2010年12月31日 星期五

全球10大世外桃源島 澎湖上榜






Looking for a romantic spot that’s (almost) all yours? Here’s a list from our brand newBest in Travel 2011 guide to reignite your love affair with desert islands, with picks from across the globe.


1. Socotra, Yemen

You just have to be intrigued by a destination that describes itself as ‘the most alien-looking place on earth’. Ripped from the coast of Gondwanaland by plate tectonics, the four desert islands that form the Socotra group are a treasure-house of biodiversity, with thousands of plant and animal species found nowhere else on earth. Topping the weird list are the barrel-trunked cucumber tree and the dragon’s blood tree, which oozes blood-red sap. Despite being closer to Africa than the Arabian Peninsula, Socotra is administered by Yemen, which keeps the islands off the tourist radar.
Modern-day Sinbads can fly to the tiny capital, Hadibu, from Sana’a and Aden withYemenia Airlines.

2. Torres Strait Islands, Australia

As far as you can go in Oz without falling off the map, the Torres Strait Islands are Australia as it might have been if Europeans had never arrived. Spilling north from the tip of Cape York, the 274 islands in the Torres Strait preserve a unique tribal culture that bridges the divide between Aboriginal Australia and Papua New Guinea. The Great Barrier Reef is right on the doorstop and there are airstrips and hotels on Thursday Island and Horn Island, but access to other islands is at the discretion of local tribal councils.
Permits to visit outlying islands must be obtained at least one month in advance from the Torres Strait Regional Authority.


3. Yaeyama Islands, Japan

If Godzilla should ever rise from the sea to destroy Tokyo and Osaka, there’s only one place to ride out the storm – the idyllic Yaeyama Islands, tucked away at the very southern tip of the Japanese archipelago. Looking more like the Caribbean, the islands of Iriomote, Taketomi and Ishigaki serve up generous portions of sun, sea, sand and sushi. Ishigaki has the best of the beaches, while Taketomi is famous for its traditional Ryukyuan houses and Iriomote is a jungle playground with an open-aironsen (hot springs).
Japan Transocean Air flies daily from Tokyo to Ishigaki, which is connected to the other islands by regular ferries.


4. Îles du Salut, French Guiana

Most people have heard of Devil’s Island, but few would be able to stick a pin on a map. The smallest of the three Îles du Salut, this infamous former penal colony is separated from the coast of French Guiana by 11km of treacherous, shark-infested waters. Steve McQueen tried to escape the islands repeatedly in Papillon, but most modern visitors are willing castaways, lured here by waving palms, chattering macaws and spooky ruins from the penal colony days.
Access to the Îles du Salut is by catamaran from Kourou and the only place to stay is the clubhouse-style Auberge des Iles.


5. Ulleungdo, South Korea

It’s easy to see the appeal of tiny Ulleungdo. Midway between South Korea and Japan, this rugged volcanic island is said to have no pollution, no thieves and no snakes – in other words, this is perfect hiking country. Ferries run daily from the mainland to the tiny port at Dodong-ri, where trails climb to the rocky summit of Seonginbong Peak (984m). If you want to really push the boat out, continue to the Dokdo islands – a tiny collection of outcrops that are hotly disputed between Japan and South Korea.
Perched beneath a towering cliff wall, Chusan Ilga Pension offers comfortable but satisfyingly rustic accommodation on the rugged north coast.


6. San Blás Archipelago, Panama

Panama probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you think of the Caribbean, but this Central American nation has coral cays to rival anything in the Caymans or the Virgin Islands. Run as an autonomous province by the Kuna people, the San Blás Archipelago is a crescent of 365 tiny islands basking in the warm waters of the southern Caribbean. Forget luxury resorts – the only hotels are homestays in village houses and dinner is whatever the fishermen bring home in their canoes each evening.
Air Panama has regular flights to several San Blás islands, including the capital, El Porvenir.


7. Penghu Islands, Taiwan

If Taiwan is the other China, then the Penghu islands are the other Taiwan. Administered from Taipei, the 90 islands of the Penghu archipelago are – within Taiwan at least – for their glorious scenery and ‘touching nostalgia’, which translates to unspoiled traditional Taiwanese culture. Away from the capital, Makung, this is a land of ox-carts, fish-traps, stone-walled fields, basalt cliffs and ancient temples dedicated to the sea goddess Matsu. If sun and sand are more your cup of shochu, the beaches and windsurfing are pretty impressive too.
From May to October, Penghu’s beaches are a nesting ground for endangered green turtles – locals leave turtle-shaped offerings at temples across Penghu as part of the Lantern Festival, 14 days after the New Year.


8. Bay Islands & Hog Islands, Honduras

Forget Pirates of the Caribbean – the sand-dusted islands that float off the coast of Honduras are the real deal. In their heyday, the islands of Roatán, Utila and Guanaja were home to 5000 cutthroats, brigands and buccaneers, including the infamous Henry Morgan (aka Blackbeard). These days, the Bay Islands are better known for their beaches, diving and laid-back tropical vibe. You can turn the volume down ever further at the nearby Cayos Cochinos (Hog Islands) – 13 languorous coral cays and one secluded resort in a sea of brilliant blue.
The driftwood Plantation Beach Resort is the Hog Islands’ only accommodation, but camping can be arranged on uninhabited islands.


9. Con Dao Islands, Vietnam

Another prison-turned-paradise, the Con Dao islands were home to the most notorious penal colony in Indochina, and continued its grim work until the end of the Vietnam War. Now preserved as Con Dao National Park, the 16 islands are a natural wonderland of dense jungles, jade-coloured waters and white-sand beaches, home to dugongs, dolphins, turtles and spectacular coral reefs. For now, tourist developments on the islands are limited to a single dive shop and a handful of resorts in Con Son township.
Timing is everything with Con Dao – the islands are lashed by squalls from the west from June to September and squalls from the east from September to January.


10. Ssese Islands, Uganda

Why would a landlocked African nation appear on a list of desert islands? Thank Lake Victoria. The Ssese Islands tick all the right boxes for an island paradise – golden beaches, whispering palm trees, exotic flora and fauna – they just happen to be in the middle of Africa’s largest lake. Most of the 84 islands in the Ssese group are undeveloped, but a handful of resorts and beach camps grace the sands of Buggala, Bukasa and Banda. Aside from basking in the sun, the main activities are combing the jungle for exotic creatures and canoeing across the lake.
Boats run daily to Kalangala on Buggala island from Entebbe, Kasenyi and Bukakata on the mainland.

 
天寬地闊,哪裡是旅人可以出走,尋求一種暫時流浪的灑脫的海角天涯?
全球十大秘密島嶼 台灣澎湖2011旅者必遊

Lonely Planet issued a new guide book recently (Best in Travel 2011) selected from around the world "Ten secret islands, " Penghu (Pescadores) is one of them.
被全球背包客奉為聖經的旅遊指南品牌─寂寞星球(Lonely Planet),日前新發行的指南書(Best in Travel 2011)從全球各地挑選出「十大秘密島嶼」,台灣澎湖名列其榜。澎湖擁有其發展島嶼觀光、國際觀光的深厚潛力,又一次被證明!

  Best in Travel 2011書中盛讚澎湖之美,不但擁有近百座島嶼,更保有著傳統的台灣文化,處處可見牛車石滬石牆玄武岩壁及供奉媽祖的古老寺廟。如果旅人熱愛陽光與沙灘,澎湖的沙灘風帆同樣令人驚豔。

  書中另提到,每年的5月至10月間,會有瀕臨絕種的綠蠵龜造訪澎湖的沙灘並產卵,因而澎湖在元宵節間會有一個特別的「元宵乞龜」活動。
  其實早在2007年,寂寞星球在出版「Taiwan」旅遊指南中,便曾在近四百頁的書中,以歐美、英語系國家人士的觀點看台灣,針對台灣十大玩法推介出適合背包客「流浪」的最佳地點。其中,澎湖吉貝」及「二崁聚落」便曾雙雙入選。本次澎湖又受到這國際旅遊指南「全球十大秘密島嶼」的肯定,顯見澎湖的海洋及古蹟文化對於外國人士來說,具有其無可替代的吸引力。 (攝影/許展彰)


全球10大世外桃源島 澎湖上榜

http://www.penghutime.com.tw/newsdata.php?no=10120641
●虹橋落日,歲末餘暉。(莊光輝攝)

保留傳統文化 石滬 蜂巢田 玄武岩懸崖 媽祖廟…都值得看
 (本報編譯外電)被自助旅遊者奉為聖經的「Lonely Planet」推介2011年全球十大最佳世外桃源島嶼,台灣的澎湖列島入列,這本權威自助旅遊指南盛讚澎湖景色優美、有懷舊風情,而且是綠蠵龜的繁殖地。
 如果想坐擁天地、享受遺世獨立的旅行,「Lonely Planet」推介十大世外桃源島嶼可考慮。除了澎湖,亞洲地區入選的還有日本的山八重山列島、南韓的鬱陵島、越南的昆侖島。
 2011年十大世外桃源島嶼如下:
 1、索科特拉島(Socotra,葉門):這裡是「地球上最像外星的地方」,物種豐富,擁有數千種獨特的動植物,包括會滲出紅色樹液的「龍血樹」。
 2、托雷斯海峽島嶼(Torres Strait Islands,澳洲):有274座小島,保留獨特的部落文化。
 3、八重山列島(Yaeyama Islands,日本):由西表島、竹富島和石垣島等組成,充滿加勒比海風情,並以傳統琉球小屋建築、露天溫泉聞名於世。
 4、救世海島(Iles du Salut,法屬圭亞那):許多人聽過「魔鬼島」,卻不知道在那裡,這個距離圭亞那海岸11公里的小島就對了。
 5、鬱陵島(Ulleungdo,南韓):這裡號稱沒有污染、沒有小偷、也沒有蛇,是踏青的好地方。
 6、聖布拉斯群島(San Blas Archipelago,巴拿馬):由365座小島組成,這裡沒有旅館,只能住民宿,吃的是漁民打回來的海產。

自助旅遊聖經刊登 最高榮耀
 7、澎湖島,台灣Penghu (Pescadores)台灣第一大離島群澎湖列島是由90個大小島嶼組成,風光優美,保留台灣傳統文化,包括牛車捕魚石滬蜂巢石牆圍田玄武岩懸崖媽祖廟等都值得一看。
 8、貝島和奧格島(Bay Islands & Hog Islands,宏都拉斯):這裡曾是「加勒比海海盜」的大本營,現在以海洋和潛水著名。
 9、昆侖島(Con Dao Islands,越南):昆侖島已列為國家公園保護,天然景觀怡人。
 10、錫斯群島(Ssese Islands,烏干達):這是十大世外桃源島嶼中唯一的淡水湖島,位於非洲最大淡水湖中。

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2012 01 11-12 政大東語系台南古城‧四草綠色隧道 同學會

2012 01 11-12 政大東語系台南古城‧四草綠色隧道 同學會
Subject: 台南旅感懷
To: krmtwn@hotmail.com
From: mikeyu@bes.com.tw
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:56:02 +0800
各位同學:
在錯過了韓國與澎湖旅之同學會後,這次珊英與我總算排除一些俗事,參與了這次知性又感性台南古蹟、美食之旅。真是感謝BossCocoTenpa精心策劃。一路上,Tenpa兄就發揮專業導遊功力,精彩的專業解說及搞笑,精力充沛不減當年,使得旅途充滿歡樂,儘管他一再謙稱,他現在的身理狀況是:上面有思想,下面沒辦法。
第一天中午龍門客棧的虱目魚及新鮮的海鮮餐,下午台江國家公園內四草遊船七股黑面琵鷺保護區觀賞都是生態保護之旅,晚餐台南著名的阿霞餐廳用餐,台南美食果然名不虛傳;然後大夥夜游台南古城,意猶未盡回來後就在住宿的朝代飯店大廳座椅開聊,雖說盡是「白頭宮女話天寶」陳年舊事,主題竟也圍繞「那年,我們追的女孩」歡笑、回憶中也帶著幾顆淚珠與不捨,畢竟話題中的部份主角已離我們遠去,第二天是古蹟遊覽和著名台南小吃,下午到鹿港觀光經過溪湖還去探望了老同學-阿花,歡愉日短,兩天一夜的旅行很快的結束了,又滿載了很多歡樂記憶;值此春節將近之際,祝福老同們大家「身體建康,新年快樂!」魚頭敬上
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p.s.此次丘春芳同學特從西雅圖、謝景嘉從香港、徐瓊信同學從澎湖等遠道而來,而林應專同學亦從高雄驅車前來參與,皆彌足珍貴。
翁 進華 krmtwn@hotmail.com
寄給 mikeyu
十分感性的文章,似乎好久沒看到他的發抒,謝謝魚頭的肺腑之言,我們會再努力以赴。
如附件,為本次的收支一覽表,敬請過目,謝謝!
krm

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