World Directory, Australia, Australia, New South Wales , City of Lake Macquarie

Lake Macquarie is one of the largest coastal saltwater lakes in the Southern Hemisphere, and, as you can see, it is immense in size. Stretching almost 25 kilometres from north to south, there is 175km of lake foreshore. It is 3.2 kilometres at its widest point and offers a variety of activities both on and off the water. This camera, positioned on the roof of the Belmont 16ft Sailing Club, offers a view of Belmont Bay to Marks Point, with the Wallarah Peninsula as the backdrop to the city.

World Directory, Australia, Australia, Victoria, Polwarth

Walk along clifftop tracks to see rocky reefs, rock pools and sheltered coves. Aireys Inlet boasts superb beaches, with Fairhaven the main surf beach for swimming and board riding. Aireys Inlet also has a huge state park at its backdoor with native trees and heathlands that blaze with colour when wildflowers bloom in winter, spring and early summer.

World Directory, Australia, Australia, Victoria, Phillip Island

Phillip Island is one of Melbourne's most popular destinations and Cowes is the unofficial capital of the island. Renowned for the nightly Fairy Penguin Parade when these cute creatures return to their rookeries, and for being the venue of the Australian 500cc. Motorcycle Grand Prix, held each October, it is jammed packed with things to see and do. Beaches, galleries, museums, displays, antiques, restaurants and even wineries, make this a perfect place to spend a day or two on your visit to Melbourne.

World Directory, Australia, Australia, New South Wales , Sydney

Bondi is well known for its great sandy beach, as well as its surf. It is a modern and trendy coastal resort, which is very popular. Bondi has a number of cafes and restaurants which look out over the beach and makes a great place to stay and visit.

World Directory, Australia, Australia, New South Wales , South Coast

On the banks of the Clyde River's broad sweeping estuary, the seaside resort of Batemans Bay enjoys simply brilliant views both upriver, to the mountains, and seaward, to the island dotted horizon. Chains of beautiful beaches and National Parks lie to the north and south. There are long, sandy strips with rolling surf and, only minutes away, rockpools, coves and quiet waters for family outings. Batemans Bay is home to the famous Clyde River oyster and seafood features prominently on the menu of many local waterside restaurants. The Clyde River is popular with estuary fishers chasing bream and flathead, while offshore, excellent reef and game fishing is available. Cruise boats ply the river daily or you can hire all manner of boats through to an extended stay on a houseboat. Catalina Country Club boasts a 27-hole layout of championship status. All local clubs welcome visitors. Many local artists and potters open their studios and Batemans Bay Visitor Information Centre can suggest gallery and studio tours. The Forest Gallery on the South Durras Road is definitely worth a look. At Birdland in Batemans Bay there has been considerable work undertaken recently. This is a great place for families - and it can be touchy feely too. You can handle friendly wombats and snakes and see a diverse range of Australian animal and bird species. Kids - and kids at heart - will love it.

World Directory, North America, Canada, Manitoba, Hudson Bay

Churchill is a town on the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada, situated at the estuary of the Churchill River at Hudson Bay. The small community stands at an ecotone, on the Hudson Plains, at the juncture of three ecoregions: the boreal forest to the south, the Arctic tundra to the northwest, and the Hudson Bay to the north. Wapusk National Park lies immediately southwest of Churchill.

World Directory, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata

Located on a crescent-shaped bay, Playa Sosua is a postcard perfect beach. Featuring a backdrop of towering cliffs, the waters here are calm, clear and a deep shade of turquoise. Playa Sosua is perhaps one of the Caribbean's most popular beaches, which may explain the crowds. However, with so much to do - shopping or eating in Sosua, snorkeling or even taking a glass bottom boat tour - the crowds are worth the visit.

World Directory, Caribbean, British Virgin Islands, Virgin Gorda, Virgin Gorda

Leverick Bay is on Virgin Gorda's north east shore, on an inlet on the North Sound. Virgin Gorda has a population of approximately 2500 people.

World Directory, Central America, Costa Rica, La Fortuna de San Carlos, La Fortuna de San Carlos

La Fortuna de San Carlos often called La Fortuna is nestled up next to Volcan Arenal, Costa Ricas most spectacular Volcano. There are beautiful views of the volcano from the main plaza in town. In the recent years La Fortuna as grown from the demand of tourism because of Volcan Arenal. Arenal Volano is located approximately 10 km away along a road that winds around the volcano.

World Directory, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Distrito Nacional, Distrito Nacional

Santo Domingo de Guzman commonly shortened to Santo Domingo, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic, and the second largest in the Caribbean. The city is located in the Caribbean Sea at the mouth of the Ozama River. It is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas, and was the first seat of Spanish colonial rule in the New World .