11.   But really, will even a tropical island holiday distract us from the onslaught?

12.   Danny Sullivan still looks as if he belongs on a yacht anchored off the coast of a tropical island.

13.   Experts in refugee relocation expressed surprise that US officials would consider airlifting broken families from the Balkans to tropical islands.

14.   He and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton plan a day of relaxation on this tropical island Sunday before returning Monday to Washington.

15.   His secret goal was to seize the Globe and sail it to some tropical island, where he would establish his own kingdom.

16.   Hoping, perhaps, that time in the bucolic American heartland will help exorcise the tropical island demons.

17.   I was astounded on the ride from the airport to find a brightly-lit metropolis instead of a small tropical island.

18.   If you want a tropical look without the price of a trip to a tropical island, consider a palm.

19.   In one video, a Floridian was seen shimmying up a palm tree to show off skills he thought would be helpful on a tropical island.

20.   Jack Nicklaus has designed golf courses in the desert, on tropical islands and in remote wooded areas.