Posts Tagged ‘ importance ’

2011 Favorite Travel Food of the Year

December 28, 2011
By Island Tips

Yesterday I wrote about the importance of people in the travel experience and highlighted the remarkable Kathy Carroll from Lanai, Hawaii. Today I want to shift gears a bit and highlight a different aspect of the travel experience, but one
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Escape To The Islands With Andrew Zimmern

November 8, 2011
By Island Tips

Andrew Zimmern is a chef, food writer, the host and producer of Travel Channel’s hit series, Bizarre Foods. Andrew, a recipient of the prestigious James Beard Award, has traveled the world, and understands the importance of a hotel and its amenities. Check out Andrew’s favorite hotel
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Blue Flag Beaches in Yaiza

July 20, 2011
By Island Tips
Blue Flag Beaches in Yaiza

The town beach in Playa Blanca also hoisted a new blue flag for 2011 on Sunday, the marina at Puerto Calero will be presented with theirs at 18:30 today. Gladys Acuña the mayoress of Yaiza is pictured above with Rafel Tavío the councilor for tourism and Roque Herrera for transport at the raising...
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Two Weekends, Two Lives Lost

June 12, 2011
By Island Tips
Two Weekends, Two Lives Lost

The sea off the coast of Tinajo in Lanzarote claimed another life in Lanzarote this weekend. The latest man to lose his life was a 28 year old Guardia Civil officer who was practicing free diving at the Playa de Las Malvas in Tinajo. The policeman was from the Balearic Islands and had...
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Lanzarote WiFi

May 25, 2011
By Island Tips
Lanzarote WiFi

Cámara de Comercio are the Chamber of Commerce in Lanzarote, they are pushing for the island of Lanzarote to become a WiFi zone. The association want public WiFi networks installed in Lanzarote so that the tourists visiting the island can connect whilst on holiday as well as the local businesses. Cámara recognise that...
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La Santa Pro Surf Kite Competition, 6th – 10th April 2011

March 29, 2011
By Island Tips
La Santa Pro Surf Kite Competition, 6th – 10th April 2011

Forty five of the best kite surfers including the current world champion Guilly Brandao are expected to participate in the kite surfing competition in Famara, Lanzarote during April. The Isla de Lanzarote La Santa Pro Kite competition will be held from the 6th to 10th April on...
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Of Dis & Dat Women in Antigua & Barbuda (Part 1) – Antigua Observer

March 17, 2011
By Island Tips

Of Dis & Dat Women in Antigua & Barbuda (Part 1) Antigua Observer This alone attested to the importance and gravity placed on the crime of inter-racial marriage. The slavery enterprise was a business based on production and a thing called money. Not ...
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Hawaii Discovered

September 23, 2010
By Island Tips

Before my recent trip to Hawaii, I wrote a brief post about the importance of the trip to me personally. The trip was one that I had wanted to make for a very long time and, over the course of my lifetime, I had constructed...
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Daily Radar: 08.06.10

August 6, 2010
By Island Tips
Daily Radar: 08.06.10

Too cool for the pool? Well just in time for the last big swing of summer, the Huffington Post has put up a list of 7 Spectacular Swimming Holes in the United States , complete with photos. Some are easy access - like downtown Austin, Texas' Barton Springs , a picturesque ...
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Fiji Village Life – Easy In Some Ways, Harder in Others

May 19, 2010
By Island Tips

Throughout my trip to Fiji, one thing I found quite striking is the importance of Fiji Village Life.  You will undoubtedly pass through numerous villages throughout Fiji when you get out and about. There is a large difference between where you stay at your resort, and ...
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