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Cheap Flights. Fly.com. 10 Under The Radar Islands. If you love Capri, Ischia has similar natural beauty plus a thermal spa scene. Mafia Island, which has miles of white, deserted beaches is visited by less than a thousand tourists a year. Get to Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean by taking a direct flight from Paris. Koh Surin Nua is reachable only by a boat from Phuket, virtually guaranteeing you'll be one of the only visitors.

Pátmos is the northernmost island of Greece's Dodecanese chain. Isla Robinson Crusoe is a pirate enclave turned national park and world biosphere reserve. Cyprus emerged as a music destination about a decade ago. Bring an entourage to Makepeace Island. If you love Bali and its romantic resorts instead try Sumba to avoid the surf-and-party crowd. The lack of development in Montserrat gives it a remote feeling, despite being easily accessible from neighboring Antigua.

Ischia, Italy Mafia Island, Tanzania Réunion Island, France Koh Surin Nua, Thailand Pátmos, Greece Isla Robinson Crusoe, Chile Cyprus Makepeace Island, Australia. Country Guides to Culture, Etiquette, Customs. Dangerous Delicacies From Around the World. As a severe allergy sufferer, the idea that people would intentionally risk their life for the sake of a meal is a somewhat perplexing pastime to me.

But who am I to ruin the fun? For those decidedly more adventurous than me, here are 12 gruesome and grisly treats that you’ll have to risk your life to try. Fruits laced with cyanide, octopus tentacles that perform internal strangulation, coma-inducing seafood and a maggot-infested alternative to Philadelphia are all on the menu. I dare you to try them all! Ackee, Jamaica A red, pear-like fruit, the Ackee looks harmless enough and one would assume that, being the national fruit of Jamaica, it would at the very least be edible.

Should you eat the forbidden parts of the fruit, expect a potentially fatal dose of toxins to be released into your body, suppressing your body’s glucose production and causing dangerously low blood sugar levels, a condition defined as ‘Jamaican vomiting sickness’. >> Read about what to expect on a vacation to Jamaica. Ten Strange Places. Crystal River. Cano Cristales - Crystal River. River of five colors, as the locals call it, originates in the south of the mountain chain Macarena, Colombia, and flows eastward to its confluence with the Guayabero river. In the Cano Cristales found five colors: yellow, blue, green, black and red. All of them are waste product of many algae and, depending on time of year, color saturation, or weakened or strengthened.

Share on Tumblr. Travel Guides - World Travel Guide. World's Weirdest Hotels. Heaven On Earth. For more fun facts, click HERE. Romantic Travel Destination. Most Important Landmarks of the World. Hipmunk. Wanderfly. Worlds Best Street Parties/Carnivals. New Orleans Mardi Gras. Spend Mardi Gras in the city that spawned jazz and party to one of the world's best festival soundtracks. Photo: Reuters From Venice and Rio to Bolivia's Oruro, some cities really know how to kick up their heels. Natalie Paris chooses the best Witness a street festival or carnival and you are guaranteed a holiday to remember, be it a pre-Lenten celebration of hedonism and repentance, or something altogether more unusual.

Here is a selection of 10 of the world's best: Venice. Venice Carnival Advertisement Venice, Italy, Feb 19-20 and Feb 26-March 8; www.carnevale.venezia.it Italy's most exquisite carnival conjures up images of mystery and intrigue: revellers in baroque costumes running along canals; street performers at every corner. Rio Carnival Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 5-8 www.rioguiaoficial.com.br/en/ The samba parade is the climax of this riotous display of Brazilian bacchanal. Cologne Carnival Cologne, Germany, March 3-9; www.cologne-tourism.com Nice Carnival. Five Best Travel Sites for Cheap Tickets.