Let’s face it, if you are visiting an island, you will more than likely need to be used to boating for a large part of your transportation. Now many islands today are reached by plane, and of course you can get around the island by car. But many places still are reached only by boats. [...]

Islands are known for many different things depending on where you go. Some people just relax, swim, dive, fish or back pack into the inner parts of one. But for those people that really love scuba diving, there are island resorts that cater to their needs. For one they are usually surrounded by beautiful waters [...]

Let’s face it; the oil spill in the gulf from one of BP’s rigs has been in the news daily since the explosion took place. Now things are still getting worse. The spill is only partially contained. And due to some set backs, the amount of oil spilled into the Gulf rises on some days [...]

If you think you can handle it if you were stranded on an island, then there are actually vacations out there for you to consider trying. That is right. Funny enough, the producer of Castaway wanted to make sure he directed the film realistically, so he actually did this very thing. Needless to say it [...]

The great thing about visiting islands is that you can choose the weather that most suits you. That’s right. Do you like it calm and warm, or hot and dry, or wet and humid or really cold? The neat thing about the world we live in can be the variety. And thanks to modern transportation [...]

If you have not visited an island on vacation lately or ever at all, then surely you have studied up on some or seen some interesting information about them on TV. Islands have their own culture. The people that live there have their own histories and their own tales that seem to circulate where they [...]

Funny, but building an island is not really that uncommon. For centuries countries have built their own man made islands. Basically they dump tons of materials into the water, preferably somewhere a little more shallow than normal and continue to fill it up until they end up with an island. Usually these areas are not [...]