Island Cultures 
Antigua: Movin on up(0)
Although well-known in the island world , Antigua has largely gone unnoticed in the mainstream. This is changing with a growing number of Europeans scouting real estate on the Caribbean island of Antigua, lured by its legendary 365 beaches and the explosion of upscale properties that have come on the market in recent years.
Jumby Bay [...]
Maldives Getting Tough On Climate Change
The Maldives is getting tough on climate change with the government recently announcing a new plan to fund its climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts with a $3 per day tax on all tourists coming to the low-lying Indian Ocean nation’s island resorts.
In 2008 some 683,000 people visited the Maldives as tourists, which is nearly double [...]
A New Future for Governor’s Island
Situated between Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, Governor’s Island is one of the most well situated islands anywhere in the world. However, for much of it’s 400 year history the 172-acre island has been outside of the mental map of New York City. The primary explanation for this is that for much of it’s history [...]
Vanuatu Arrives!
As new resorts development booms in Vanutu, the tiny island nation is becoming a must see destination on any island lovers list. Vanuatu announced a record 44.6 per cent increase in visitor for April this year over the same time last year. Although Fiji may still be retaining attracting more visitors, Vanuatu is quickly catching up and may [...]
Tuvulu’s Bold New Plan
In the global shift towards environmental sustainability, many small island nations are leading the way in the development and implementation of green technology.
Tuvalu a small island nation in the South Pacific recently announced their goal of generating 100% of the islands energy needs using renewable energy by 2020. Kick starting that effort is a new [...]
Purchase an Island, Get Your Own Stamp
Often people buy islands for prestige, privacy and relaxation. Very rarely do you hear of someone purchasing an island for stamps! According to Wales Online UK the owner of Sully Island which is 450 metres off Swanbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan has the right to commission thier very own stamps.
The island has just come [...]
Easter Island…Of Course
If you are one of my avid readers, then most likely you were expecting this post today. In honor of Easter, it is only natural to profile Easter Island. Easter Island is one of the most remote famous islands in the world. Known for its incredible history and moai stone statues, it draws visitors from [...]
Islomania: A Journey Among the Last Real Islands
It is always a treat to find a good island read. Islomania: A Journey Among the Last Real Islands, written by notable travel writer Thurston Clarke is the story about his personal obsessession with islands or islomania. This book is a kind of love letter to these little (and sometimes not so little) worlds surrounded by [...]
Floating Cities of the Future Part III
In part’s one and two of this series we examined the not too distant future on Freedom Ship and the distant future with the Living Universe Project in this final part of the series we look at the Celestopea Project which is a broad attempt at colonizing the Earth’s oceans one settlement at a time.
The floating settlements [...]
Is it Time to Say Bye Bye Dubai?
It wasn’t long ago that Dubai was being heralded as the worlds next great mega city. Now as the world’s economy sputters it appears that many of the projects in Dubai are going sour.
Over the last several months as the world economy began to shrink, little attention was paid to Dubai, which is surprising considering [...]