Oct 12th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Eleuthera is a long slender snake of an island, about 110 miles long and an average of two miles wide. It has an embarrassment of beaches, which are notable not just for their number but also for their variety: a long pale strand here; a deep beach backed by reeds there; pretty pink sands elsewhere.
Flickr user trishhartmann captured this particularly dramatic Eleuthera beach, Tippy's Beach ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo Of The Day: Eleuthera
Oct 12th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Eleuthera is a long slender snake of an island, about 110 miles long and an average of two miles wide. It has an embarrassment of beaches, which are notable not just for their number but also for their variety: a long pale strand here; a deep beach backed by reeds there; pretty pink sands elsewhere.
Flickr user trishhartmann captured this particularly dramatic Eleuthera beach, Tippy's Beach ...A conversation with the founder of Swim to Empower
Apr 21st, 2011 at 2:00PM:
Named for the Greek for "freedom," Eleuthera is 110 miles long and just a mile at its widest. To the east is the occasionally wild Atlantic, to the west a shallow, almost-always-calm Caribbean Sea ... waters on both sides that literally beg to be swum.
Unless, of course, you don't know how to swim. Which is the case for 80 percent of the islanders. Taught to be scared of the ocean, even a ...Eleuthera Island, Bahamas - "Fishing is a Good Life Here"
Mar 29th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
French Leave, Eleuthera -- Under a cloud-studded sunrise at the end of the two-and-a-half-mile long beach I watch a 14-foot plywood boat back into the morning surf. A trio of Bahamian men readies it for a day of spearfishing along the near-reef that parallels the 110-mile long island. One will drive; another will watch and stack fish. The third – a lithe, fair-skinned black man with ...Eleuthera Island, Bahamas: It's not for everyone
Mar 21st, 2011 at 8:00AM:
Eleuthera, Bahamas – Before I came here it was hard to fathom the rationale for promoting an island with a negative ("Eleuthera, It's Not For Everyone"). But after ten days spent roaming its 110-mile length and half-mile breadth up close, the official motto of the long, skinny, desert-dry island the slogan began to make sense.
It is a special place: Hot, dry, swept by strong winds, ...Cruise line private islands, a very safe port
Feb 12th, 2011 at 7:00AM: Often a highlight of a cruise to the Bahamas or the Caribbean is a stop at one of the cruise line's private islands. Probably one of the safest, most controlled ports of call you might visit, cruise line private islands are consistently ranked high by passengers. Most are located in the Bahamas and each one is unique.
On every private island you will find crystal clear water, sandy beaches, ...Star Island won't make you change
Jan 11th, 2009 at 9:00AM: It seems like every effort to "go green" requires a change of behavior. Hotels let you choose to use towels or sheets twice. Your parents instructed you to turn the lights off when leaving a room. These measures can affect change, but they usually don't. Despite the clear benefits, people just won't change. But, what if you could find a way to protect the environment without having to change any ...
