"Santa Catalina Island sits apart from every other destination on this list, not just geographically but atmospherically. Where the others lean tropical or Polynesian, Catalina carries a Mediterranean profile with terraced hillsides, whitewashed facades, tiled rooftops and a harbor that glimmers like a small coastal town in Spain or southern Italy." Read the full article on OC Register.com.
Travel: America’s offshore islands have a distinctly foreign feel
