10 islands that treated me well

The Greek island of Paros doesn’t get the attention that Mykonos and Santorini get, but it has many of the same charms. Photo taken in 1994.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

Mike Carroll 26, a kayaking guide with Channel Islands Kayak Center, paddles at Santa Cruz Island, which has a network of large and small caves.  (Stephen Osman / Los Angeles Times)

The South Street Seaport, in Lower Manhattan, includes several historic ships.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

A visitor browses past a street market in downtown Havana. Since 1997, when this photo was taken, U.S. restrictions on travel to Cuba have tightened and then eased, but most American travelers still need to join tours that have U.S. Treasury Department approval.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

The Caribbean isle of Bequia, seen here during my 1997 visit, is part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. (Yes, that would be a fine name for a doo-wop group in 1957. But this St. Vincent is a tiny nation made up of 32 islands and about 100,000 people.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)