Tag: Island

In the 18th century, gunpowder was a highly regulated trade good. Empires like the British and the Spanish wanted to ensure that rebels, pirates, and criminals could not access the valuable material. Gunpowder was hard to make and hard to source. The United States did not have local gunpowder manufa...

Of all the things we do at Lyft, choreographing pickups between riders & drivers is one of the most complex and consequential. Nailing this choreography depends on Lyft doing a lot of things well but simply keeping riders up to speed is essential. Failing to deliver the right information, at the...

iOS 16 has brought a great new feature that’s sure to add value when implemented in new and interesting ways for a whole host of developers. Live Activities and their implementation though could do with a bit of explanation as there are a few steps involved in getting started. I’ve ou...

Unveiling the Beauty of Mayan Yas Island Nestled amidst the sparkling waters of the Arabian Riviera, Mayan Yas Island stands as a luxurious and enchanting destination in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This extraordinary island boasts a myriad of stunning attractions and unique features that captivate the h...

From Yas Island, hotel, restaurants and free transportation — there are a lot of deals to grab and make Abu Dhabi your next vacation destination this summer ! Photo by David Rodrigo on Unsplash Abu Dhabi is the captivating capital of the United Arab Emirates. With its ...

Two years ago I armchair travelled to China, eating and drinking like an Emperor, and ruminating on the extent that a Brit could wade into the political debates surrounding Chinese borders. I concluded that I couldn’t separate out Hong Kong as it was a key part of Cantonese culture which ...

Lamma Island (南丫島) is located on the southwest of Hong Kong Island. Both the English and Mandarin name of this island have interesting origins. The name “Lamma” was actually a mistake by a Scottish geographer reading a map marked in Portuguese stating the place as “Lama&...

During my stay in Hong Kong, I couldn’t resist taking a trip to Lantau Island, the largest island in the region. Located west of Hong Kong, it forms a part of the New Territories. In this post, I want to share my delightful experience on this lush and scenic island. The Lungs of Hong Kong ...

Visiting Catalina is something I have wanted to do since I was a kid. Once I took the time to look into the campsites I was motivated to finally book a trip- 6 months in advance. When planning a bike trip on Catalina there are a few major things to keep in mind and I’m going to cover those ite...

Good heavens. Not another new phone? This episode of the Staten Island Restaurant Tour is the first to use my third new phone of the year, the Google Pixel 7a, and features side-by-side food shots with another of my many phones, the Samsung Galaxy A14. We’ll get to those in a moment. First, we...

Between the southern shore of Staten Island and the Korean War Veterans Parkway lie several neighborhoods served by the Staten Island Railway, the Forgotten Borough’s only rail line. One of them is Prince’s Bay. Below the train station is a narrow enclave sandwiched between Lemon Creek P...

“Wonderin bout my luggij, an what happened to da rollers? Dat’s my extra shit fer dis new gig I just landed in Lung Eyelund City! Youse knows where dat’s at? Way over by dere, east a Manhattin on dis side a da riva, da odder side a da tracks, if youse knows what I means, just no...

Kill” is actually the Dutch word for “little stream,” so naming a neighborhood after one is less a horror-movie scenario than a nod to New York’s Dutch heritage — the city originally was Nieuw Amsterdam, after all. This episode of the Staten Island Restaurant Tour, my s...

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I finally am getting around to writing about the Ospreys we observed on a nesting platform near our hotel. I was able to add this majestic bird to my life list fairly easily. I even brought my binoculars and digital camera with me on this wonderful Summer trip. Welcome back. Here is yet another a...

The Faroe Islands, located just above the United Kingdom, have been on my bucket list for a couple years now. I’m not the only person who has caught on to the surreal landscape and rich culture. These majestic islands have gotten more popular as the years go on — understandably so. Th...

Lagos is Lagos, and in my opinion, there is no better way to define Lagos other than by itself. It was the year 2006, my first year in Lagos. It was my cousin’s naming ceremony, and I was privileged to accompany my mother to the family occasion. The next time I would be in Lagos was 15 year...

When you swim in a Coron lake or lagoon, you are surrounded by walls of limestone some 50 meters high or more. They are like cement facades of skyscrapers without windows, half-submerged and rising from the depths, 50 to 80 meters below. There were moments when we weren’t surrounded by tourist...

If you visit West Sumatra, there is one place you shouldn’t miss The name of the place is Mentawai Island There are many extraordinary things that you will get there What is the Mentawai island? Mentawai Islands is a group of islands located off the western coast of Sumatra, Indone...

To these people, it was like a kidnapped child brought back centuries later. It is a reunion of a snatched family member with her people. The Passamaquoddy tribe recently reacquired the 140-acre Kuwesuwi Monihq, formerly called White’s Island and Pine Island, ME, by partnering with Nature C...

Living in the Island from the beginning teaches you to swim in an early age it was like a SOP for an Island girl like me, teaches you to help your parent for doing the house chores, giving you a wonderful childhood like playing a street games every weekend which you also earned a lot of friends and ...

In Chinese mythology, there are five islands in the Bohai Sea, inhabited by immortal beings who have discovered the elixir of life. Many have searched for the islands, but no one have yet found them. I came close, however, four years ago this very week, when I travelled deep into the Nevada desert, ...

Lombok Island is located in the central part of the tectonically active zone formed as a result of subduction of the Indo-Austrian Plate in the western part of the Banda Sea. The Lombok geology is characteristic of island-arc territories and is represented by volcanic-sedimentary formations from ...

Tristan da Cunha is a small island far away in the South Atlantic Ocean, 2,500 kilometers west of Cape Town. It is one of the most remote places where people live in the world. To get there, you have to take a boat through very rough waters, and the trip takes about three weeks from Cape Town. The i...

It sounds like the premise of a thrilling new HBO Max TV series… It’s the year 2022 and there exists an island that has remained largely unvisited by humanity because of a fear of the tribal inhabitants that live on it. A fear that this tribe might kill any visitors they see, as they...

I did not partake in the secession. I was too young and on the opposite side of the globe. It is a minor regret in my life, but I atone for it with an annual pilgrimage to the place of the insurrection. The secession unfolded on April 23rd, 1982. That it happened in the United States is what bogg...

A spectacle of beauty, history, and culture, the Greek Islands have long captivated visitors from around the world with their breathtaking landscapes and monumental historical sites. Among these is Rhodes, known as the Island of the Knights, which boasts a history that spans several millennia. ...