Destinations
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Floreana Island: The Human Drama and Fragile Ecology of a Galápagos Outpost
On Floreana, human settlement, invasive species and restoration tell a deeper story than the island’s famous mystery.
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Okaloosa Island and the Making of Florida’s Gulf Barrier Coast
A deep dive into Okaloosa Island: Appalachian quartz, shifting sand, dunes, sea turtles, and the restless geology of Santa Rosa Island.
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Sea Island Georgia Beyond the Resort: Barrier-Island Ecology and Gilded Age Landscapes
A deep dive into Sea Island’s barrier-island ecology and how a private resort landscape was built on marsh, dunes, oysters, and moving sand.
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Cape Verde Islands and the Atlantic Crossroads That Shaped Them
How Cidade Velha on Santiago became the Atlantic hinge of Cabo Verde through trade, slavery, Kriolu, and colonial power.
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Heard and McDonald Islands: Volcanic Wilderness at the Edge of the Southern Ocean
A deep dive into how volcanoes, glaciers and wildlife shape Heard and McDonald Islands, one of the sub-Antarctic’s most intact ecosystems.
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What Is Hilton Head Island Known For? The Story of Its Sea Pines, Marshes, and Gullah Heritage
A deep dive into Hilton Head Island through shell rings, Gullah history, Mitchelville, salt marshes, and the planning legacy of Sea Pines.
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Cook Islands History and Polynesian Navigation Across the South Pacific
A deep dive into Polynesian navigation in the Cook Islands, from early settlement and vaka voyages to the revival of traditional wayfinding.
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Sanibel Island Shells: Why This Gulf Coast Island Collects the Sea’s Debris So Well
A deep dive into Sanibel’s shell-rich beaches: east-west geography, Gulf currents, Calusa history, and the rules that protect them.
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Gardner Island Nikumaroro: The Atoll, the Wrecks, and the Amelia Earhart Mystery
Why Nikumaroro remains central to the Amelia Earhart mystery: the 157/337 line, the 1940 bones, reef dynamics, and the limits of proof.
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Curacao Island and the Dutch Caribbean World Built Around Willemstad’s Harbor
How Willemstad’s harbor shaped Curaçao through trade, slavery, Sephardic settlement, urban growth, and the Queen Emma Bridge.