island-hopped
Jumped between landmasses
Island-hopped is the past tense of island-hop, meaning to travel from one island to another in a chain or archipelago.
The term originated in World War II Pacific military strategy, where forces captured islands sequentially toward Japan.
Now it commonly describes vacation travel: We island-hopped through Greece for two weeks.
Chain of scattered islands
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- boatWatercraft for travel
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
wanderlust · exploration · cruise · passport · destination · voyage · excursion · adventure
1939-45 global conflict
- amphibiousOperating on land and water
- MacArthurScottish-origin military surname
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
beachhead · assault · Guadalcanal · Iwo Jima · Okinawa · Midway · Saipan · strategy
Earth's vastest ocean
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- AegeanEastern Mediterranean sea
- IndonesianSoutheast Asian islander's identity
Philippines · Greek · Hawaiian · Maldives · Thailand · Croatia · Fiji · Polynesia
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- boatWatercraft for travel
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
backpacking · wanderlust · exploration · cruise · passport · destination · voyage · excursion · adventure · transit
WWII
1939-45 global conflict
- amphibiousOperating on land and water
- MacArthurScottish-origin military surname
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
campaign · beachhead · assault · Guadalcanal · Iwo Jima · Okinawa · Midway · Saipan · strategy · offensive
Pacific
Earth's vastest ocean
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- AegeanEastern Mediterranean sea
Indonesian · Philippines · Greek · Hawaiian · Maldives · Thailand · Croatia · Fiji · Polynesia · Cyclades