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Latest news from Honduras, Philippines, Maldives and BVI

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.

Honduras reaches political resolution and continues to welcome visitors.

Travel alert: Philippines recovers from Typhoon Mirinae.

Maldives wind farm to supply 40 percent of the island nation’s energy.

Plan your trip to the BVI now. Kite Jam begins March 1, 2010 on Necker.

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Latest News from the Maldives, Marshall Islands and Hawaii

October 19th, 2009 by Adrienne | 1 Comment | Filed in News and Deals

Photo courtesy: New Zealand Herald

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.

The Maldives holds the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting in an effort to spotlight rising sea levels.

Climate change experts meet in the Marshall Islands to discuss adaptation strategies.

A relic from Hawaii’s first saint, St. Damien, began its statewide tour of the islands in Honolulu on Sunday.

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Best Island Wallpaper Not From ISLANDS

October 14th, 2009 by Chris | No Comments | Filed in Best of the Week

ISLANDS of course still offers the best island wallpaper — and we’re working on an all-new gallery that will be the best yet. We’ve also launched a new Facebook page for island wallpaper. But I realize we’re not the only source for your island wallpaper needs. If you must look elsewhere, here are six wallpapers worth considering. Click on the images to go to the download page for each.

Royal Island Resort and Spa, Maldives

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News from Maldives, Eastern Caribbean, Maine and Scotland

September 28th, 2009 by Adrienne | No Comments | Filed in News and Deals

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.

The Maldives will hold an “underwater cabinet meeting” on Oct. 24 to discuss the threats of climate change to the island chain.

An inter-island ferry connecting the Eastern Caribbean — Barbados, Trinidad, Grenada, St. Vincent and St. Lucia — will begin operating on Oct. 1.

The story of The Circus Ship — and its author and illustrator — are on tour this October, hitting classrooms on 10 of Maine’s islands.

Nesting ducks have returned to a Scottish island thanks to the removal of a group of foxes and the arrival of a flock of sheep.

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Latest from Florida Keys, Hawaii, Ireland and Maldives

August 10th, 2009 by Adrienne | No Comments | Filed in News and Deals

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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.

No Name Key, neighbor to Best Island to Live on Big Pine, fights efforts to connect the community to the grid.

Hawaii travel alert: Tropical storm warning is in effect for Maui, Big Island and Oahu.

Want to get the royal treatment? Stay in an Irish castle.

If you thought the Maldives was already a hotbed of luxury, apparently you were wrong. Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts announces “the first international luxury resort” in the region.

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News from St. Croix, Honolulu and Maldives, Plus New Cruise Ships

July 30th, 2009 by Adrienne | No Comments | Filed in News and Deals

Virgin Sustainable Farm Institute by Matthew Miller

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.

St. Croix’s Virgin Sustainable Farm Institute has been named a finalist in National Geographic’s Geotourism Challenge.

Do Hawaii family style this weekend. The Honolulu Family Festival, which helps the city maintain Ala Moana Park, begins today.

Hot enough for ya? The first south-of-the-equator resort opens in the Maldives.

Planning a cruise for the fall? Check out the newest cruise ships before you set sail.

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New BVI Property, plus Internship with Reef Check, Discovery on Balearics and History from St. Croix

July 17th, 2009 by Adrienne | No Comments | Filed in News and Deals

Frenchmans Lookout, Tortola, BVI by ISLANDS magazine

Frenchmans Lookout on Torotla 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.

Frenchmans Lookout (a rental villa that offers one of the best views in the Caribbean) has opened a new property on Torotla, Frenchmans Paradise.

Looking for a summer job? Reef Check and Malibu Rum have teamed up to create internship opportunities in the Maldives, the Philippines and Thailand.

Not for the squeamish: A new insect species has been discovered on the Balearic Islands.

Newly available slave trade records help families trace their ancestors back to St. Croix.

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Celebrate World Oceans Day

June 8th, 2009 by Adrienne | No Comments | Filed in News and Deals

LA MER & Oceana support World Oceans Day

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.

June 8, 2009 marks the first UN-recognized celebration of World Oceans Day.

Find World Oceans Day events on islands around the globe, from a beach cleanup on Jamaica to a swimming competition in the Maldives to an ecological theater festival in the Philippines.

Founding member of Oceana, Ted Danson, offers a commentary on World Oceans Day.

Find more ways to celebrate and preserve oceans on ISLANDS 2009 Blue List.

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The Maldives’ first Southern Atoll Resort

June 2nd, 2009 by Adrienne | No Comments | Filed in News and Deals

The Maldives welcomes a new resort

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.

The Maldives welcomes its first resort in the undeveloped Southern Atoll and its first Green Globe certified property, Alila Villas Hadahaa.

Local islander leads crusade to save Trinidad’s leatherback turtle population on Matura Beach.

Find out why one reader loves his home in the Philippines, Cebu City, on Intelligent Traveler.

Hawaiian Airlines teams up with Rolls Royce to build a fleet of fuel-efficient jets, starting with two new airbuses that will debut April 2010.

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Posts Tagged ‘Maldives’

Latest news from Honduras, Philippines, Maldives and BVI

Latest News from the Maldives, Marshall Islands and Hawaii

Best Island Wallpaper Not From ISLANDS

News from Maldives, Eastern Caribbean, Maine and Scotland

Latest from Florida Keys, Hawaii, Ireland and Maldives

News from St. Croix, Honolulu and Maldives, Plus New Cruise Ships

New BVI Property, plus Internship with Reef Check, Discovery on Balearics and History from St. Croix

Celebrate World Oceans Day

The Maldives’ first Southern Atoll Resort

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