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Kota Kinabalu on the island of Borneo is the capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It lies on the coastline, close to Mount Kinabalu and the Kinabalu National Park, a World Heritage site. Kota Kinabalu also serves as a gateway to the tropical islands off Malaysian Borneo, such as Gaya, Selingan and Lankayan, and is fast becoming a popular resort destination in ... Read More »

Lankawi is a serene archipelago of 140 islands – only a few of which are inhabited. The largest of these is the eponymous Langkawi Island, which has UNESCO World Geopark status because of its richly populated (by wildlife, that is) conservation areas. The best way to experience these ecological wonders is from high above, on the Langkawi Sky Bridge that ... Read More »

The island groups that make up French Polynesia were not officially united until the establishment of the French protectorate in 1889. The first of these islands to be settled by indigenous Polynesians were the Marquesas Islands in AD 300 and the Society Islands in AD 800. The Polynesians were organized in loose chieftainships. Read More »

Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Though lying within the Arctic Circle, the archipelago experiences one of the world’s largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude. Read More »

Like many places in Alaska, Kodiak island is a great place to look for wildlife, including the Kodiak bear. You can also spot bald eagles, puffins, a variety of other birds, and buffalo, and go whale watching or fishing. In town there are four museums, shopping, restaurants, and also many talented visual, fiber, metal, and multi-media artists. From Kodiak, you ... Read More »

Cumberland Island is just under 40 miles north of Jacksonville, Florida and has a variety of outdoors activities, with 50 miles of trails and miles of undeveloped beaches (where many sea turtles make their nests), with both backcountry and developed camping. For the history buff, there are three main historical sites – the Plum Orchard Mansion, a Georgia Revival Mansion built ... Read More »

The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, 926 km west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part. Wikipedia Read More »