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News from Hawaii, Fiji, Scotland and USVI

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.

Never underestimate the power of Aloha. Listen to one expat’s story of forging unlikely connections with her ukulele.

Travel to Fiji just got a little bit greener: The island nation is the first to launch a national low carbon tourism initiative.

Forget the school bus. In Scotland, children island-hop to school.

Gentleman, start your engines: It’s crab racing season in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Win a Trip to Scotland, plus news from Hawaii, Canaries and Marshall Islands

October 23rd, 2009 by Adrienne | 4 Comments | Filed in News and Deals

Win a trip to Scotland in honor of St. Andrew's Day. Photo by: Chris Hepburn

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.

Calling all Andrews, Andys and Andreas: You could win a trip to Scotland for St. Andrew’s Day.

Hurricane Neki has weakened to a Category 2 storm and won’t threaten Hawaii.

Scientists trace the anthropological origins of the Canary Islands.

The Marshall Islands adopt an ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change.

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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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Tags: Barbados, Grenada, Maine, Maldives, Scotland, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad

ISLANDS News: Hawaii Contest and More

September 25th, 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.

Your Twitter and Facebook habits may actually pay off. Just enter Marriott’s Tweet Yourself to Hawaii Sweepstakes. More of a YouTube junkie? Submit a video about why you love Hawaii (like the one above) and win a trip for 12.

The miracle of flight: A rare bird on Maine’s Matinicus Rock island reaches flying age.

South Pacific kings and queens (and rooks and pawns) compete at a Solomon Islands chess tournament.

BBC News examines threats to life on Scotland and islands around the world due to climate change.

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New Flight to Jamaica, Green Golf Courses, Hawaiian Movie Stars

August 12th, 2009 by Adrienne | No Comments | Filed in News and Deals

Jamaica by Shelly Strazis

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.

Trade the cacti and chipotle for beaches and Jerk: US Airways now offers direct flights from Phoenix to Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Eco-friendly golf courses on Martha’s Vineyard, Scotland and Panama’s Isla Viveros give new meaning to reaching the green.

What do Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have in common? They’re all from Hawaii, apparently.

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Andaman’s Tsunami Watch Cancelled, Plus latest from Scotland and Hawaii

August 11th, 2009 by Adrienne | No Comments | Filed in News and Deals

Scotland by ISLANDS

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.

Another best island to live on? Scotland promotes life on its western islands.

A tsunami watch that was issued for the Andaman Islands following an earthquake in the Indian Ocean has been canceled.

South Pacific island hopping: Continental adds flights from Honolulu to Guam and Fiji.

Need some reading material for the flight? The San Francisco Chronicle has a round-up of the best Hawaiian fiction.

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Solar Eclipse in the South Pacific, Tuvalu to go Solar, Scotland’s Quiet Sundays and Hawaii’s Record-Setting Surf Auction

July 21st, 2009 by Adrienne | 1 Comment | 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.

You may want to skip the sunglasses on Wednesday if you’re traveling through Southeast Asia or the South Pacific. The longest solar eclipse to happen this century will be visible for about five minutes in parts of Asia, India and finally on the South Pacific nation of Kiribati.

In the face of climate-change threats, Tuvalu sets an example for the world. The low-lying island nation plans to go completely solar by 2020.

Locals on Scotland’s Isle of Lewis fight to keep Sundays ferry free.

Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction raises a record $767,000. A portion of every sale made will be donated to the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation, along with the Surfing Heritage Foundation and the Surfrider Foundation.

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Posts Tagged ‘Scotland’

News from Hawaii, Fiji, Scotland and USVI

Win a Trip to Scotland, plus news from Hawaii, Canaries and Marshall Islands

News from Maldives, Eastern Caribbean, Maine and Scotland

ISLANDS News: Hawaii Contest and More

New Flight to Jamaica, Green Golf Courses, Hawaiian Movie Stars

Andaman’s Tsunami Watch Cancelled, Plus latest from Scotland and Hawaii

Solar Eclipse in the South Pacific, Tuvalu to go Solar, Scotland’s Quiet Sundays and Hawaii’s Record-Setting Surf Auction

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