Looking for more island stuff on the interwebs?
We’ve got you covered. Here are some links to our favorite tropical websites & more:
Island Blogs We Follow
Looking for more dispatches from the tropics? Here’s a list of some of the island blogs we read:
- 16 Degrees VI
- 39 and Counting
- 1st Day of Summer
- A Broad in Seychelles
- A Broad View
- Adventures From Elle
- Adventures in Toucanland
- A Hopkins Life
- Amor y Sabor
- Another Rum Punch
- A Vanderful Life at Sea
- Bahama Mama Penny
- Barefoot in the Bahamas
- Bella Gypsy Sol
- Beyond Boundaries
- Bikini Sunset
- Brodies in Paradise
- Bongo Bongo
- Cadence of the Sea
- Canadian Mama on the Rock
- Cayman Expat
- Cayman Islands Blog
- Coconut Telegraph
- Colleen and Ross in the Dominican Republic
- Curly Girly
- Detached and Amused
- Drinking the Whole Bottle
- Exhale Life
- Explore New Shores
- Fay Knowles, Bahamas Writer
- Fiji Diaries
- Girl in the DR
- Governors Estate Blog
- High Seas and Low Latitudes
- Island Epicurean
- Island Girl Problems
- Island Girl Writing
- Island Hipster
- Islanders from Iowa
- Island Girl In-Transit
- Island Living STX
- Island Lizzy
- Island RDN
- Isle of Bites
- It’s a Necessity
- It’s a Waterfull Life
- Jamaica My Way
- Je m’amuse
- Jen There Done That
- Jersey Girl Gone Caribbean
- JHOHADLI
- Kay Alisia
- Keys in the Conch Shell
- Knee Deep In It
- Laura Cooper’s Island Blog
- Leaf in the Wind
- Letters to England
- Letters to My Friends Back Home
- Life as Josephine
- Living in Grand Cayman
- Living the Beach Life
- Making Waves
- Mangroves and Mermaids
- Melanin Mind & Soul
- Mermaid on a Raft
- My Anguilla Experience
- My Sea Story
- My Turks and Caicos Blog
- Nevis Island Living
- Nevis Life as a Wife
- New Life in Belize
- Notes from my Hammock
- Our Innovative Life
- Out Island Life
- Palm Tree Charters Blog
- Prescription 4 Change
- Running Like a Wrinkly
- Sage Island
- Sail Away… Or Not.
- Sailing Mata Hari
- Scattered Thoughts
- Seven Strong Oregon
- Seychelles Mama
- Shanny De Lioness
- Simply Local
- Sloop Jones’ Blog
- Smiles and Waves
- Sojourn in Uva
- Soleil Toute L’année
- St Croix Beach Bum
- Taking the Plunge
- The Adventures of Island Girl
- The Adventures of Shark Girl
- The Bahamanista
- The Barefoot Angel
- The Crucian Contessa
- The Happy Hippy
- The Life She Had Imagined
- The Shift and the Rock
- The Squishy Monster
- The Traveling Berrys
- The Traveling Island Girl
- Three Kinds of Sunshine
- Traversing the Triangle
- Tropical Life, Food and Fun
- What About Your Saucepans?
- Where the Coconuts Grow
- Windtraveler
- With Love From Guyana
- Working Supermom
Island-Related Websites
Here’s a list of salty sites we frequent almost as much as our fav beach bars:
- Anguilla Beaches
- Beach Bar Bums
- Beach Box TV
- Beach Tomato
- Berry Coco by Mina
- BVI Newbie
- Caribbean 360
- Caribbean Beat
- Caribbean & Co.
- Caribbean Girls Rock!
- Caribbean Living Magazine
- Caribbean Journal
- Caribbean Posh
- Caribbean Soul Trekkers
- Castaway Crystal
- Claytine Nisbett
- Coastal Living
- Coral Range
- Cozumel 4 You
- Hula Land
- Island Girl Music
- Island Girl Writing
- Island Jane
- Islands Magazine
- Island Muse
- Island Runaways
- Light Your Fire Island
- Live Like a Goddess
- Malia Mattoch McManus
- Mindful Diver
- Miss Ingrid VI
- News of St. John
- Next Stop Coconut
- Nothing To Do In Bermuda?
- On-Island Times
- Real Life Caribbean
- Reeftraveler
- Reelax’n Fiji
- Rum Shop Ryan’s Caribbean Castaway Blog
- Sand and Stilettos
- San Pedro Scoop
- She’s at Sea
- She Caribbean Magazine
Island Books
Here’s a list of books about the tropics and/or written by island authors.
Perfect for your island book club!
- A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
- Adrift on a Sea of Blue Light by Peter Muilenburg
- A Face in the River by Kristine Simelda
- American Street by Ibi Zoboi
- And the Sea Will Tell by Vincent Bugliosi
- An Embarrassment of Mangoes by Ann Vanderhoof
- An Island Away by Daniel Putkowski
- A Sail of Two Idiots by Renee Petrillo
- A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid
- A Trip to the Beach by Melinda & Robert Blanchard
- Caribbean Addiction by S.M. Fitzpatrick
- Dancing in the Dining Room by Donna Goring
- Desiring Paradise by Karin W. Schlesinger
- Don’t Stop the Carnival by Herman Wouk
- Dragonfruit by Malia Mattoch McManus
- Fay Knowles – Love at Sunset and Sunbeams
- Fireburn by Apple Gidley
- Force Ripe by Cindy McKenzie
- Getting Stoned with Savages by J. Maarten Troost
- Glassbottom Days by Willie Wilson
- Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
- How to Escape from a Leper Colony by Tiphanie Yanique
- Hurricanes & Hangovers by Dear Miss Mermaid
- I’m Gonna Live My Life Like a Jimmy Buffet Song by Anthony Bjorklund
- Island in the Clouds by Susan M. Toy
- Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway
- Lagoonieville books by Bert Emrich
- Land of Love & Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique
- Life as Josephine by Claytine Nisbett
- Life in the Left Lane by Emy Thomas
- Live What You Love by Melinda & Robert Blanchard
- Love’s Sweet Joy (Return to Love) by Nerissa Golden
- One Woman’s Island by Susan M. Toy
- Out Island Doctor by Evans W. Cottman
- Paradise in Black and White by Judith Verity
- Poisoned Arrows by Vellie Nicholas-Benta
- Precipice by Tom Savage
- River of Fire by Kristine Simelda
- Roatan Odyssey by Anne Jennings Brown
- The Bounty by Caroline Alexander
- The Captain’s Log series by Melanie Wood
- The Carnival Never Got Started by S. Guy Lovelace
- The Eye of the Storm by Allison Knights Bramble
- The King of Cool by Lori Watts Hirons
- The Island by Victoria Hislop
- The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
- The Marvellous Equations of the Dread by Marcia Douglas
- The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost
- The Wildlife in an Island House by Gail Karlsson
- The Words I Want You to Keep by Gaby Compres
- Turning the Tide by Sidney D. Kirkpatrick
- Two on the Isle by Robb White
- Up the Mountain One Time by Willie Wilson
- Vintage St. John: Discover St. John’s History through Seven Generations of Heartfelt Stories by Valerie Sims
- Walking with the Ancestors by Angelo Bissessarsingh
- Waltzing with Brando by Bernard Judge
- Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rys
- Wind from the Carolinas by Robert Wilder
Island Books for Children:
Island Products We Use
Here are some of our favorite go-to products for island life that have been mentioned here on the site:
- Body Glide for Her (to keep your thighs from chafing in the humidity)
- Buluh Reusable Bamboo Straws (to keep in your bag & reduce your plastic straw waste)
- Causeflowers (made by contributor Steph Hargrove in Puerto Rico)
- Eco Art from Steph
- Flip & Tumble Reusable Shopping Bags (to get eco on your island)
- Hand Fan (keep yourself cool while waiting around on the rock)
- Jolt HP Big Zapping Racket (to fry mosquitoes with a vengeance)
- Lady’s Anti Monkey Butt Powder (to prevent the dreaded Island Swamp Ass)
- Not Your Mother’s Clean Freak Dry Shampoo (to stretch out your washes, save water, & minimize scalp sweat)
- The Undress (for changing out of your swimsuit in public without revealing yourself)
- Ultra Strength Tiger Balm (for bug bite itching relief)
- Waterproof Dry Bag for Devices (to protect your phone while near the water)
- Water Shoes (perfect for island hiking – traction that can get wet without getting soggy)
- Waterproof Wet Bikini Bag (to store your wet swimsuit post-beach)
Travel Sites We Love
Got a case of wanderlust? Here’s a list of travel sites we islanders adore:
Other Sites to Check Out
Because not everything fits into a category! Here are a few other noteworthy sites worth your time:
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