Mobile Beach Huts
Monday, September 1st, 2008The other day I posted this article about the XBO pre-fab container homes. I noted that these homes are a cheap and easy way of building on your island. However, many of you e-mailed me to let me know your thoughts. One reader agreed that while they were cheap they would also look horrible on […]
Pyramid City on a Private Island
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Incredible feats of engineering and architecture are being revealed on what seems like a daily basis. However, a new pyramid city project being proposed in Dubai could be coming to a man-made island sometime in the not to distant future.
Dubai-based environmenal design firm Timelinks recently released plans for the development of a giant eco pyramid called Ziggurat. This carbon […]
Lifestraw: Portable Water Filtration
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Access to clean drinking water is among the most basic of human needs. For many island travelers, campers and owners a lack of clean drinking water can present a barrier to comfortable island living. Fortunately there is no shortage of water filtration devices available to consumers to make island living easier and safer.
An amazing and innovative product that […]
Space Port: Marshall Islands
Friday, August 8th, 2008Remote islands have been used for military operations for the better part of a century, and were frequently used at the dawn of the atomic age, for weapons testing. Times are changing and now at least one south pacific atoll is playing a crucial role in the rapidly growing commercial space race.
Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall […]
The Moki Mobile Kitchen
Monday, July 28th, 2008When my kids were young cooking when we went camping in a park or on an island often meant a hot dog roasted over the fire. Today people’s tastes are growing increasingly more refined, and people aren’t satisfied with eating the same old, same old on their islands.
A great new product on the market for […]
Amphibious Plane for Island Travel
Saturday, July 19th, 2008Island transportation ranges from the basic canoe to a luxurious private jet. In the near future, island owners may be travelling to their private islands via an amphibious plane. The ICON A-5 aircraft got one step closer to becoming a reality when a prototype took to the skies last week in California.
The ICON A-5 is […]
Blue-Me Portable Vacation Homes
Monday, July 14th, 2008I have heard of modular homes, but the Blue-Me Portable Vacation Home takes the cake for being one of the most interseting concepts for island living. Designed to provide all the comforts of home without having to build a home on your far off island the Blue-Me portable home is the brainchild of artist Anton Markus […]
Solar Powered Sea Limousine
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008File this one under environmentally friendly and extravagent. Designed by Dennis Ingemansson, this solar powered sea limousine has been designed to ferry passangers to and from The World island archipelago in Dubai. Dubbed the Dubai Sea Limousine this futuristic form of transportation draws on luxury yacht design and comes powered with solar cells integrated in the windows […]
Floating Modular Homes
Friday, June 27th, 2008Modular homes have been around for ages now, and for many island owners they provide a convenient and affordable way to build and live on their island. I was recently thinking about how one could make this process even easier, which got me thinking about floating modular homes.
After all, with a floating modular home you […]
Bahamian Island to be Self Sustaining
Thursday, June 12th, 2008More and more private islands and private island resorts are getting on the eco-friendly bandwagon. Private islands have always typically been ahead of the curve in this area, as alternative energy has often been the only option for many island owners.
It was recently announced that Star Island, a Private Island resort development in the Out-Islands of […]
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