The technology used by Amelia Earhart allowed her to travel 22,000 of the 29,000 miles she needed for her around the world journey. Had GPS (Global Positioning System) technology been present in July 1937, there is no doubt that she would have succeeded in locating and landing on Howland Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
It is not surprising that Corfu is one of the most developed islands in Greece taking into consideration its long history, rich culture and natural beauty. In fact, as Corfu was under the Venetian and the British rule from the 13th till the mid 19th century, it is not to wonder that the inhabitants have been used to a Westerner culture that allowed them to develop tourism earlier than the other Greek islands.