In the land of opulence, building an island is just another days work. Dubai has already completed its Palm Islands, albeit with endless problems. Their World Archipelago also ran into a seemingly endless problems, never achieving completion. Now it seems that they are going to try this...

  A holiday can be good, bad or mediocre, or perhaps even like the proverbial curate’s egg, good in parts but not in others. Over the years, I have experienced the delights of most of the categories, from utter bliss to downright perdition. As a result, I am nowadays a little wary, or...