Islands Magazine

Pros: A great travel planing magazine - covers the topic very well.

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: This magazine is about - and only about - Islands, front to back, ads included. The best resource I've found for researching Island travel locations.

Review: I do a great deal of Island travel - it is my hobby, I love the beach, hot sun, and exotic locations. Most travel magazines are a disappointment - each issue having a narrow focus. With all the information on the Internet a travel magazine has to be...

Pros: Good indepth articles

Cons: Sticks to the Island, superficially how to get there

Review: Islands is a comprehensive magazine. It gives you indepth features on Islands everywhere. It features island chains as well. This is a great place to begin your trip planning. The magazine is rich in sharing web addresses, advertisement/more...

Pros: Photography; Advertisements stay focused on travel

Cons: The Horizons section; Only published 8 times per year

The Bottom Line: This is a fun travel magazine that showcases the culture and the unique characteristics of the world's islands

Review: Magazines that center on tourism and travel are among my favorites, and they are the type of magazine that I reach for first when I’m sitting in a doctor’s office, waiting room, or anyplace else where an assortment of magazines is readily...

Pros: Lots of travel ideas, well-written articles with good advice, lots of great photos

Cons: High proportion of advertisements, only 8 issues per year.

The Bottom Line: This is a great magazine to fantasize about a vacation or to get down to business and plan a vacation.

Review: I really like Islands magazine. It would be easy to say that it is one big advertisement for the travel industry. And, to some degree, it would be true. But, I just can't bring myself to do it. Maybe it is the inner peace I associate with islands ever ...

Pros: Gorgeous pictures

Cons: Not my kind of magazine

The Bottom Line: I would recommend this magazine to those looking for travel stories rather than to those looking to plan a vacation.

Review: I have had a subscription to Islands for several years because various friends and relatives keep thinking they are being kind by renewing my subscription as a Christmas or birthday present. In truth, I do not find this magazine very useful to me. I...

Pros: Great photographs; interesting travel ideas; good travel book reviews

Cons: Makes me feel triste I'm not a millionaire

Review: Amongst my plethora (in this case, 16) of magazine subscriptions, one has tantalized and sometimes infuriated me, for a variety of reasons. "Islands" magazine arrives six times a year, and is always filled with gorgeous pictures of places I...

Pros: Beautiful beach photography

Cons: Articles about islands WITHOUT beaches

The Bottom Line: Islands is a well-produced magazine that's interesting to read once in a while, but far too predictable for my tastes

Review: What do I make of "Islands" magazine? On one hand, it covers a lot of great resort areas, but at the same time, it's focus seems just a little off.

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