Tired of sitting on your desk everyday, going home and cooking your food and spending weekends on a somewhat predictable basis? Why not set a plan for an entire week and find an island to explore instead? Whilst you do that, be sure to secure your ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) Visa for a smooth travel experience. I know just about the right place right in Australia! Yes, you can practically fly to Sydney if you want but you’re here simply to relax, unwind and detoxify by breathing fresh sea air and get pampered, no need to worry about cooking your food, there’s no planning to go to the market to find fresh produce and look for the best bargain stuff. For an entire week, you can simply forget all your troubles and live like a king or a queen or perhaps a prince or a princess, you set the mood yourself.
Lord Howe Island is a volcanic island sitting on top of the Tasman Sea sandwiched by Australia and New Zealand. Think about breathtaking scenery, that’s what you’re going to see right when the blue and green island slowly appears on the window of your plane as you fly in towards the island. It’s small, 10 km long and 2–3 km wide, but what it lacks in size, it fills with its splendid scenery. Believe it or not, there are only about 800 people on the island at any given time; hence the serenity of the place is just superb. No unwarranted noise whatsoever, and the tourist just love the ambiance unless you’re the kind of tourist looking for ear deafening music that’s quite the trance for partygoers.
The island is also a UNESCO world heritage site, thanks to its pristine waters and spectacular topography which has been home to numerous endemic species, especially birds. Think about sheer mountain slopes and rolling hills surrounded by blue lagoons. Particular to the island is the Balls Pyramid rising abruptly from the ocean, it’s an awesome sight to behold.
There are not so many amenities on the island; everything is pretty much simple allowing you to forget about your iPhone beeping every second when a mail comes. It’s time to unwind so no more Wi-Fi; it’s just you and printed newspaper if you want to know what’s happening with the world, yes no more cable TVs.
You can simply find a lodge like the popular Pinetrees Lodge for your island stay. If you’ve dreamt of living a simple life on an island, this is your chance. Rent a bike for an entire week to explore the islands, mind you, the people are warm so perhaps you can get used to being greeted by strangers along the way.
You can also surf on the island although the waves aren’t always that good. However, if you’re lucky you just might be able to catch a wave strong enough to give you an exhilarating ride.
What you can do that will simply make you crave for more, is scuba diving. Most visitors are scuba divers, attracted by the UNESCO label which basically means, you get to see plenty of marine life on every dive. There’s the 1965 shipwreck of The Favorite in the North Bay which is perfect for snorkelers. Most of the dive sites are shore dives so diving is never that complicated.
If you simply want to relax and forget about your job for an entire week, Lord Howe Island is the perfect getaway.
This article was originally published on www.getafirstlife.com. Read the original here.
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