Hello! As it is mid-summer, and we are writing about tropical islands, we watched many tropical-themed movies set or filmed on islands. So, here in this post, I will write my opinions and recommendations about some of those movies, and I will update this thread. Name: Cast Away Year: 2000…
Here is a new short video of thousands of crabs migrating through Cuba. It was a few days ago. Scientists say that their population increased as a result of two years of pandemic (lower human activities). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Mq-dKiPWE
Hello. I was talking with someone who wants to buy a private island, and I showed him many links which I have. Since I have many sites bookmarked and scattered, I decided that it is better to open a blog post here to post the list of all sites which…
Greetings! For those who cannot for some reason to visit and enjoy tropical beaches or islands to listen waves and birds, we found some youtube videos which you can play from here to listen anywhere! Good for relaxation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBa-e45o6eM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBnO8BdZI_o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1T06UhcX0Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec_xGmM_tJc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nep1qytq9JM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTMRcLGp_hE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGIXT7ce3vQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNTs6-pNFRk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvd8PObLWsg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyZfCrrdbm8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fte_TGp0MUI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bGd0u7ADd8…
I found it accidentally, and could not resist, I have to inform people. If this is still valid of course. This small islet is 0.14 acre (566m2), its maximum length/width is 45mX20m, and is separated by the main island of Roatan (Honduras) via a small channel. It costs only 84…
On January 15, an underwater volcano near Tonga erupted. A powerful explosion was heard in Fiji, about 800 km away, and even as far as New Zealand in the south, which is 2300 km away. Satellite images showed that the eruption spewed ash up to 20km in height! The sky…
According to local 10 news https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/12/17/marathon-settles-citation-with-private-island-owners-who-bulldozed-nature-without-permit/ (and several previous their other articles) a couple, owners of the small island The West Fanny Key (in Marathon, Florida) will have to plant six trees per each of the trees removed. They did not have permission to clear those native trees, which were home…
We already covered the article here https://tropicalislands.net/the-number-of-flood-victims-in-malaysia-is-growing/ on December 22, when heavy rains already caused death and floods in Malaysia (since 16 December). So far, January 10, 2022, the rains are still going on, for three weeks in a row! The number of victims rose to 54 dead and two…
Another disaster happened in tropical Asia. Very powerful typhoon Rai, a catastrophic tropical cyclone hit the region, mostly the Philippines. It is a category 5 storm (which is the third Category 5 super typhoon recorded in the region) that caused severe and widespread damage throughout the Southern Philippines. At least…
According to this BBC article https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59723341 heavy rains, which have been going on for several days, caused major floods in eight Malaysian states over the weekend. At least 14 people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced after one of the worst floods to hit Malaysia in recent years.…
