As the year 2015 comes to an end, the Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel content provider, has recently issued the top 10 recommended destinations for travel lovers for the coming new year. Where should you go? Let's check it out!
Top 10 St. Helena
Saint Helena is a volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 4,000 kilometers east of Rio de Janeiro and 1,950 kilometers west of the Kunene river. St Helena became a British dependency in 1834 and still retains its 19th century values and is imbued with some 300 years of colonial history. It has a magnificent bronze surroundingcoastline with 1000-foot high cliffs that have been carved over the centuries by the pounding Atlantic rollers.
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File photo of St Helena. ( Photo / IC) |
Top 9 'Green Coast' in Rio de Janeiro
Costa Verde, or 'Green Coast' in English, is a coastline in Brazil (chiefly in Rio de Janeiro state), which runs from Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro state, to Santos, São Paulo state. It can be considered the greatest extension of Atlantic Forest biome reaching the ocean. Points of interest in the coast include Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, Ilhabela and Restinga da Marambaia.
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| Brazil Rio de Janeiro State Costa Verde Ilha Grande island located 1 hour of boat of Angra dos Reis. (Photo / IC) |
