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photo of mountain scenery with text "Christoffel National Park Curacao"

Drive the Mountain Route through Christoffel National Park, CuraƧao

Posted onMarch 11, 2018March 20, 202618 Comments

To see Curacao’s wilder side, drive the Mountain Route through Christoffel National Park.

CategoriesABC islands, Caribbean, CuracaoTagsislands

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Cruise Waikiki Beach for city views and sunsets

Posted onFebruary 6, 2018March 20, 20262 Comments

A Waikiki sunset cruise offers a chance to take a longer, more relaxing look at Honolulu’s iconic beach. Add sunset and a cocktail and you might not care that the fantasy of Waikiki bears little Read More …

CategoriesHawaii, Oahu, USATagsislands, urban planning

Tractor on beach with text "Cape Kidnappers New Zealand Gannet Beach Tractor Tour"

New Zealand’s Cape Kidnappers tractor tour offered gannets, geology, and good fun (Closed)

Posted onJanuary 29, 2018March 20, 202614 Comments

The wonderful Cape Kidnapper tractor tours along Hawkes Bay, New Zealand was forced to close in 2023. Here’s a look at the dramatic coastal scenery, the world’s largest mainland colony of Australasian gannets, a bit Read More …

CategoriesNew Zealand, OceaniaTagsislands

dock with text "beyond San Juan in Puerto Rico"

20 photos that will make you want to see Puerto Rico beyond San Juan

Posted onAugust 22, 2017March 20, 20262 Comments

San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a great place to visit. It has countless historic buildings, museums, and great restaurants. There are even some fine beaches once you leave Old Town! However, there is a lot Read More …

CategoriesCaribbean, Puerto Rico, USATagsislands

Painting of lovely Oja Island from #Landsort #Lighthouse in Sweden's Stockholm Archipelago - ExplorationVacation #VisitSweden #landsort #bythesea

Lovely Landsort (Ɩja Island), Sweden

Posted onJune 9, 2017March 24, 202613 Comments

The Stockholm Archipelago includes more than 25,000 islands and islets along the Swedish coast. All of them seem a world away from Stockholm. And, while many are only a quick ferry ride from the city, Read More …

CategoriesEurope, SwedenTagsislands

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Historic San GermƔn, Puerto Rico

Posted onMarch 26, 2017March 20, 2026Leave a comment

Tourists heading to Puerto Rico in search of the island’s history would do well to visit San Germán. Exploring San Germán Everyone knows San Juan is the colonial heart of Puerto Rico. However, in the Read More …

CategoriesCaribbean, Puerto Rico, USATagsislands, National Register of Historic Places

Annaberg sugar mill ruins St John

Annaberg Sugar Mill, Saint John, USVI

Posted onSeptember 29, 2015March 21, 2026Leave a comment

The National Park Service protects more than 7,000 acres of land on the island of Saint John in the US Virgin Islands. Most of this consists of stunning beaches and the sort of wilderness areas Read More …

CategoriesCaribbean, US Virgin Islands, USATagsislands, National Register of Historic Places, US National Parks

Cowpet Beach, St. Thomas, USVI

Posted onMay 14, 2015May 20, 20268 Comments

It is dark and dreary in Minnesota today, so it seems like a perfect day to enjoy a few pictures I took earlier this spring at Cowpet Beach on St. Thomas in the US Virgin Read More …

CategoriesCaribbean, US Virgin Islands, USATagsislands

Touring St. John, US Virgin Islands

Posted onMay 11, 2015May 20, 20268 Comments

The island of St. John is just a short ferry trip from St. Thomas, so the friends we were staying with on our visit in April took us there for a day trip. . . Read More …

CategoriesCaribbean, US Virgin Islands, USATagsislands

Watch where you park in the Florida Keys

Posted onApril 28, 2015May 20, 20268 Comments

Give any parking lot in the Florida Keys a good look-over before leaving your car or risk being attacked by giant crustaceans . . . South Florida scenes

CategoriesFlorida, USATagsislands

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