November 6th, 2009 by Matthew | 1 Comment | Filed in ISLANDS Experts
From left: Adrienne (biked in one day so far), Eddy (hitched ride with wife all week), Ashley (carpools with her husband), Matthew (biked in two days so far). Photo by Lori (feeling peer pressure).
Last Friday, I pledged to come to work by some other method than driving my own car at least one day this week. I rode my bike in Monday and again today. It was painless. These fall days have been pleasant. It’s true riding a bike in Orlando is a bit of a dog fight, especially at rush hour. There are no bikes lanes to speak of, and drivers aren’t particularly mindful of bikes on the road, so you have to be extra mindful of them, especially crossing the higher-speed highways. And you have to breathe some exhaust. You’re breathing it in your car,
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Tags: green
November 6th, 2009 by Lori | No Comments | Filed in Hawaii, Photo Talk
Image by Clark Little
It’s no secret that we here at ISLANDS are big fans of water and some of us have been known to catch a wave or two. So when I met Clark Little at the Maui Photo Festival I was intrigued by the images he was creating. Clark grew up surfing Oahu’s North shore and now spends his days bobbing in the waves creating stunning shorebreak images like the one pictured above. His first book, The Shorebreak Art of Clark Little, will be released November 15. Clark recently sent me a sneak peek and I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy.
Tags: Books, Maui, Oahu, photos
November 6th, 2009 by Adrienne | 2 Comments | Filed in News and Deals
ISLANDS Expert Danny Akaka strums a ukulele on the Big Island of Hawaii. Photo by: Bob Krist
You can’t be on every island at once — but you can feel like you are. Here are the latest links with useful information about island travel from around the world.
Tags: Fiji, green, Hawaii, Scotland, USVI
November 5th, 2009 by Matthew | No Comments | Filed in Asia, Destination Spotlight
Uluwatu Temple in Bali feels close to paradise. Pavel Mitrofanov/iStockphoto.com
Featured in our 2010 Wish List forthcoming in the December 2009 issue of ISLANDS magazine (on newsstands November 16), the largely Hindu island of Bali in largely Muslim Indonesia serves a sensory feast — incense, jungle giving way to beach, gamelan music celebrating the spirit.
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Tags: Asia, Bali, Indonesia
November 5th, 2009 by Adrienne | 1 Comment | Filed in News and Deals
St. Lucia's World Heritage Site, Petit Piton. Photo by: Adrienne Egolf
You can’t be on every island at once — but you can feel like you are. Here are the latest links with useful information about island travel from around the world.
Tags: Corn Islands, Galapagos, St. Barts
November 4th, 2009 by Chris | 2 Comments | Filed in Best of the Week
ISLANDS.com users love wallpapers, travel deals and contests more than anything. We always strive to hold great travel contests for you, and right now we have five that are easy to enter and (sometimes) easy to win. Pick the contests below that you want to enter now and you could be on your way to a dream trip — for free!
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Tags: best, Caribbean, contest
November 4th, 2009 by Ashley | No Comments | Filed in Destination Spotlight, Europe
Venice by Ashley Fraxedas
A great question just came in from ISLANDS reader Jennifer Franz: “What boots should you take to Venice? And is it better to just bring a carry-on?” Since Venice has steady rain throughout the year and notoriously floods (they have to put benches across San Marco to walk on!), a good pair of waterproof boots is an Italian must. Here’s my answer to Jennifer:
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Tags: Europe, Italy, Venice
November 4th, 2009 by Adrienne | 2 Comments | Filed in News and Deals
Don't get lost on Hawaiian roads like this one on Kauai — use your GPS wisely. Photo by: Linny Morris
You can’t be on every island at once — but you can feel like you are. Here are the latest links with useful information about island travel from around the world.
Tags: Channel Islands, Hawaii, Maine, Orcas Island
November 3rd, 2009 by Ashley | 1 Comment | Filed in News and Deals
Courtesy Fairmont Orchid
What you save: It’s simple — Buy one guest room at the Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island and get a second room (in the same category) for free.
Why we love it: Native green turtles inhabit the Fairmont’s shoreline. The Spa Without Walls offers waterfall massage hale huts. And Norio’s Japanese Restaurant serves the freshest sushi on the island. What more could you ask for?
Book it now: Valid for travel completed by Dec. 20 in the garden, partial- and ocean-view categories. Visit www.fairmont.com/orchid for more information.
Tags: Big Island, Deal, Hawaii
November 3rd, 2009 by Adrienne | 2 Comments | Filed in News and Deals
Snorkelers on the Honduran island of Roatan. Photo courtesy: Honduras Institute of Tourism
You can’t be on every island at once — but you can feel like you are. Here are the latest links with useful information about island travel from around the world.
Tags: BVI, Honduras, Maldives, Philippines
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