Tag: Islands

A Major Sea Turtle Nesting Site, on Bijagos Islands, Is Worlds Away From Crowds

Each year, thousands of baby green sea turtles clamber across a beautiful, white-sand paradise that is one of the largest hatching sites of this species in the Atlantic, adorably making their way to the sea. There’s one noticeable absence: people. The spectacular hatching events take place between August and December on Poilão Island, a tiny, […]

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Renovating a Second Home in Newfoundland Without Road Access

When Cailey Heaps wants to get away from it all, one place comes to mind: the island of Newfoundland in Canada. Although she spends most of the year in Toronto, where she runs the real estate brokerage Heaps Estrin and raises her three children — 17-year-old Mimi and 13-year-old twins Declan and Pippa — the […]

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