[ISL] Five islands links: Indonesia and Bali, Abba Vis, Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Scalpay, music

[rfmcdonald]

• The Economist reports, with skepticism, on the proposal of the government of Indonesia to diffuse tourism beyond Bali to up to a dozen similar insular destinations.


• Srećko Horvat at The Guardian fears that the latest Mamma Mia! film might make life impossible for the inhabitants of the Croatian island of Vis, where this movie was filmed.


• André Lavoie at Le Devoir takes a look at the recent appearances of the Iles-de-la-Madeleine in Québec film.


• Marg Greenwood at The Island Review writes, with photos, about a walk she took on the Scottish island of Scalpay.


• Atlas Obscura writes about the sound map created by Andrew Pekler as a soundtrack for a tour of islands once mistakenly charted as existing.