We are sad at home and blame the weather and the ugliness of the buildings, but on the tropical island we learn… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
The one-handed palmer can always reach higher, they say. They may be right, but the result is that nearly every line-out is… — Vivian Jenkins Copy Share Image
On the geological time scale, a human lifetime is reduced to a brevity that is too inhibiting to think about deep time.… — John McPhee Copy Share Image
“The West’s global cities are like tropical islands surrounded by oceans of resentment.” — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
If you're ever shipwrecked on a tropical island and you don't know how to speak the natives' language, just say "Poppy-oomy." I… — Jack Handey Copy Share Image
For some reason I only crave fruit when I'm in a tropical place - if it's really hot in the summer or… — Carmen Electra Copy Share Image
