Private Islands
Archive for March, 2007

Private Island Birthday Party

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

Topless dancers, a 35 foot granite Buddha, 30 bottles of vintage bubbly. No its not Saturday night at the Amherst house. Its actually the 55th birthday celebration of British billionaire Philip Green. The party will take place on a private island in the Maldives and the guest list includes George Michael and […]

Islands: The Playground of Billionaires

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

Its seems like every time I pick up a magazine or newspaper a new celebrity or wealthy tycoon is purchasing an island. Thus I found this article in Forbes interesting. It highlights the typical signals of wealth (fancy watches, cars, homes in the Hamptons). However, what I thought was interesting was that they […]

Private Islands: The True Way to Live Like a Billionaire

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

So where are these billionaires heading on their jets and yachts? Why, to their private islands of course. Richard Branson purchased the 74-acre Necker Island (located in the British Virgin Islands) in 1982 and transformed it into a lush private resort that can accommodate just under 30 guests for about $1,700 per person, per night.

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Should You Retire On Scrub Island?

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

It seems that developers are running out of space in the US and the Caribbean to build their posh houses and condos. As a result they have been “forced” to turn to more remote locations in the Caribbean. Follow the link to read the story from the Wall Street Journal. Development for […]