Island Reads: Life on a Rock
Have you ever seen photos of or visited a tiny remote island and wondered what it would be like to actually live there, so far removed from society? Today's featured book, set on an Out Island in the Bahamas, may make you shy away from the very idea as you read how...
Why Santa Doesn’t Ship to the Cayman Islands
There are many things you take for granted before you move to an island – mild weather, a bug-free home, reliable electricity and internet, and the ease of online shopping. The convenience of the last one is mostly attributed to the reliable postal and delivery...
Accepting Island Chic
I love clothes. Immeasurably. I’m not a snob about it, quite the opposite. I think clothing allows each individual the ability to become who they want to be. And movies… they’ve given me this belief… Cinderella, My Fair Lady, Gone With the Wind… the heroines able to...
The 10 Stages of Hurricane Season
Before we permanently moved to our island, we’d been here “pre-Ivan.” We’ve since heard the Hurricane Ivan stories, so we knew from reports how devastating a hurricane could be. Since then, there have been a few times when we thought we might be in the path of a...
Island Warning: Mind the Monsoon Mood
Life on my island comes in two seasons: Rainy and Dry. We love the dry season out here on Guam. The trade winds pick up, the temperature sticks around a nice, comfortable 80°F, the water is cool and refreshing, the grass dry, the hikes bearable. And then there's the...
‘Tis the Season for Horror on the Rock
Summer is cockroach season in Bermuda. I remember clearly my horror at the roach I saw, days after arriving on island for the first time. The beast skittered across the floor of my children’s room, making its click click noises on its disgusting progress from...
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