Sentences with phrase «visit the island for»

Mayor Bill de Blasio was at a loss for words on Friday, when he visited the island for a press conference on repaving streets and a reporter asked about the hundreds of turkeys roaming the borough.

This is our second year visiting the island for scuba diving and snorkeling.

She visited the island for the first time in September of 2017 and moved two weeks later to live here permenatley.

Whether you are visiting the island for a vacation or you are lucky enough to call Ambergris Caye your home, these are just a few of the most popular cultural events held each year on the island that you won't want to miss.

We visited the island for a tropical getaway last July with our friends Yenny and Anne and to shoot our new Take me to Bali collection for our online shop The Islandlife Store (if you haven't seen it yet, -LSB-...]

The locals will visit the island for a day of snorkeling, diving and picnicking.

Residents of surrounding districts have visited the island for recreation since the 1870s, but the first commercial tours and accommodation did not start until the 1930s.

The island even contains a «privacy meter» to indicate whether you are alone or if a member of the staff is visiting the island for any reason.

Designed for business travellers visiting the island for longer stays, the Inverurie Executive Suites offers one...

Inspired by the movie «Stromboli» by Roberto Rossellini (1950), Figuccio visited the island for the first time in summer 2014.

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But Eric had fond memories of visiting Orcas Island, so when he was living in Delaware and got a call from a relative to come out for a construction job, he was enticed to go back.

China's government announced that, starting May 1, citizens from the US, the UK, Canada, and a dozen of other European and Asian countries can visit Hainan Island for up to 30 days without a visa.

Focus After a 2001 visit to the Indonesian island of Sumba, Sean Downs, CEO of Enclarity, starts a foundation devoted to health care and humanitarian aid for the islanders.

The Caribbean economy has been in a slump for several years, affected by the global financial crisis, which caused a slowdown in tourist visits to regions like the Cayman Islands, Barbados and the Bahamas.

And though the country remains a dumping ground for many refuge - seekers, it is now focused on legitimate enterprises, including tourism, making it far easier to get a visa — the island's airline arranged mine, and I finally visited in 2011.

Americans, who had been barred from visiting the island nation for decades, are already adjusting their travel plans.

Obama's visit in March 2016 had left Cuban leaders ambivalent about the hand of friendship he extended: Fidel Castro, ailing and almost 90, stirred from his retirement to attack the American president's «syrupy words,» and what he saw as an insidious plea for Cubans to forget the Americans» dark history with the island.

I wanted to be a part of the Cuban experiment so badly that I spent about $ 5,000 to go on a state - sanctioned tour — with a people - to - people visa, the most straightforward method for Americans to visit the island.

It was just two days ago that Hurricane Irma paid a punishing visit to Florida after thrashing several Caribbean islands for much of last week.

Posted 24 October 2014 11:32 GMT by Rezwan Each year, approximately one million tourists visit the island nation Maldives for its sunny warm weather and stunning natural beauty.

«Here is an island that people used to visit but has been basically closed off to U.S. visitors for the last 50 years.»

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visits the holiday island in northern Greece on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 where a state of emergency has been declared as a forest fire burns out of control for a third day, gutting homes and small farms.

At the very least, they might have noticed that Mr. Trump isn't showing the same level of concern for hurricane damage in their island as he did for earlier damage to Texas and Florida, both of which he had visited by this point.

Mr. Atwal is the Sikh extremist who served prison time in Canada for attempting to murder a visiting Indian cabinet minister on Vancouver Island in 1986.

With Donald Trump's visit to Puerto Rico Tuesday, attention will be returning to the devastation Hurricane Maria brought the island — and for good reason.

(According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Cuba trails only the U.S. and Mexico as a destination for Canadians holidaying abroad, with more than a million Canadians visiting Cuba every year, the island country's biggest source of tourists.)

With current stopovers (or after October 6 with the Excursionist Perk), you can visit 2 Caribbean islands for the price of 1.

Persecuted Christians on Indonesia's Ambon island face desperate conditions and the world is largely ignoring their plight, said two Americans who recently returned from a visit to the island.As many as 500,000 Christians have been driven from their homes and more than 2,500 have been killed by Muslim «jihad» warriors who have publicly declared they will push all Christians off the island or kill them.Christians are fleeing into the mountains, flooding into refugee camps and clogging ports to wait for the few ships ferrying refugees off the island.

There are also reports from the island of Halmahera in North Maluku of Christian militia training to fight Muslims.Last week Konrad Raiser, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, in Geneva, called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, to make an immediate, investigative visit to the Maluku islands.

With so many Muslims overwhelming the heavily Catholic island - and with Pope Francis making it the first pastoral visit of his papacy - CNN traveled to Lampedusa to explore the religious ramifications for residents as well as the new arrivals.

Before my visit to Avery Island, I knew little about Tabasco except for the fact that it was at every single restaurant, and when you asked for hot sauce, 99 % of the time they bring you Tabasco.

I haven't lived on the island for a decade now (yikes I'm getting old) so my knowledge of new businesses is limited to summer visits.

For more information visit Gracie's or dine at the restaurant located in Providence Rhode Island.

Orange County — Located an hour west of Temecula Valley, Orange County offers day trippers the chance to explore California's beach scene with a visit to Balboa Island or the Caves at La Jolla for kayaking and sea otter viewing.

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The visitor who allows himself some slack time to wander about, visiting a volcano here, a seacoast there, is taken by the remarkable capacity these small islands have for absorbing almost anything, whether it be a mile - wide stream of hot lava, a tidal wave, an incursion of mongooses and rats or a touring busload of Stetsoned Texans.

The Amerindian, Latin and European influences can be found in every area of the island, ensuring an enriching cultural experience for everyone who visits.

There will be a chance for more — they host Rhode Island, Cincinnati, UMass, and Temple and visit shaky ECU and Tulsa teams — but defensive issues and, likely, a still - iffy run game will hold them back.

Famous for: His 5 year around the world trip where he visited the Galapagos Islands and based his evidence found on his theory of evolution by natural selection

Late spring through early fall is a good time to visit Cape Cod for beautiful weather and smooth ferry rides to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard islands.

We can't wait to go back — it was great fun, catered for children brilliantly (in fact all of Hawaii was great for kids — we visited three islands), and was relaxing.

Her awards include Fellowship in the American College of Nurse - Midwives and the American Academy of Nursing, the Lamaze International Research Award to the ACNM Optimality Working Group, the Margretta Madden Styles Award for Excellence in Nursing, the Rhode Island State Nurses Association President's Award for Service to Nursing, a Governor's Citation for Service to the State of Rhode Island, and the Irving Harris Visiting Professorship at the University of Illinois - Chicago.

Visiting the Hawaiian islands for the first time is a trip (no kidding)!

Hop on the ferry to the Toronto Islands and visit this cute, well - kept and interactive green space for families on Centre Island, inspired by Franklin the turtle of the popular book series.

I've wanted to visit Venice for as long as I can remember so when the opportunity arose to spend a couple of days there ahead of my press trip through the Med on Island Princess *, it was too good to miss - Mr TS booked us two nights in a...

We've visited Oahu and Maui before so for this vacation we set off to the Big Island.

Bought this for our two year old grandson who likes to sit at the kitchen island with others to eat or visit.

The Planetarium lot is the most convenient parking location for customers visiting the Adler Planetarium or for people attending an event at the Lakefront Pavilion at Northerly Island.

Start at Plum Island, visit Mad Martha's for breakfast and walk the beach.

We were grateful to enjoy time at two top Wailea resorts with a day visit to a property where we stayed for our babymoon... it was during this trip that we fell in love with the island and was one of the best vacations we had as a couple.