You Know You’re From Hawai’i If…
You say slippers, not flip-flops. You’re cold when the weather drops below 70 degrees... But even when it gets cold, you still wear shorts and slippers – you just add a sweatshirt. You think a 20-minute drive is a long drive. You’ll sometimes let someone into your...
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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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Transitioning into Part-time Island Life
I’ve always felt a strong connection to the beach and tropical climates, having been born and raised in Tampa, Florida. But to be honest, Tampa was too city-like for me, and far too cold in the winter months. So in the pursuit of the island dream, I moved to Hawaii,...
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Being Bookish on a Book-less Rock
I find myself currently living on the little island of South Caicos. If you haven’t heard much about South Caicos, that’s because there are only two resorts with three restaurants between them both and then two other places to eat in town, one of which is only open on...
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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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Turning Island Bush Into An Island Garden That Feeds Us
Except for 4 years in a small town in England, I’ve spent all my life in cities of varying sizes, in several different countries. Only 2 of the homes I’ve lived in had gardens and in neither had I attempted more than some experimental flower and vegetable plantings....
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