

I hope you like my post about Grenada. Comment down below if you've learnt something new about Grenada. Have a cool day!! Bye!!

An Island Country with Six Major Islands and Over 600 Smaller Islands

After a long time posting about the Summer Learning Journey, I am going to post about a country that you might not know, like always, I will give you some hints about this country. This country is an island country, located in Oceania. Last post, I had posted about a country located in Africa named Somalia, which is a territory located in the Horn of Africa. This country is located near Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.

This countries name is Solomon Island. Now let's know some facts about Solomon Island.

Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islands

1. Solomon Islands' capital is Honiara.
2. The population of Solomon Islands is 629,166, which is more population than countries like Vanuatu, Iceland, Samoa, Guam, Kiribati, Tonga, Bermuda, Greenland, Palau, Cook Island. Tuvalu, and more.
3. The official language of Solomon Islands is English and Melanesian dialects.
4. The major religion of the Solomon Islands is Christianity. 
5. The currency of Solomon Islands is Solomon Island dollar.
6. The calling code is +677.
7. The time zone of Solomon Islands is GMT +11.
8. Drivers in the Solomon Islands drive in the left side.

Credit: https://www.flysolomons.com/destination-guide

10 Things to Do in the Solomon Islands

1. Honiara - which is Solomon Islands' capital city. Which has National Parliament frescoes and WWII relics at the National Museum.
2. Guadalcanal - which is one of the islands in the Solomon Islands, which has the capital, Honiara.
3. Rennell Island - which is one of the islands in the Solomon Islands, the island is known for the raised coral atoll with a massive lake.
4. Gizo - which is known for surfing, scuba diving and snorkelling. 
5. Savo Island - which is a volcanic island and is known for the WWII battlefield. 
6. Kolombangara - which is known for rainforests, volcanoes, forests and hiking.
7. Tetepare Island - which has protected areas, turtles and rainforests.
8. Russell Island - which is known for beaches and scuba diving.
9. Vanikoro - which is known for forests, museums, monuments and history.
10. New Georgia - which is known for history, coral reef and lagoons.

Map of Solomon Islands

What's the next country?

From now, I will ask questions about what do you think is the next questions, I will give you hints about that country, try to guess it.

This country is located in the Caribbeans in North America. This island country is around the bottom of the Caribbean islands. So now it is your time to comment down below what country is it? 

I hope you like my post the out Solomon Islands. Comment down below if you've learnt something new about the Solomon Islands. Have a cool day!! Bye!!

First Country to Celebrate New Year's Day

Welcome to the fourth episode of the 'Let's Know about Countries' series. Last post, I had posted about an island country named Palau. This post I will tell you about the first country to celebrate New Year's Day. This country is also an island country like my other posts in the series. This island country is located near the International Dateline and other parts of the Pacific Ocean.

This country is Kiribati. Kiribati has 32 atolls and one coral island. These islands are all around throughout the three island groups that form Kiribati. Kiribati is located in Oceania. It is near the International Dateline.

Flag of Kiribati
Credit: www.wikipedia.com

The population of Kiribati is 119,332, which is more than countries/islands like Tonga, Bermuda, Palau, Tuvalu and Nauru.

Let's know some facts about Kiribati:

• The capital of Kiribati is South Tarawa.
• There are two official languages English and Kiribati.
• There are two currencies on Kiribati, Kiribati dollar and Australian Dollar.
• Kiribati became independent from United Kingdom in 1979.
• The average temperature on Kiribati is 31.4 degrees Celsius.
• Kiribati is a member of the Commonwealth Games of Nations.
• The IMF and the World Bank became a full member of the United Nations in 1999.
• The ANZ bank (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd) is the only International banking company in Kiribati with branches on South Tarawa and Kiritimati Island. 
• People on Kiribati drive on their left side.

Map of Kiribati

Sport

Kiribati has participated in the Commonwealth Games since 1998. Kiribati has also competed at the Summer Olympics since 2004. Kiribati won its first Commonwealth Games medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games when David Kotoatau won Gold at the 105 kg group.

Travel Guide

Archipelago of more than 500 Islands?

Welcome to the 'Let's Know about Countries' series. Last post, I had posted about an island country named Curaçao. Now this country is also an island country. If you don't know, an island country is a country that has one or more islands or parts of islands. This country is located in the western Pacific Ocean. The island country is near the Philippines, which is also an island country.

Flag of Palau

So I won't build the suspense that much. So this island country is Palau. As you know it is in Oceania and near the Philippines. Palau is an archipelago which has more than 500 islands!!

The main island of Palau is Koror Island. The area of Koror Island is around 7.8 km square. Koror Island is one of the Caroline Islands that is part of Palau. The largest city on Koror Island is Koror City. Koror City is half of the country's population. It was the capital until it was replaced by Ngerulmud in 2006. The average temperature on Koror City is 31° Celsius.

Let's go back to the topic and know some facts about Palau.

• Palau is an archipelago which has more than 500 islands.
• Palau's capital is Ngerulmud. 
• The largest city on Palau is Koror City.
• The currency of Palau is the United States Dollar (USD).
• Koror City covers half of the population of Palau.
• There are five official languages on Palau: English, Japanese, Palauan, Tobian and Sonsorolese.
• The country was settled 3,000 years ago from the Philippines.
• Here are some places that you must go when you go to Palau:
• Rock Islands - known for beaches and diving.
• Jellyfish Lake - is a lake which is known for its ancient lagoon with two kinds of jellyfish.
• Malakal Island - a tropical destination with a high-end beach resort, with restaurants and cocktail bars.
• Ulong Island - is an island which is known for known for snorkelling.
• Ngercheu - is an island which is known for scuba diving.
• Koror-Babeldaob Bridge - is a bridge that connects Koror and Babeldaob Islands.
• Nikko Bay - known for kayaking, beaches and snorkelling.

The ethnic group on Palau is:

73% - Palauan
16.3% - Filipinos
5.4% - Bhutanese
2.0% - Carolinian
1.2% - European
2.1% - Other/Unspecified

This data is recorded from 2011.

Map of Palau




Airport

Palau has an international airport (named Palau International Airport or Roman Tmetuchl International Airport) which provides direct flights to Manila (capital of the Philippines), Guam (U.S. island territory), Seoul (capital of South Korea) and Taipei (capital of Taiwan). Since December 2010, Palau Pacific Airways also has charter flight (a flight by an aircraft chartered for a specific journey, not part of an airline's regular schedule, from Google dictionary) to Macau (a Chinese special administrative region) and Hong Kong (which is also a Chinese special administrative region). They have regular service to domestic destinations like Angaur (island) and Peleliu (island).

Sport

The most popular sport in Palau is Baseball. Palau international baseball team had won a gold medal at 1990, 1998 and 2010 Micronesian Games. Also at the 2007 Pacific Games.

Palau also has a national football team, organized by the Palau Soccer Association, but it is not a member of FIFA. Palau Soccer Association organizes the Palau Soccer League.

Travel Guide

This was episode 3 of the 'Let's Know about Countries' series. I hope you lime my post about Palau. Comment down below if you've learnt something new. Have a cool day!! Bye!!

Have you heard of it?

Welcome to the 'Let's Know about Countries' series. In my last post, I had posted about the first country to see the sunrise. This country is in the Caribbean and it is an island country. An Island Country is a country that has one or more islands or parts of islands. In 2011, 46 (around 24%) of the 193 UN (United Nations) member states are island countries. New Zealand is an island country which has more than one island.

Flag of Curaçao

Let's go back to the topic. So this island country is Curaçao. It is a Dutch Caribbean island. Curaçao is known for its beaches. Let's know some facts about the country.

1. The capital of Curaçao is Willemstad.
2. The population of Curaçao is 161,014. Small right? Curaçao's population is higher than Aruba, which is an island country like Curaçao.
3. Curaçao has three official languages, English, Dutch and Papiamento.
4. The currency of Curaçao is Netherlands Antillean guilder.
5. The sovereign state is the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
6. There are a few destinations that you must go to:
1. Willemstad - Its old town & the floating Queen Emma Bridge.
2. ABC islands - Sailing, snorkelling and scuba diving.
3. Jan Thiel - Lagoons, beaches and snorkelling.
4. Westpunt - Cliffs, turtles, scuba diving and beaches.
5. Lagun - Scuba diving, snorkelling and beaches.

After the hyphen (-) it includes what the place is known for.

Map of Curaçao

Below is a video, which is a travel guide about Curaçao.

One of Curaçao's famous places is Klein Curaçao. Klein Curaçao is a 1.7km inhabited island south-east of Curaçao. Klein Curaçao is famous for diving-spot because of its coral and underwater caves. 

So this was episode 2 of the 'Let's Know about Countries' series. I hope you like my post about Curaçao. Have a cool day!! Bye!!

World's First Sunrise!

Welcome to the first 'Let's Know about Countries' series. In the series, I will post, mostly every day about countries that you might not know about (some you may).

Have you ever wondered, which is the first country to see the sunrise? It's in North Gisborne, New Zealand. It is around the coast to Opotiki and inland to Te Urewera National Park. The East Cape has the honour of seeing the world's first sunrise each and every day.

Back in 2011, Samoa decided to move position on the international dateline. Before, Samoa was the last place in the world to see the sunset. Many people on a trip to Samoa would visit Cape Mulinu’u where you could be the final people in the world to end the day. But, just because they are the first country to welcome the day, it still doesn't mean that they are the first ones to see the sunrise. The East Cape still holds the honour, thanks to the curvature of the earth. We may not be the first country to celebrate New Year's day anymore, but we are still the first country to see the sunrise.

When Samoa jumped 24 hours ahead, Samoa and American Samoa (in the US Territory) separated from each other.

So I hope you like my first post of the series. Have a cool holiday!! Bye!!