The Cayman Islands

18 September 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  10 minutes

Grand Cayman - Goerge Town - Welcome to the Cayman Islands - Owen Roberts International Airport © Lhb1239

Grand Cayman – Goerge Town – Welcome to the Cayman Islands – Owen Roberts International Airport © Lhb1239

The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica. The Cayman Islands are considered to be part of the geographic Western Caribbean Zone as well as the Greater Antilles. The territory is a major world offshore financial centre.   read more…

Bermuda

14 January 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

View from top of Gibbs Lighthouse © Mike Oropeza

View from top of Gibbs Lighthouse © Mike Oropeza

Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about 1,030 kilometres (640 mi) to the west-northwest. It is about 1,373 kilometres (853 mi) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and 1,770 kilometres (1,100 mi) northeast of Miami, Florida. Its capital city is Hamilton.   read more…

The Virgin Islands

21 October 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  16 minutes

Saint Thomas Harbor © Calyponte

Saint Thomas Harbor © Calyponte

The Virgin Islands of the United States (commonly called the United States Virgin Islands or U.S. Virgin Islands) are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas, along with the much smaller but historically distinct Water Island, and many other surrounding minor islands. The total land area of the territory is 133.73 square miles (346.4 km2). As of the 2000 census the population was 108,612, mostly composed by those of Afro-Caribbean descent. Tourism is the primary economic activity, although there is a significant manufacturing sector. Formerly the Danish West Indies, they were sold to the United States by Denmark in the Treaty of the Danish West Indies of 1916. Today tourism is the primary economic activity. The islands normally host 2 million visitors a year, many of whom visit on cruise ships.   read more…

Return to TopReturn to Top