Mangrove highlight - Bu Tinah

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The Grey mangrove is the only mangrove species naturally found in the UAE. Our nation is home to a total area of 110 square KMs of mangrove forests and approximately 75% of the total population occurs in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Mangroves play a significant role in Bu Tinah’s coastal ecosystems because it is where a lot of fish begin their lives. Besides being a nursery for small fish at the beginning of their life cycle, mangroves are also home to crabs and shrimps which attract migratory birds such as the Greater flamingo who come to Bu Tinah to feed.

 

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Hong Kong | Fragrant Harbor

The first meeting in Hong Kong can overwhelm. Navigating busy, crowded sidewalks and met at every turn by a neon sign, canteens full steam, molasses-slow traffic and a Babel of conversation.

Once this first wave rolled sense to you, but take a deep breath and start swimming with the current, because you will find Hong Kong is a place of enjoyment inside completely safe and fantastically well-organized, offering little moments of perfection. You can find them in a plastic stool to enjoy a bowl of soup to negotiate on your chest or just look at the stunning views of the harbor. You can find them, take afternoon tea in the cool of a hotel lobby or enjoy five-star beer festival outdoors.

Hong Kong can push it out of your comfort zone, but usually, reward you for it, so try stinky beancurd, choice of shredded jellyfish, brave the hordes at the center line and join in the early morning, Tai Chi. Escape the city limits and experiences are available - watch the sunrise from a distant mountain peak, hiking surf-beaten beaches or explore desert islands.

If it's pampering you're after, money can buy the ultimate luxury in a city well used for its young, wealthy elite. In contrast, Hong Kong, a city of simple pleasures. Usually, this is the cheapest experience - a $ 2 tram or ferry ride, a whiff of incense curling from temple rafters, enjoy the fishing village and seafood appetizers - which is the contents of priceless memories.

The name "Hong Kong" is an approximate phonetic rendering of the pronunciation of spoken Cantonese means "fragrant harbor". Before 1842, when the name of a creek - now Aberdeen Harbour or Little Hong Kong - Aberdeen Island and the south side of Hong Kong island, which was one of the first points of contact between British soldiers and local fishermen.

The reference to the smell can be connected to the port water with fresh water influx of the Pearl River estuary, and incense from the factories along the coast north of Kowloon pertaining stored around Aberdeen Harbour for export before the development of Victoria Harbour located sweetened. Signed in 1842-Treaty of Nanking and the name Hong Kong was the first cover in the official documents, the whole island.

Koh Adang – Rawi, ends of sea and sky

Clearwater and fine sand.

Koh Adang - Rawi. Far away from Koh Tarutao abound 40 kilometers Southwest or 60 kilometers away from the town of Satun. Adang of the words "Adang" comes from the original word in Malay "Udang" means "shrimp" because this area was rich in shrimp. Adang is the location of the Tarutao National Park Ranger, Unit 5 (Laem Son - Ko Adang) Koh Adang Island with an area of approximately 30 square kilometers.

Map of Koh Adang-Rawi

Koh Adang and Koh Rawi in size and located close to each other and say it is a virtual twin island. People are so-called “Adang – Rawi”. The island is rich in tourism resources and clear water, the underwater world filled with beautiful coral reef, fishes and white sand beach. On the beach have pine trees and lush green forests to the top of the island, which is the habitat of birds and waterfalls that flow all year round.

Koh Adang, a viewpoint "Cha-do cliff" in the former observer of the pirates to attack ships. At the viewpoint, you can see panoramic and in the clear sky day, you can also see Langkawi Island in Malaysia as well and also a viewpoint of sunrise and sunset. The scenery is beautiful. Take a walk in 40 minutes. On the cliff, flat land. Look down to see the pine trees and pointed white sands of Koh Adang also can see Koh Lipe. Besides, Koh Adang and Koh Rawi it also have small islands such as Koh Lipe, Koh Hin Ngam, Koh Yang, Koh Dong, Koh Hin Son, Koh Jabang away from Koh Adang 2 km, it has a white sand beach, like flour. Beautiful bay and have coral reefs around the island, resorts for visitors.

Front of Koh Adang

Around the islands have prominent feature looks like rocks stacked layer. Have shallow-water corals and deep water corals. The beach has black stone, smooth round, beautiful pattern on the sparkling water as it touches the water. Who want to keep these stone as a memorial, please observe warning signs about the curse of godfather Tarutao. (That you don’t want to be cursed.)

Front of Koh Rawi