Silly Islands

While listening to the BBC Shipping Forecast—something that many people do to fall asleep—I heard of a group of islands off the southwestern coast of England called the Isles of Scilly. And yes, it's pronounced like silly. There are 140 islands, although most are unpopulated. The 2,000 residents are spread across the five inhabited islands. Now I definitely want to go.

Jeffrey L Cohen

Jeffrey L Cohen