Island Cultural Experiences
November 30th, 2010
As time has gone on, you may have noticed that some island chains have become more and more Americanized. Largely in part due to them wanting to make tourists feel at home. You may find that the restaurants and some of the entertainment on these islands seems just like something that you would find right [...]
Climate Changes Hurting Islands
November 18th, 2010
Many people know that the climate is changing. Whether you believe this is just something that happens over time or it’s something that we are doing by polluting the planet, you cannot help but look around to see that there are changes occurring. You hear stories of certain archipelagos or island chains that are literally [...]
Floating Island Living
November 11th, 2010
This may not be a post about your typical island or archipelago, but a cruise ship can come pretty close to being one. Cruise ships can sometimes be huge and house thousands of people at once. As long as the ship has power, you basically have everything you need to live and more. Better yet, [...]
Indonesia: Disaster Island
November 3rd, 2010
Unfortunately for Indonesia, there seems to be no escaping disaster. The islands there are faced with many natural challenges. For starters, there is a huge volcano in the central Java area. This makes that entire region a very unstable place to setup shop. Another challenge is the fact that they sit right on and next [...]