21 Things to Never Trust on an Island
It's easy to sometimes get nostalgic about childhood and the luxury of innocence that allowed you to have blind faith in the world around you. As a child, you could do things like ride the roller coasters at the theme park with confidence that the people operating...
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The Stress of Island Home Ownership
There are a few things that I have come to appreciate about western industrialized nations. For example: flushing the toilet without a thought for where it all goes, which goes hand in hand with turning on the faucet and having potable water (although I'm from...
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Barefoot Lessons for Better Living
In life, if we protect ourselves too much with externals, we lose our ability to handle Nature. And then we begin to fear it. In our fear, we create separateness from it, and from this separateness, we stop caring about it, and destroy it as if it is our enemy.
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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...
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Renovating on a Rock: Realities and Memorable Moments
“Wow, this place has such great potential! Imagine what it will be like when it’s all done!” Just like an episode of House Hunters Renovation, I uttered these famous last words when I first walked into my new island residence. Well, let me tell you it is certainly an...
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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...
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