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A Secret Garden to Discover Before the Cruise Ships Do
Dominica, a remote Caribbean island, enchants with its waterfalls, hot springs and hummingbirds. But a new airport and more tourists could tame its wildness.
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Newyork
What the Dutch Lost When They Lost Manhattan
Last week The Times ran a wonderful article about Pulau Rhun, a tiny, nutmeg-growing island in what is now Indonesia that Britain traded for Manhattan — sort of — in 1667. Considering the diverging fortunes of the two islands since that year, this ...
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World
North Korea Fires Artillery Near Border With South Korea
The South asked nearby islanders to seek shelter before it launched a military exercise in the disputed waters and chided the North for “threatening peace.”
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US
For the Billionaire Who Has Everything, Consider an Island in the San Francisco Bay
Red Rock Island, a big outcropping several miles from San Francisco, has been listed for $25 million. A visit finds, well, not much.
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World
Greek Hotels Fear a Burning Future: ‘Even the Animals Are Moving Away’
The fiercest wildfires have hit only parts of a few islands. But the effects of climate change pose a far wider threat to Greece’s tourism industry.
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World
Scottish Island for Sale, Amenities Not Included
Reaching Barlocco Island is challenging, and staying there for any length of time even more so. Still, dozens are vying for the 25 acres of nature.
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Books
A Swashbuckling Tale of Mutiny Took Him Where ‘the Soul of Man Dies’
“The Wager,” David Grann’s new book, is as much a rousing adventure as an exploration of the power of narratives to shape our perception of reality.
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World
To Prepare for a Pacific Island Fight, Marines Hide and Attack in California
A 10-day exercise gave a new Marine regiment the chance to test war-fighting concepts the Pentagon may one day need in a battle with China.
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The Nuclear Dump That Created a Generation of Indigenous Activists
For members of a Taiwanese tribe, a waste site on their island serves as a painful reminder of the government’s broken promises, and a symbol of their long struggle for greater autonomy.
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US
You’re Going to Need a Smaller Boat: Island Hopping in the Grenadines
Forget about flying if you want to visit many of these stunning specks of land sprinkled across the Caribbean. Hop on a sailboat or a ferry, or you can always swim.
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