Wed, Jun 25th 2008, 00:00

Islands like Dauphin Island are thin strips of land just off the mainland that play a major role in buffering the mainland from the full fury of the storms that rage in from the North Atlantic ocean. Read more

Mon, Mar 17th 2008, 00:00

Often referred to as Scotland in Miniature, the Isle of Arran has a varied landscape ... from the valleys and meadows of the south to the mountains of the north. Read more

Thu, Feb 21st 2008, 00:00

Technically Cape Cod is a peninsula ... this elbow shaped land is surrounded by water. Read more

Fri, Oct 5th 2007, 00:00

Another speciality of Santorini island is wine ... Read more

Wed, Sep 12th 2007, 00:00

Thailand is a favourite holiday spot ... and Phuket is Thailand’s most famous picture postcard holiday destination. Read more

Wed, Mar 19th 2008, 00:00

Arran Island in Scotland has seen one of the first community driven marine conservation projects launched in Europe. Read more

Wed, Mar 12th 2008, 00:00

The Arran Islands are a remote set of islands set out in Galway Bay on the west coast of the Republic of Ireland. This enchanted destination is lost in time. Read more

Mon, Feb 11th 2008, 00:00

Many of the Caribbean Islands come alive during carnival season … and Trinidad is no exception. Read more

Fri, Sep 28th 2007, 00:00

The island of Santorini is the epitome of the mysterious beauty of the Greek Islands. The fascinating white and blue architecture of the romantic villages of Fira and Oia feature on almost every tourist brochure and postcard. Read more

Tue, Aug 21st 2007, 00:00

The Japanese way of eating is to combine staple foods, called shushoku (typically rice or noodles), with a soup and okazu (dishes with fish, meat, vegetable or tofu to complement the staple food). Read more