‘Danger tourist’ becomes first ever to visit indigenous tribes in Papua New Guinea
A British ‘danger tourist’ on a mission to visit every country has become the first tourist to visit several indigenous ...
From a colonial hill town to Idris Elba’s island masterplan: what do these Sierra Leone developments tell us about urban elites?
Sherbro Island City’s vision of an elite urban development brings to mind some of the colonial thinking around the ...
Live Science3d
Tristan da Cunha: The most remote inhabited island on Earth, forged from a supercontinent breakup
Tristan da Cunha is a group of islands in the South Atlantic that formed from the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana.
Smithsonian Magazine4d
Inside the Struggle to Preserve Georgia’s Butler Island, Home to a Notorious Plantation
Descendants of people enslaved at the site are grappling with its complicated history while also honoring the region's rich ...
Pacific Daily News6d
Guam Customs: 7 people who entered island illegally found in span of 2 days
Editor’s note: Seven people were found over the course of two ... for individuals suspected to have made illegal entry to the island or who may be involved in smuggling activities.
The ancient origins of New Year's resolutions and how the tradition has changed
The prospect of rising from the fog of holiday hustle, bustle and feasts to contemplate how to do better next year is ...
From pop songs to baby names: How Simeulue Island’s ‘smong’ narrative evolves post-tsunami
Technology and globalisation help diversify the channels for the smong narrative but also risk eroding this local wisdom – if we do not try to preserve it.
Walla Walla Union Bulletin16d
The water was their livelihood. Now Thailand’s sea nomads work to preserve a vanishing way of life
The Moken, a group of indigenous people from Thailand and Myanmar, once sailed freely between the archipelago of 800 islands ...
The Independent18d
A secret island has emerged in Europe’s sinking city — here’s how you can visit it
Venice, spread over 118 small islands, is at risk of disappearing into the sea by as early as 2100 due to rising sea levels and the weight of continuous overtourism, with people and seawater ...
Yahoo20d
14 dead and hundreds injured in magnitude 7.3 quake in Vanuatu. Some people are trapped in rubble
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off Vanuatu killed at least 14 people, injured hundreds more and caused widespread damage across the South Pacific island ...
Associated Press20d
14 dead and hundreds injured in magnitude 7.3 quake in Vanuatu. Some people are trapped in rubble
the largest city in the island nation. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57 kilometres (35 miles) and was centred 30 kilometres (18 miles) west of Port Vila, the largest city in Vanuatu, a group ...
CBS News20d
Earthquake hits Vanuatu, reportedly killing at least 6 people on Pacific island nation, damaging U.S. embassy
causing widespread destruction in the South Pacific island nation and reportedly killing at least six people. Casualties were arriving at hospitals and among the buildings seriously damaged in the ...