Archive for the ‘Archipelagos’ Category

 

Transportation for Island Tourists

June 29th, 2010

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. [...]

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More Islands Affected

June 27th, 2010

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 [...]

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Choose Your Weather

June 17th, 2010

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 [...]

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Island Cultures

June 11th, 2010

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 [...]

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Island Justice

June 6th, 2010

Are you considering traveling to an island soon? -Possibly a honeymoon or great vacation? Remember when you travel to one of these great places to visit, you are more than likely in another country. And in that country they have laws. Those laws are there to protect its citizens. Remember though that the laws they [...]

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Island Sanctuaries

May 16th, 2010

Many islands that have no population to them have quite the wildlife populations on them. These islands are everywhere in the oceans of the world. Many countries that own them decide to turn them into some sort of wildlife sanctuary. These places that are protected by these governing bodies are great ways usually of preserving [...]

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Historical Islands

May 13th, 2010

Do you love history? Often people love visiting sites with big time historical significance. The same goes for islands as well. There are some islands that have a great amount of history to them. Imagine some of the battles in World War II between the US and Japan. Those islands have a ton of significance [...]

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